Title 27, Title 27: HIGHWAYS

27:16-13. Protection of roads near tidewater; acquisition of lands If a county road is in danger of being damaged or destroyed by tidewaters the board of chosen freeholders may by a two-thirds vote, acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation, lands and meadows adjacent to the road…

27:16-14. Agreement with land owners to maintain banks In lieu of acquiring lands and meadows under the provisions of section 27:16-13 of this title, the board may, by a two-thirds vote, contract with the owner, possessor or holder of adjacent lands and meadows to maintain the ba…

27:16-15. Widening certain roads; contracts with railway companies; grade crossing elimination When a county road is not built and improved to its authorized or full width and in the judgment of the board of chosen freeholders it is desirable that it be so built and improved for …

27:16-16. Bidding required If the cost of the improvement contemplated by section 27:16-15 of this Title exceeds the amount set forth in or the amount calculated by the Governor pursuant to, R.S. 27:2-1, bids shall be invited for the performance thereof by publication in one or m…

27:16-17. Contract; parties; contribution by railway company The contract for the work may be made between the board of chosen freeholders and the successful bidder, in which event the railway company shall execute an agreement to pay its share from time to time to the board as t…

27:16-18. Rights of company unaffected By executing such agreement the railway company shall not acquire any superior rights in the road or any further or other rights than it possessed at the time of the execution of the agreement or the board may by law have power to grant.

27:16-19. Bond issue If the board of chosen freeholders has not sufficient funds on hand available for the purpose it may issue bonds to pay the cost of the improvement or its share thereof. Such bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of…

27:16-2. Acquisition of roads and real estate; procedure The board of chosen freeholders may acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation, any public road, toll road, private road or byroad, or any portion thereof, or any real estate, or interest therein, for any of the purposes set…

27:16-20. Certain roads located in adjoining county; construction; consent required The board of chosen freeholders of any county may maintain, construct and repair a road located in an adjoining county where it is a continuation of a county road and leads to an institution condu…

27:16-21. Bond issue For the purpose of providing the money necessary for the construction of the road contemplated by section 27:16-20 of this title the board of chosen freeholders may issue bonds or notes in accordance with the provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of the title …

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 a…

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 co…

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 s…

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 th…

27:16-28. Vacation or discontinuance of county road Any road or portion thereof owned by any county or under the control of any county governing body may be (a) discontinued as a county road and returned to the jurisdiction and control of the municipality wherein the same is situ…

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.

27:16-3. Acquisition of roads; hearing and notice After the resolution and map or maps shall have been filed with the county clerk, the board shall give public notice in two or more newspapers printed and circulating in the county, one of which shall be in a newspaper circulating…

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.

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…

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 pa…

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 c…

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.

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 r…

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 tra…

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.

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.

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…

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 co…

27:16-4. Maps revised; originals voided After hearing and considering any objections which may be presented, the board may adopt the map or maps, or alter, revise, correct or change them or abandon the improvement. If the board shall alter, revise, correct or change the map or ma…

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 count…

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 asce…

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 …

27:16-5. Municipal roads taken over by county; consent; resolutions A road, or portion thereof, owned or controlled by one or more municipalities, may be taken over by the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which it is located. Upon filing in the office of the county cl…

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 secti…

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 …

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 stat…

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…

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 hea…

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 m…

27:16-6. Maintenance of roads; easements and rights of way The duty of maintaining and keeping in repair every road so laid out and opened, taken over, or acquired, shall devolve exclusively upon the board of chosen freeholders, and all other duties and all powers respecting such…

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 …

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 rem…

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…

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 …

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 t…

27:16-65. Award; payment into court; appeal If an uncertainty exists as to who is entitled to the amount awarded, or if the board of chosen freeholders is unable to tender the award by reason of the incapacity or absence of any person entitled thereto, or if there exists an unsat…