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NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-23 - Water pipes, sewers, and house connections in roads; pavement restored

27:16-23. Water pipes, sewers, and house connections in roads; pavement restored  The board of chosen freeholders, or any county board or commission, owning or having control of a road, parkway or other highway, may grant permission to any municipality to lay water mains, sewers and proper house connections in such road, parkway or other highway, upon application being made to such board or body for that purpose by any municipality in which such road, parkway or other highway is situate. Permission shall not be granted until the municipality applying therefor shall enter into a written agreement with such board or body regarding inspection and the restoration of the surface of the road, parkway, or other highway to the same condition in which it was before being opened for such purpose. The agreement shall provide that on failure of the municipality so to restore the surface for a period of ninety days after notice from the board or body requiring such restoration, such board or body may itself undertake the work and recover the expense of restoration from the municipality by an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-25 - Lighting roads in vicinity of county institutions

27:16-25. Lighting roads in vicinity of county institutions  If, in a county of the first class, a county institution having a plant for the generation of electricity occupies more than one hundred acres of the territory of a municipality, the board of chosen freeholders of the county shall light the county roads situated in that municipality.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-26 - Lighting highways from main shore to seaside resorts; contracts

27:16-26. Lighting highways from main shore to seaside resorts; contracts  The board of chosen freeholders shall light with electric lights all public highways which have or shall have been constructed in part by the state leading from the main shore and across the meadow to any seaside resort and which are over one mile in length and have two or more bridges constructed thereon. No contract for lighting shall be made for a longer period than five years, or without having first advertised for bids for at least two weeks in three or more newspapers published and circulating in the county.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-27 - Engineers and assistants; entry on lands

27:16-27. Engineers and assistants; entry on lands  The board of chosen freeholders may employ all necessary engineers, surveyors, and workmen to carry out the provisions of this chapter. All such persons may at all times enter upon lands for any of the purposes contemplated by this chapter.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-29 - Certain resolutions and proceedings filed and recorded

27:16-29. Certain resolutions and proceedings filed and recorded  All resolutions or proceedings affecting the opening or change in location or the widening or vacating of any road, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and shall be recorded in the road book.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-30 - Location and boundaries of roads; removal of obstructions

27:16-30. Location and boundaries of roads; removal of obstructions  The board of chosen freeholders may ascertain and establish the location and boundaries of all roads under its control, and prevent and remove all obstructions and encroachments thereon.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-31 - Regulations to protect roads and road surfaces

27:16-31. Regulations to protect roads and road surfaces  The board of chosen freeholders may by resolution: a. Regulate the tearing up or excavating in any road under its control, for any purpose; b. Prevent the disturbing or tearing up of any road by the locking of wheels of any vehicle or attaching a drag to the vehicle; c. Prevent the filling up of gutters along any such road; d. Prevent obstruction and damage to any such road by spilling or throwing stones, dirt or other materials thereon; e. Prevent the diversion of surface and other waters to county roads; and f. Make such other regulations as it may deem proper to prevent damage to county roads and to keep them safe and convenient for traveling during all seasons of the year. Amended by L.1953, c. 313, p. 1854, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-31.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-31.1 - First class counties over 800,000; restriction of roads to passenger vehicles

27:16-31.1. First class counties over 800,000; restriction of roads to passenger vehicles  Wherever the board of chosen freeholders in counties of the first class having over eight hundred thousand inhabitants, acquires or takes over any road, highway or parkway from the county park commission of such county, such board shall have the authority to restrict the use of such road, highway or parkway to passenger motor vehicles, and to make such regulations as may be proper and necessary for this purpose. L.1950, c. 280, p. 942, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-32 - Public utility companies to share expense; agreement

27:16-32. Public utility companies to share expense; agreement  The board of chosen freeholders, or any two or more boards of chosen freeholders, or any joint committees thereof, may agree with a street railway company or other public utility using part of a county road or joint county road, as to the share of the expense of any improvement of the road to be borne by the street railway company or other public utility.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-33 - Snow removal

27:16-33. Snow removal  If a road owned by or under the control of a board of chosen freeholders shall become blockaded with snow so as to be impassable, the board may, if it deems it advisable, cause the snow to be removed, as soon as practicable so as to make the road passable.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-34 - Warning and protection of dangerous places

27:16-34. Warning and protection of dangerous places  If a dangerous place exists in or near a county road the board of chosen freeholders shall erect and maintain, in or near such road, proper fences, warning signs, and other safeguards for the protection of travelers using the road.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-35 - Signposts; erection by county; removal of others

27:16-35. Signposts; erection by county; removal of others  The board of chosen freeholders shall place, or cause to be placed, along and at the intersection of all public county roads, suitable signboards with proper inscriptions thereon for the convenience and information of travelers, and may remove all other signboards, whether advertising, cautionary or directory, within the limits of a county road.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-36 - Traffic posts and lights; approval

27:16-36. Traffic posts and lights; approval  No traffic posts, traffic lights or any other obstruction shall be placed in or upon any part of a public county road without the approval, by resolution, of the board of chosen freeholders.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-37 - Removal of posts, lights, etc.

27:16-37. Removal of posts, lights, etc.  The board of chosen freeholders may remove any traffic posts, traffic lights or other obstruction from a public county road when, by resolution, it shall determine such removal to be advisable.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-38 - Change of grade; damage suit by property owners

27:16-38. Change of grade; damage suit by property owners  An action shall lie in behalf of the owner of any real estate situate along a road owned by or under the control of a board of chosen freeholders, the grade of which shall have been altered, to recover all damages he shall have suffered by reason of the altering of such grade. No such action shall be brought after the expiration of twelve months from the altering of the grade.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-39 - Sale of surplus road materials; certificate posted

27:16-39. Sale of surplus road materials; certificate posted  A county maintaining a road material yard for the storing, handling and distribution of road materials, may sell any surplus materials in its possession to the state highway commissioner, to municipalities within the county, or to contractors performing work for the state highway commissioner, counties, or municipalities within the county. The sale shall be on the basis of cost, and the price therefor, quantity sold, and a statement that the materials were not needed by the county at the time of sale, certified by the supervisor of roads of the county, shall be posted immediately after a contract for sale shall be consummated, in the offices of the county treasurer and the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders for public inspection.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-41 - Other state aid laws unaffected; contracts; law applicable

27:16-41. Other state aid laws unaffected; contracts; law applicable  Nothing in this chapter shall repeal any law providing for the improvement of roads by counties with state aid, or any law providing for a state highway commissioner, or a state highway system, but where a county, with or without state aid, is charged with the drafting of specifications and the letting of such contract, the provisions of chapter 25 of the title Municipalities and Counties (s. 40:25-1 et seq.) shall govern.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-42 - Acquisition of real estate; condemnation

27:16-42. Acquisition of real estate; condemnation  If the board cannot acquire the real estate, or any interest therein, necessary for the making of any improvement authorized by this chapter by agreement with the owners thereof, the compensation to be paid therefor shall be ascertained and paid in an action in accordance with chapter one of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes except as hereinafter provided. In the action the Superior Court shall determine the benefits conferred and damages sustained by each person in interest by reason of the taking of the real estate or any interest therein. The court shall consider the condition in which each parcel will be left and the benefits that will result from the improvement to the owners thereof. The costs, fees and expenses of the action shall be paid by the county treasurer. Amended by L.1953, c. 27, p. 493, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-48 - Entry upon property before making compensation; action to fix compensation

27:16-48. Entry upon property before making compensation; action to fix compensation  The board of chosen freeholders may enter upon and take property for any of the purposes set forth in section 27:16-1 of this Title, in advance of making compensation therefor, in any case where it cannot acquire the property by agreement with the owner. In such cases the board, upon exercising such right and entering upon and taking the property in advance of making compensation therefor, shall institute an action to fix the compensation to be paid to the owner and others as provided in chapter one of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes. Amended by L.1953, c. 27, p. 493, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-54 - Additional method of acquiring real estate

27:16-54. Additional method of acquiring real estate  In addition to the method prescribed by sections 27:16-42 to 27:16-53 of this Title the board of chosen freeholders may acquire real estate or any interest therein for road or highway purposes in the manner hereinafter in sections 27:16-55 to 27:16-68 of this Title provided. Amended by L.1947, c. 39, p. 114, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-55 - Right of way commission; appointment; term; compensation; removal; oath; assistance

27:16-55. Right of way commission; appointment; term; compensation; removal; oath; assistance  The board of chosen freeholders may appoint three discreet and impartial freeholders, residents of the county, to examine and make awards for real estate to be taken for road or highway purposes. The commission shall be known as the " county highway right-of-way commission." Each member shall serve for one year or until his successor is appointed and has qualified, and shall receive such compensation, either upon per diem, annual or other basis, as the board of chosen freeholders shall provide. The board of chosen freeholders may remove any commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, having first given him a copy of the charges against him and an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel, upon not less than ten days' notice in writing, and a statement of the findings of the board of chosen freeholders and the reasons for its action shall be filed with the clerk of the board. Each commissioner shall take and subscribe an oath that he will faithfully and impartially perform his duties, which oath shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. The board of chosen freeholders may provide the engineering, clerical or other assistance it may deem necessary, and the cost of the assistance and other necessary expenses, including the compensation of the commissioners, shall be paid by the county in the same manner as other compensation and expenses are paid. The commission shall have power, with the approval of the board of chosen freeholders, to engage the services of an attorney when needed, upon per diem or other basis, to be paid in the same manner as other compensation is paid by the county, and the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes shall not apply to any such appointment. Amended by L.1952, c. 262, p. 891, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-56 - Condemnation; resolution and map; removal of buildings

27:16-56. Condemnation; resolution and map; removal of buildings  When an improvement resolution shall require the taking of real estate or any right or interest therein, for any of the purposes provided in this chapter, the resolution for that purpose, when introduced, shall state the location and character of the improvement proposed to be made, the real estate to be taken therefore, sufficiently described so as to be readily identified, and the resolution shall be accompanied by a map prepared under the direction of the board of chosen freeholders, showing in detail the location and dimensions of the real estate proposed to be taken. If a building is located wholly or partly upon the real estate to be taken for highway purposes, the map shall show the location of the building, together with any building or buildings upon the remaining adjoining real estate of the same owner, sufficiently to enable the commission to determine whether it is practicable to remove the building back from the line of the real estate to be taken and upon the remaining adjacent land of the owner, but such representation of the building by the map shall not be taken as evidence of intention to acquire title to the building with the real estate, and the resolution requiring the taking of real estate may request the commission, if after notice and hearing as hereinafter provided it shall determine that it is practicable and to the interest of the county and just to the owner, that the title to the building shall not pass to the county with the real estate, but shall remain in the owner with the right of removal, that the commission shall determine the amount of damages payable to the owner by reason of the taking of the title to the real estate and the removal and restoration, as far as practicable, of such buildings as hereinbefore provided, and considering any other items of damage in determining the difference in market values of the entire property of the owner before and after such taking, removal and restoration.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-57 - Map and resolution filed and recorded

27:16-57. Map and resolution filed and recorded  Upon the conclusion of the hearing as provided in this chapter and the adoption of the resolution, the map together with a copy of the resolution duly attested by the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders shall, without delay, be filed with the highway right of way commission by the county, and notice of the pendency of the action, naming the parties interested, with description by reference to the map sufficiently to identify the plot of land of each owner to be taken, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as the case may be, and shall be recorded in the same manner and place and for the same fees as notices of lis pendens in civil actions. In default of such recording, persons acquiring an interest in the property pending the action without notice thereof, shall not be bound thereby. Amended by L.1953, c. 27, p. 494, s. 18.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-58 - Hearing and notice; view of premises

27:16-58. Hearing and notice; view of premises  Upon the filing of the resolution and map with the commission, it shall view the real estate to be acquired under the resolution and fix a time and place for the hearing when and where the owners and all persons interested may be heard. Notice of the time and place shall be given by at least one publication in a newspaper circulating in the municipality or municipalities in which the real estate is situated not less than ten days before the hearing. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall also be mailed to the owners of the real estate to be taken, directed to their last known postoffice address, at least one week before the day set for the hearing, but failure to mail any notice shall not invalidate any proceedings hereunder. The notice shall be mailed and published by such clerk or other officer as the commission may designate.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-59 - Hearing; adjournment; examination of witnesses

27:16-59. Hearing; adjournment; examination of witnesses  The commission shall attend at the time and place appointed. A majority of its members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and may make any award, but if only one member is present he may adjourn any meeting. The commission may adjourn from time to time. It shall give all parties interested or affected by the taking of any real estate ample opportunity to be heard on the subject of the award and shall have power to examine witnesses under oath, administered by any member.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-60 - Award; award for removal or restoration of buildings

27:16-60. Award; award for removal or restoration of buildings  The commission shall thereupon make a just and equitable award of the damages sustained by reason of the taking of such real estate, having due regard to the rights and interests of all persons concerned, considering in the award the condition of each parcel at the time of the mailing of notices as provided in section 27:16-58 of this title, and the condition in which each parcel will be left after the taking, with or without any building which may be situate thereon, and the removal and restoration as far as practicable of any such building if such removal is determined to be practicable and in the interest of the county and just to the owner, and in any such case the award made shall state the total amount of damages awarded and that part of the amount which is awarded for removal and restoration.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-61 - Payment of award; removal of buildings

27:16-61. Payment of award; removal of buildings  After the filing and recording of the award the owner shall have sixty days from the date of the filing and recording within which to remove the building and the amount awarded therefor may be paid when the building has been so removed. If not so removed, and no appeal shall have been taken from the award, the building may be removed by the county and the cost thereof may be deducted from that portion of the award, but the owner shall not be liable for any excess cost of removal above the amount awarded therefor.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-62 - Report of commission; copies filed

27:16-62. Report of commission; copies filed  When an award is made under the provision of sections 27:16-54 to 27:16-68 of this title the commission shall make its report in writing to the board of chosen freeholders. It shall contain a description of every separate tract of real estate taken and the commission shall file a copy thereof in the office of the county clerk or register of deeds, as the case may be, within ten days after the signing thereof, there to be recorded in the record of deeds of the county, together with the proofs of the notices. A copy of the map accompanying the resolution of the board of chosen freeholders shall also be filed in the office where the record of deeds is kept.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-63 - New frontage; consideration as increase in value

27:16-63. New frontage; consideration as increase in value  When the land to be taken for highway purposes is not for the widening of an existing road but is for an extension, cut-off or alteration which will afford to any owner of adjoining land a new frontage upon a county road so being laid out and opened, the commission shall consider in determining the amount of damages to be awarded to such owner for such taking, any increase in the market value of his entire tract from which the land is taken, by reason of the new road frontage given as part of the proceeding, but it shall not take into account any proposed future paving or improvement not a part of the proceedings to acquire land to open the road.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:16-64 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:16-64 - Acquisition of title to buildings; removal

27:16-64. Acquisition of title to buildings; removal  When a building is partly upon the land to be taken and partly upon the owner's remaining land and the commission deems it to the interest of the county and just to the owner that the title to the building be also acquired by the county for removal or destruction, it shall show in its award that the title to the necessary land and to the building, is to be acquired upon payment of the award, and in such case the county shall be obligated at its own cost and expense to raze or remove the building from the remaining land within sixty days from the time of payment, or payment into court of the award as hereinafter provided, if no appeal therefrom is taken, and for that purpose the county shall have the right, after such payment or tender, to go upon the owner's remaining land. Amended by L.1953, c. 27, p. 494, s. 19.