Title 27, Title 27: HIGHWAYS

27:23-13. Bonds eligible for investment Bonds issued by the Authority under the provisions of this act are hereby made securities in which the State and all political subdivisions of this State, their officers, boards, commissions, departments or other agencies, all banks, banker…

27:23-14 Miscellaneous. 14. Miscellaneous. Each highway project when constructed and opened to traffic shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the Authority. Each such project shall also be policed and operated by such force of police, toll-takers and other o…

27:23-14.1 Use of reclaimed asphalt pavement by New Jersey Turnpike Authority. 3. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall permit for a turnpike project under the jurisdiction of the authority the use of reclaimed asp…

27:23-15 Refunding bonds. 15. The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds of the Authority for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which shall have been issued under the provisions of this act, including the paym…

27:23-16 Projects part of State highway system. 16. When all bonds issued under the provisions of this act to finance any highway project or projects and the interest thereon shall have been paid or a sufficient amount for the payment of all such bonds and the interest thereon to…

27:23-17 Preliminary expenses. 17. The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized in its discretion to expend out of any funds available for the purpose such moneys as may be necessary for the study of any transportation project or projects and to use its engineering and o…

27:23-18 Additional, alternative methods. 18. The foregoing sections of this act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws,…

27:23-19. Act liberally construed This act, being necessary for the welfare of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof. L.1948, c. 454, p. 1873, s. 19.

27:23-2 Credit of State not pledged. 2. Transportation revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the State or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or of any such …

27:23-20. Severability If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and t…

27:23-21. Inconsistent laws inapplicable All other general or special laws, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby declared to be inapplicable to the provisions of this act. L.1948, c. 454, p. 1873, s. 21.

27:23-22. Short title This act shall be known as, and may be cited as the "New Jersey Turnpike Authority Act of 1948." L.1948, c. 454, p. 1873, s. 22.

27:23-23. Turnpike project authorized; combining projects; Legislature must designate direction; consent of Highway Commissioner The New Jersey Turnpike Authority, created pursuant to the provisions of chapter four hundred fifty-four of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and f…

27:23-23.1. Project addition authorized The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is authorized to construct, maintain, repair and operate a project addition to the New Jersey Turnpike consisting of a highway at the following location or such part or parts thereof as the New Jersey Turnp…

27:23-23.2. Project addition authorized The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is authorized to construct, maintain, repair and operate a project addition to the New Jersey Turnpike consisting of a highway at the following location or such part or parts thereof as the New Jersey Turnp…

27:23-23.3. Toms River extension The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is authorized to construct, maintain, repair and operate a project addition and extension to the New Jersey Turnpike consisting of a highway, or such part or parts thereof as the New Jersey Turnpike Authority may …

27:23-23.4. Approval of governor The authority may not acquire any land, erect any structure, nor alter the landscape for the purpose of carrying out the project described in section 1 unless and until the Governor, upon reviewing the environmental impact statement described in s…

27:23-23.5. Environmental impact statement The authority shall submit to the Governor an environmental impact statement on the project described in section 1 in accordance with guidelines to be established by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. The authority shall inclu…

27:23-23.6. Turnpike interchange authorized Subject to the findings of a feasibility study, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority may construct, maintain and repair an interchange connecting Route 295 with the New Jersey Turnpike--Pennsylvania Extension in Burlington county. L. 1985,…

27:23-23.7. New Jersey Turnpike Authority authorized to acquire portion of Interstate Highway 95 a. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is authorized and directed to acquire, maintain, repair and operate a project addition and extension to the New Jersey Turnpike consisting of a 4.…

27:23-23.8. Route 92 Freeway extension 1. The New Jersey Turnpike authority is authorized to acquire, construct, maintain, repair and operate a project addition and extension to the New Jersey Turnpike consisting of a high speed limited-access superhighway beginning at or near In…

27:23-23a. Findings, declarations The Legislature finds and declares that the highway corridor between the Delaware Memorial Bridge and the George Washington Bridge is the main artery of the State's integrated highway system and of vital importance to the economy and vitality of …

27:23-24. State Highway Department's jurisdiction over route to cease At such time as the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall undertake to construct this turnpike project, the jurisdiction and authority of the State Highway Department over such route shall cease except as otherwi…

27:23-24.1. Repeal Any provision of law heretofore enacted (except laws authorizing interstate compacts or agreements) which restricts, prohibits, or limits the construction or acquisition of any bridge or tunnel over or under the Delaware river within any distance from any bridg…

27:23-24.2. Partial invalidity; severability If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision…

27:23-24a. Department of Transportation control over I-95 Extension to cease At such time as the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall acquire the I-95 Extension, the jurisdiction and control of the Department of Transportation over that route shall cease except as otherwise provid…

27:23-25 Toll, payment required. 1. No vehicle shall be permitted to make use of any highway project or part thereof operated by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority created pursuant to P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-1 et seq.) (hereinafter called the "Authority") except upon the payment …

27:23-26 Operation of vehicles on highway project. 2. No vehicle shall be operated on any such highway project carelessly or recklessly, or in disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without due caution or prudence, or in a manner so as to endanger unreasonably or to be l…

27:23-27 Speed of vehicles on highway project. 3. A person operating a vehicle on any such highway project shall operate it at a careful and prudent speed, having due regard to the rights and safety of others and to the traffic, surface and width of the highway, and any other con…

27:23-28 Traffic control; signal. 4. All persons operating vehicles upon any such highway project must at all times comply with any lawful order, signal or direction by voice or hand of any police officer engaged in the direction of traffic upon such project. When traffic is cont…

27:23-29 Compliance with regulations. 5. All persons operating vehicles upon any such highway project, or seeking to do so, must at all times comply with regulations, not inconsistent with the other sections of this act, adopted by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority concerning typ…

27:23-3 New Jersey Turnpike Authority. 3. New Jersey Turnpike Authority. (A) There is hereby established in the State Department of Transportation a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the "New Jersey Turnpike Authority." The authority is hereby …

27:23-3.2 Reports, Capital Project and Investment Plan. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of the act hereby supplemented or any other law, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall submit to the Governor, the Chairs of the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and Ge…

27:23-3.3 Inclusion of projects in Capital Project and Investment Plan. 4. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall include, annually as part of its Capital Project and Investment Plan submitted pursuant to subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.1970, c.184 (C.27:23-3.2), projects for …

27:23-3.4 Guarantee to NJTA for maintenance of bridge by county not required for approval for construction of pedestrian bridge. 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, when determining whether to approve the construction of a pedestrian bridge whi…

27:23-30. Stopping in case of accident; report The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or damage to any property shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of the accident, render such assistance as may be needed, and g…

27:23-31 Prohibitions relative to items transported. 7. No person shall transport in or upon any such highway project, any dynamite, nitroglycerin, black powder, fireworks, blasting caps or other explosives, gasoline, alcohol, ether, liquid shellac, kerosene, turpentine, formalde…

27:23-32. Violation constituting violation of law or ordinance if committed in municipality If the violation of any provision of this act, or the violation of any regulation adopted by the Authority under the provisions of this act, would have been a violation of law or ordinance…

27:23-33. Violation resulting in injury or death or property damage over $5000 a high misdemeanor Notwithstanding the provisions of section eight hereof, if the violation within the State of the provisions of section seven hereof shall result in injury or death to a person or per…

27:23-34 Penalties; enforcement. 10. Except as provided in sections eight and nine of this act, any violation of any of the provisions hereof, including but not limited to those regarding the payment of tolls, and any violation of any regulation adopted by the Authority under the…

27:23-34.1 Definitions relative to toll collection monitoring. 6. As used in sections 6 through 10 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:23-34.1 through C.27:23-34.5), section 3 of P.L.2021, c.251 (C.27:23-34.7), and section 3 of P.L.2023, c.7 (C.27:23-34.8): "Authority" means the New Jersey T…

27:23-34.2 Toll collection monitoring system regulations; violations, penalties. 7. a. The authority may, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt toll collection monitoring system regulations. The regulations shall includ…

27:23-34.3 Violations of toll collection monitoring system regulations; penalties. 8. a. If a violation of the toll collection monitoring system regulations is committed as evidenced by a toll collection monitoring system, the authority or the agent of the authority may send an a…

27:23-34.4. Enforcement power of authority not limited, exception 9. Nothing in sections 6 through 10 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:23-34.1 through C.27:23-34.5) shall be construed as limiting the power of the authority as provided in P.L.1951, c.264 (C.27:23-25 et seq.) to proceed aga…

27:23-34.5. Power of authority over tolls unchanged 10. Nothing in sections 6 through 10 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:23-34.1 through C.27:23-34.5) shall be construed as extending or diminishing the power of the authority to establish and assess tolls on turnpike projects of the autho…

27:23-34.6 Report of loss, theft of electronic vehicle identification system transponder; limited liability. 3. a. A customer who has an account with a New Jersey electronic toll collection system, subject to sections 6 through 10 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:23-34.1 through C.27:23-3…