Title 27, Title 27: HIGHWAYS

27:7-35.2. Highway projects; classification of prospective bidders Officials shall require that all persons proposing to submit bids on highway work shall first be classified by the department as to the character and amount of work on which they shall be qualified to submit bids.…

27:7-35.3 Statement under oath; filing; contents; fee. 3. Any person desiring such classification shall file with the department a statement under oath in response to a questionnaire, prepared and standardized for like classes of work, by the department. The statement shall devel…

27:7-35.4. Classification; notice The officials shall classify all such prospective bidders as to the character and amount of work on which they shall be qualified to submit bids. The classification shall be made and an immediate notice thereof shall be sent to the prospective bi…

27:7-35.5. Effective date of classification; expiration The classification of the prospective bidder shall be effective 15 days after the receipt of the information specified in section 4 of this act and shall expire at such time after the effective date as specified in regulatio…

27:7-35.6. Request for hearing after classification Any person, after being notified of his classification, being dissatisfied therewith or with the classification of another person or persons, may request in writing a hearing before the prequalification committee, and may presen…

27:7-35.7. Prequalification committee; members The prequalification committee to be appointed by the Commissioner of Transportation, shall consist of such officials as the commissioner may deem appropriate for the performance of these duties. L.1966, c. 185, s. 7. Amended by L.19…

27:7-35.8. Developments subsequent to classification; right to reject bidder Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as depriving the State Highway Commissioner of the right to reject a bidder at any time prior to the actual award of a contract, where there have been dev…

27:7-35.9. False, deceptive or fraudulent statement; misdemeanor Any person who makes, or causes to be made, a false, deceptive or fraudulent statement in the questionnaire required to be submitted, or in the course of any hearing under this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, …

27:7-36. Location of state highways in county parks; agreement as to In the location of state highway routes the commissioner shall not locate, lay out, construct, use or improve any route in, over, under, through or across a park, reservation or parkway owned by or under the con…

27:7-37. Highways affecting comprehensive plan for municipal improvements; conformity to plan If the construction of a state highway will affect a comprehensive plan of improvement made or to be made by one or more municipalities, the commissioner may determine to conform as near…

27:7-38. Return of roads formerly maintained by state; resurfacing When the commissioner determines to abandon a county, township or borough road or highway which, prior to March nineteenth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, was maintained by him, he shall, upon the req…

27:7-39. Sidewalks and curbs along highways; contracts with counties and municipalities The commissioner may construct paths or sidewalks and curbing along state highways and other roads and highways under his jurisdiction from any moneys available to the commissioner, and in con…

27:7-4. Routes taken over as state highways; hearing and notice When the commissioner contemplates taking over a route or part thereof as a state highway he shall give notice in writing, which may be served on the body having control of such route or part thereof by mailing it to…

27:7-40. Commissioner may contract for work upon issuance of certificate The state highway commissioner may enter into contracts for the doing of work authorized by law and financed by the issuance of bonds, under an act entitled "An act authorizing the creation of a debt of the …

27:7-41. Entry upon land to protect highway from damage by water When the commissioner shall determine that it is necessary, for the preservation of a part of the state highway system, to prevent water from coming in contact with and damaging a state highway, he may enter upon an…

27:7-42. Highway beautification; fund for The commissioner may set apart in any calendar year from the amount subject to expenditure in that year for state highway construction, a sum not exceeding one per cent of the amount expended by the commissioner in the preceding calendar …

27:7-42.1 Use of native vegetation by Department of Transportation. 1. a. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary and except as provided otherwise pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, no later than the 180th day after the d…

27:7-42.2 Findings, declarations relative to an "Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Program." 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is in the public interest of the State of New Jersey to ensure that the roadsides in New Jersey are safe, ecologically integrated…

27:7-42.3 Definitions relative to an "Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Program." 2. As used in P.L.2017, c.44 (C.27:7-42.2 et al.): "Advisory Committee" means the Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Technical Advisory Committee established by section 4 of P.L.2017,…

27:7-42.4 "Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Program." 3. a. There is established, within the Department of Transportation, an "Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Program" to: (1) Assess the conditions existing along roadsides in the State; (2) Develop and adopt a …

27:7-42.5 Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Technical Advisory Committee. 4. a. There is created, within the Department of Transportation, an Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Technical Advisory Committee to provide advice on the development and implementation of …

27:7-42.6 Program established by county, municipality. 5. A county or municipality may establish an integrated roadside vegetation management program, provided that the program established by the county or municipality is consistent with the program established pursuant to sectio…

27:7-43. Contracts for deposits of road materials The commissioner may contract with any person or public or private corporation for the acquisition of any necessary lands, or easements for gravel pits or other natural deposits of road materials advantageously located to the stat…

27:7-44. Injurious substances on highway forbidden; protection of property; penalties No person shall place or allow to fall upon a state highway any broken glass, pottery or sharp object, or any substance injurious to the surface of the road or to the person, health or property …

27:7-44.1. Consents, grants and franchises affecting highways; approval of commissioner; lease of land under viaduct or bridge; removal of encroachments; penalty for violation No consent, grant or franchise affecting any portion of a State highway, or of any road included in the …

27:7-44.10 Findings, declarations relative to certain highway entry or exit ramps. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The safety of the State's school children is of paramount importance. b. Given the school facilities needs of Abbott districts, as defined pursuant to…

27:7-44.11 Definitions relative to certain highway entry or exit ramps. 3. As used in this act: "Department" means the Department of Transportation. "Highway" means a highway which is designated part of the Interstate System as provided in Title 23 of the United States Code, or i…

27:7-44.12 New entry or exit ramp, construction within 1,000 feet of school; prohibited; exceptions. 4. a. A new entry or exit ramp shall not be constructed as part of a highway project if a school is located or is being constructed within 1,000 feet of the proposed location of t…

27:7-44.13 Determination of distance between a highway ramp and school. 6. For the purpose of determining the distance between a highway ramp and a school pursuant to sections 4 and 5 of this act, the distance of 1,000 feet between a school and a highway entry or exit ramp shall …

27:7-44.14 Statewide study. 7. a. The department, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall conduct a Statewide study to identify public safety hazards posed by highway entry or exit ramps located within 1,000 feet of a school. The study shall include recommendation…

27:7-44.15 Inapplicability of act. 8. This act shall not apply to highway projects for which preliminary design has been completed and for which environmental work has commenced on or before the effective date of this act. L.2007, c.308, s.8.

27:7-44.16 Findings, declarations relative to road markings containing inorganic arsenic. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that inorganic arsenic is a hazardous substance and is recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Occupationa…

27:7-44.17 Manufacture, sale of certain reflective glass beads prohibited; violations, penalties. 2. a. On or after July 1, 2012 no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes in this State reflective glass beads containing more than 100 part…

27:7-44.18 Definitions. 1. As used in sections 1 through 3 of P.L.2013, c.130 (C.27:7-44.18 through C.27:7-44.20): "Acknowledgement sign" means a sign that is intended to inform the traveling public that a highway-related service, product, or monetary contribution has been sponso…

27:7-44.19 Establishment of sponsorship program. 2. a. There is established in the department a sponsorship program to allow for private sponsorship of department operational activities or other highway-related services or programs. b. The department shall adopt a policy on spons…

27:7-44.2. Relief of contractor from maintenance of completed section When a section of a project under contract shall have been completed prior to the completion of the entire project, the commissioner shall have authority to relieve the contractor from the maintenance of such c…

27:7-44.20 Rules or regulations. 3. The department shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules or regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 1 and 2 of P.L.2013, c.130 (C.27:7-44.18 and C.27:7-44.19). …

27:7-44.21 Signs prohibiting motorists from texting while driving. 1. The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall erect appropriate signage and use variable messa…

27:7-44.22 Public awareness program relative to lane change when approaching certain vehicles. 1. The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall develop public aware…

27:7-44.3. Relocation of structures impeding construction, acquisition of lands for Whenever it shall appear to the State Highway Commissioner that construction of a State highway, the acquisition of lands for which has been previously authorized by him, will be impeded by reason…

27:7-44.4. Size of tracts to be acquired; plans Such additional unimproved lands may be acquired in tracts sufficiently large to permit the laying out of sites for the relocation thereon of more than one structure or structures or may be acquired in individual sites for the reloc…

27:7-44.5. Power to relocate structures; what included; contracts The power herein granted to relocate structures shall include the power to remove the same and to install all essential facilities, including (but not limited to) water, sewerage, gas and electricity. Any and all w…

27:7-44.6. Condemnation; procedure Whenever, in pursuance of this act, it shall be necessary to acquire property by condemnation, the State Highway Commissioner shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of chapter one of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes, relating to Eminent…

27:7-44.7. Funds which may be expended to relocate structures For the purpose of acquiring lands pursuant to this act, and for defraying any and all costs and expenses for removing and relocating structures, and for making said structure or structures suitable for use as intended…

27:7-44.8. Power to sell land 6. The State Highway Commissioner shall have power to sell any or all lands acquired pursuant to this act, or any portion or portions thereof, or any structure or structures relocated thereon, or to rent the same for the use to which they were devote…

27:7-44.9. Relocation of facilities a. In addition to other powers conferred upon the Commissioner of Transportation by any other law and not in limitation thereof, the commissioner, in connection with the construction, reconstruction, maintenance or operation of any highway proj…