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NJ Rev Stat § 27:2-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:2-1 - Road contracts

27:2-1. Road contracts  a. When the cost of constructing, reconstructing or resurfacing any State, county or municipal road, street or highway, or portion thereof, will exceed $7,500.00 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the specifications and their adoption and the award of the contract therefor shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.  b. The Governor, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, or subsequent to 1985 the threshold amount resulting from any adjustment under this subsection or section 17 of P.L. 1985, c. 469, in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, notify every governing body in charge of approving contracts for work on public thoroughfares specified in subsection a. of this section of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year.  Amended by L. 1959, c. 110, p. 520, s. 1; L. 1985, c. 469, s. 3, eff. Jan. 16, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:2-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:2-2 - Types of material and construction; alternative bids

27:2-2. Types of material and construction; alternative bids  The body having charge of the work may adopt plans and specifications calling for more than one type of material and construction, and if more than one type is specified bids shall be asked for, on the types specified, in the alternative, but individual bidders shall not be required to submit bids on more than one type of material or construction.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:2-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:2-3 - Type of material selected; award to lowest bidder

27:2-3. Type of material selected; award to lowest bidder  After bids are received by the body having control of the work, it shall then select the type of material or construction which under all the circumstances is considered most suitable for the work and shall make the award to the lowest responsible bidder on the type of construction so selected.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:2-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:2-4 - Inviting bids on patented paving; other pavements

27:2-4. Inviting bids on patented paving; other pavements  If a patented, proprietary pavement or paving material, or ingredients used in paving, is included in the specifications, the body having charge of the work shall not only specify such type of construction, but shall also place in the specifications one or more equivalent types of construction upon which no patent exists, or upon which there is no proprietary right or condition, as an alternate type, and bids shall be asked for on the various types so specified. The award shall be made to the lowest responsible bidder on the types of construction so placed in competition.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:2-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:2-5 - Specifications to make fair competition

27:2-5. Specifications to make fair competition  In selecting alternate pavements for competition with each other the public body in charge of the work shall require the specifications to be so drawn that the competition is in every way fair and reasonable, and, so far as the engineering conditions will permit, the base to be used under the various types of pavement shall be of the same general character, and, so far as the engineering conditions will permit, of the same thickness and width, irrespective of the thickness of the surface pavement. In this particular the judgment of the public body shall be final.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:2-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:2-6 - Bituminous cements; variations allowed

27:2-6. Bituminous cements; variations allowed  When the ingredients used as a cement are bituminous in character, in alternates the same general type of bituminous cement shall be used in both the patented and proprietary pavements and the unpatented or nonproprietary pavements, the only variations permitted in this particular being the natural variations which are inevitable in the proper fluxing and blending of cements of a bituminous character for distinctive types of pavement, or where the bituminous cement is subjected to mechanical oxidation and to the impregnation of filler or other fine material by mechanical means subsequent to the original distillation.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:2-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:2-7 - Width and surface of competitive pavements to coincide

27:2-7. Width and surface of competitive pavements to coincide  When a patented, proprietary or controlled pavement is used in alternate competition with unpatented, nonproprietary and non-controlled pavements, the width of the pavements for each type shall be the same and the extent in square yards of surface of each type in the competition shall be the same.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:2-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:2-8 - Liquid applications

27:2-8. Liquid applications  The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to patented proprietary pavements or ingredients which are applied to roadway surfaces in liquid form or are distributed by the spraying or sprinkling process.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:2-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:2-9 - Renegotiation of contract with Commissioner of Transportation

27:2-9. Renegotiation of contract with Commissioner of Transportation  Any person awarded a contract by the Commissioner of Transportation for the construction, reconstruction or resurfacing of any State, county or municipal road, street or highway, or portion thereof, which contract requires the contractor to provide for the disposal of solid waste, shall have the right to renegotiate the contract to reflect any increase in solid waste disposal costs whenever:  a. the increase occurred as a result of compliance with an order issued by the Department of Environmental Protection, in conjunction with the Board of Public Utilities, directing the solid waste be disposed at a solid waste facility other than the facility previously utilized by the person to whom the contract has been awarded; or  b. the increase in solid waste disposal costs occurred as a result of lawful increases in the rates, fees or charges imposed on the disposal of solid waste at the solid waste facility utilized by the person to whom the contract has been awarded.  L.1989, c.236, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3-1 - Establishment of detour upon necessity

27:3-1. Establishment of detour upon necessity  When a road is being constructed, reconstructed or undergoing extraordinary repairs under the authority and direction of the board of chosen freeholders of a county, or the state highway commissioner, or by them jointly, and by reason thereof the road is closed to or rendered unfit for public travel, the body under whose authority and supervision the work is being done may provide a detour or detours over any other roads in the county, when the work is being done by the board of chosen freeholders, and over any other roads in the state when the work is being done by the state highway commissioner.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3-2 - Improvement of detour roads; consent required

27:3-2. Improvement of detour roads; consent required  In providing detours the board of chosen freeholders or the state highway commissioner may expend money on roads used as detours so as to place them in fit condition for public travel, provided they first obtain from the body having control and supervision of them, consent to make the repairs.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3-3 - Resolution declaring necessity for detours; cost of repair and maintenance

27:3-3. Resolution declaring necessity for detours; cost of repair and maintenance  When the work contemplated by section 27:3-1 of this title will necessitate the providing of detours over other roads, the board of chosen freeholders may pass a resolution setting forth the fact that detours are necessary, naming the roads to be used, and setting forth the amount of money necessary to put the detours in proper condition for travel and to maintain them during the necessary period. When the state is engaged in any work requiring such detours the determination of the necessary facts shall be made by the state highway commissioner. The cost of repairing and maintaining the detours during that period may be included in and considered a part of the cost of construction, reconstruction or extraordinary repairs, and bonds or other obligations may be issued therefor in the same manner as for the construction, reconstruction or extraordinary repairs, and may be included in the same issue and as part thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3-4 - Repair and maintenance of detour roads

27:3-4. Repair and maintenance of detour roads  The repair of roads used as detours and their maintenance during the necessary period may be included in the original contract for construction, reconstruction or extraordinary repairs, or may be let by separate contract, or the roads so used may be repaired and maintained as state and county roads are repaired and maintained, as the body authorizing the work may elect.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3-5 - State's contribution for detour roads

27:3-5. State's contribution for detour roads  The state highway commissioner may contribute to any county for the purposes of this article any money that may come into his hands to be used for construction, reconstruction or extraordinary repairs, and may certify and set forth in writing to the board of chosen freeholders the amount of money he will give for the purpose of providing and maintaining detours, and the manner and method in which the sum so contributed shall be used, and may formulate such rules and regulations for the expenditure of the money as he may deem necessary. Money so contributed shall be used only for the purpose for which it is contributed, and expended under the authority and direction of the board of chosen freeholders of the county to which the contribution is made.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3-6 - Detour roads; establishment

27:3-6. Detour roads; establishment  When a road shall be closed temporarily by the governing body of a municipality, the board or body having control of such road or closing the same shall provide a detour road for the use of the public.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3-7 - Selection of route; control

27:3-7. Selection of route; control  The detour road so selected shall be the shortest practicable route from and to the road temporarily closed, and the governing body selecting it shall have full and complete jurisdiction over it, except as hereinafter provided, so long as it shall be used as a detour road.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3-8 - Improvement and maintenance of detour roads

27:3-8. Improvement and maintenance of detour roads  The detour road shall be placed in, and shall be maintained in, proper condition for the use of the public during the period of its use as a detour road.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3-9 - Guide marks

27:3-9. Guide marks  The governing body shall erect and maintain proper signs to guide the public to, from and along the detour road from and to the points of departure from and re-entry upon the closed road.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3-10 - Restoration after use as detour

27:3-10. Restoration after use as detour  At the termination of the period of use of the detour road as such, the governing body shall place it in as good condition as when it assumed jurisdiction.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3-11 - Cost of repair and maintenance

27:3-11. Cost of repair and maintenance  The cost of repairing and maintaining detour roads as required by section 27:3-6 of this title shall be borne by the governing body required to maintain and repair them, and shall be a part of the cost of the construction, repair or reconstruction which necessitated the use of a detour.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3-12 - Failure to provide or maintain detour; violations reported; remedy

27:3-12. Failure to provide or maintain detour; violations reported; remedy  When, in the opinion of the governing body of the municipality having original jurisdiction over a road or highway selected as a detour road, any other governing body fails or neglects to comply with the provisions of section 27:3-6 of this title with respect to a road or highway within its original jurisdiction it shall report the violation to the state highway engineer, who shall investigate it and, if he finds a violation, issue an order to the public authority hereby charged with the maintenance and repair of the detour road, directing it to make repairs to or to maintain the detour in the manner and within the time indicated in the order.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3A-1 - Purpose of act

27:3A-1. Purpose of act  For the purposes of this act, "State, county or municipal highway or road" means any public street, thoroughfare, roadway, bridge, traffic circle, tunnel, overpass, interchange, and way in this State open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purpose of vehicular travel, which has been constructed, taken over, or is owned, controlled, or maintained by the State or a county or municipality thereof. L.1983, c. 84, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3A-2 - Signs; advance notice; information to agency

27:3A-2. Signs; advance notice; information to agency  Whenever a State, county or municipal highway or road shall be closed for any reason, either continuously or during certain hours, to vehicular traffic over a period of 48 hours or longer, necessitating the interruption of the flow of any or all traffic by detour, rerouting or diversion, the governing body or agency closing the highway or road shall cause the erection and maintenance of signs at such points at or near the affected area as it deems advisable, at least 72 hours in advance of the closing. The signs shall name the highway or road to be closed and the anticipated dates and times of closing. This information shall also be sent in writing by the governing body or agency at least 1 week prior to the closing to the municipality wherein the affected highway or road is located. L.1983, c. 84, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:3A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:3A-3 - Emergency closing; notice

27:3A-3. Emergency closing; notice  Should the governing body or agency closing the highway or road determine that an emergency condition exists requiring the immediate closing of a State, county or municipal highway or road for a period of 48 hours or longer, the notice requirements of this act need not be given within the prescribed time periods, but every effort shall be made to notify the public as soon as possible of the closing. L.1983, c. 84, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:4-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:4-1 - Vacation of unused roads

27:4-1. Vacation of unused roads  When a public road or highway or portion thereof laid out over one or more tracts of land by the surveyors of the highways shall have been unworked and unused for a period of not less than twenty years, it shall be vacated if and when the owner or owners of the lands over which it was laid out shall have filed in the office of the clerk of the county wherein the road lies, their assent in writing to such vacation, proven or acknowledged before an officer authorized to take the proof and acknowledgment of deeds and indorsed by him with his certificate.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:5-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:5-5 - Short title

27:5-5. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act."  L.1991,c.413,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:5-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:5-6 - Findings, declarations

27:5-6. Findings, declarations  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. In order to balance the promotion of the safety, convenience and enjoyment of travel on the highways of this State with the protection of the recreational value and public investment therein, to preserve and enhance the natural scenic beauty and aesthetic features of the highways and adjacent areas while promoting development and economic vitality and facilitating the flow of speech and expression, of which providing messages of commercial, public and social value conveyed through the medium of roadside signs and outdoor advertising is an important part, roadside signs and outdoor advertising shall be regulated by this act.  b. With respect to the erection and maintenance of signs adjacent to the rights-of-way of the Interstate and Primary Systems within this State, it is the intention of the Legislature to provide a basis in the laws of this State for the regulation of roadside signs and outdoor advertising consistent with the public policy relating to those areas declared by the Congress of the United States in Title 23 of the United States Code and reflecting statutory enactments and judicial decisions of this State.  c. Supervision and regulation of signs and outdoor advertising, pursuant to the provisions of this act, shall be the responsibility of the Commissioner of Transportation and any person who creates or maintains any signs visible to the public shall be subject to the permitting and licensing provisions of this act and any regulations adopted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to this act.  L.1991,c.413,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:5-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:5-8 - License, permit required; public hearing.

27:5-8 License, permit required; public hearing.  4. a. A person shall not erect, maintain or make available to another a roadside sign, or engage in the business of outdoor advertising for profit through the rental or other compensation received for the erection, use or maintenance of signs or other objects upon real property for the display of advertising matter on any stationary object within public view without first obtaining from the commissioner a license to engage in that business, and a permit for the erection, use and maintenance of each sign or other object used for outdoor advertising, except as provided in this act. A permit issued to a person required to obtain a license under this act shall not be valid unless the person has obtained a license which is in full force and effect.  b. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner shall not issue a permit, other than a conditional permit, for a new outdoor advertising sign required to be permitted pursuant to P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-7 et seq.) unless a public hearing has been held in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-10) and, where the permit applicant is a private entity, all relevant approvals required by the municipality have been received by the private entity seeking the permit. L.1991,c.413,s.4; amended 2004, c.42, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:5-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:5-9 - Requirements for a permit.

27:5-9 Requirements for a permit.  5. Signs permitted by this act shall be by permit from the commissioner pursuant to conditions consistent with the regulations of the commissioner, and the following:  a. A sign may not attempt or appear to attempt to direct the movement of traffic or interfere with, imitate, or resemble any official traffic sign, signal or device, or include or utilize flashing, intermittent or moving lights, or utilize lighting equipment or reflectorized materials which emit or reflect colors, including, but not limited to, red, amber or green, except as may be authorized by the commissioner or by agreement between the commissioner and the Secretary of Transportation of the United States.  b. A sign may not interfere or be likely to interfere with the ability of the operator of a motor vehicle to have a clear and unobstructed view of the highway ahead or of official signs, signals or traffic control devices.  c. Illumination of a sign shall be effectively shielded so as to prevent light from being directed at any portion of the main-traveled way of the highway, or, if not so shielded, be of a sufficiently low intensity or brilliance as not to cause glare or impair the vision of persons operating motor vehicles on that highway, or otherwise impair the operation of a motor vehicle.  d. Signs shall be maintained in a safe condition with due regard for conditions of climate, weather and terrain, and as a condition of continued use or permit renewal, unsafe signs shall be remediated by maintenance or repair.  e. A sign may not be of a type, size, or character so as to endanger or injure public safety, health or welfare, or be injurious to property in the vicinity thereof.  f. A sign may not be painted, drawn, erected or maintained upon trees, rocks, other natural features or public utility poles.  g. Signs for which a permit has been issued shall display in a conspicuous position on the sign or its supporting structure, the name of the person holding the permit.  h. A sign or other object shall not in any way simulate any official, directional, traffic control or warning signs erected or maintained by any governmental agency. i. A sign for which a permit is issued shall display in a conspicuous position on the sign a safety and quality assurance seal in compliance with subsection b. of section 5 of P.L.2019, c.84 (C.34:15B-44). L.1991, c.413, s.5; amended 2019, c.84, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:5-9.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:5-9.1 - Billboard, outdoor advertising sign; subject to regulation.

27:5-9.1 Billboard, outdoor advertising sign; subject to regulation.  2. Any billboard or outdoor advertising sign licensed and permitted pursuant to the "Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act," P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.), and proposed to be erected on or above any State right-of-way or any real property of the department shall be subject to local government zoning ordinances, applicable local government building permit requirements, and in the pinelands area, shall be subject to the provisions of the comprehensive management plan prepared and adopted by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-8), and in the Highlands Region, shall be subject to the provisions of the "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-1 et al.), any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and the Highlands regional master plan adopted by the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council pursuant to section 8 of that act . L.1997,c.144,s.2; amended 2004, c.120, s.57.