Title 27, Title 27: HIGHWAYS

27:7-12. Use of roads by public utilities; consent required No consent, grant or franchise for the laying of any railroad or street railway crossings, gas pipes, water pipes, electric conduits or other piping, telegraph, telephone, electric light or power poles in or upon any roa…

27:7-13. Use of bridges and viaducts by public utilities; agreement No person shall lay any tracks, pipes or conduits on, over or under any public viaduct or bridge constituting a part of the state highway system, or connect any wires, cables or other appliances to any such viadu…

27:7-14. Paving materials; width of roads; curves and crossings eliminated The state highways herein provided for shall be paved with granite, asphalt, or wood blocks, bricks, concrete, bituminous concrete, sheet asphalt or other pavement having a hard surface and of a durable ch…

27:7-15. Municipal streets as part of highway system; improvement by municipality The commissioner may enter into contract with a municipality, the streets or roads of which will form proper connections with a state highway, for work which will place such streets and roads in a c…

27:7-16. Contracts to have work done by state or county In lieu of making the improvement in the manner provided in section 27:7-15 of this title, the municipality, upon the approval of such proceedings by the commissioner may contract with the commissioner for the making of the …

27:7-17. Certain drawbridges along routes maintained by state All drawbridges and approaches thereto in existence since March thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and not less than six hundred feet long, forming part of a route described in chapter 6 of this title …

27:7-18. Powers of commissioner over state highways; exceptions in certain cities In the improvement, betterment, repair and maintenance of highways, forming a part of the state highway system, the commissioner shall possess and exercise, in addition to those conferred by this ti…

27:7-19. Co-operation by other bodies in highway work; agreements; cost apportioned The commissioner may enter into written agreement with any board of chosen freeholders or other public body, or with any person for co-operation in any work, and to assume any portion of the cost …

27:7-19.1. Claims against county, municipality or corporation; compromise and settlement Whenever it shall appear to the State Highway Commissioner after reasonable investigation that any claim of the State against a county, municipality or corporation arising out of the obligati…

27:7-19.2. Execution of agreement for settlement and compromise; compliance within eighteen months When the State House Commission shall direct the State Highway Commissioner to settle, compromise and adjust any such claim or claims, the settlement shall be evidenced by an agreem…

27:7-19.3. Municipal indebtedness to State for highway or road work or improvement as temporary offset against claim for emergency relief expenditures When any municipality of this State shall be indebted to the State, on contract, for highway or road work or improvement, includi…

27:7-2. Additional routes The commissioner may lay out routes in continuation of, connecting with, and in addition to the routes prescribed by section 27:6-1 of this title.

27:7-20. Work may be done by contract; approval required; exception If, in the judgment of the commissioner, the co-operating board, body or person could obtain more advantageous prices for the work and the best interests of the state would be served by having the co-operating bo…

27:7-21. Additional powers of commissioner 27:7-21. In addition to, and not in limitation of, his general powers, the commissioner may: a. Determine and adopt rules, regulations and specifications and enter into contracts covering all matters and things incident to the acquisitio…

27:7-21.1. Construction or maintenance of state highway; destruction or contamination of collection, body, store or supply of water Whenever the construction or maintenance undertaken by the Department of Transportation of a State highway shall result in the destruction or contam…

27:7-21.10. Liability for costs of removal by owner The owner of a motor vehicle or other object so removed shall be liable to the commissioner for the reasonable cost of removal and of any storage of the object under a schedule of charges compiled by the commissioner, a copy of …

27:7-21.11. Liability of department employees or private persons for removal Neither the commissioner nor any officer or employee of the department acting under the authority of this act may be held liable to any person for any claim arising out of or resulting from such removal …

27:7-21.12 Motor service signs, lease, license, contract. 1. a. The Commissioner of Transportation may lease, license, or contract the use, management, or operation of any State right-of-way or any real property of the department for the purpose of placing motorist service signs …

27:7-21.13 DOT, agreements with certain local governments, authority clarified, rates established. 1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.27:7-11, R.S.27:7-21, R.S.27:7-29, P.L.1966, c.185 (C.27:7-35.1 et seq.), and any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Com…

27:7-21.3. Vacation of unmapped parts of highway Where the route of a State highway has heretofore or hereafter been fixed and mapped by the State Highway Commissioner, he shall be deemed to have vacated any parts thereof not included in the highway as so mapped, pursuant to the …

27:7-21.4. Leasing property acquired for transportation purposes; provision for termination of lease 1. Any real or personal property heretofore or hereafter acquired by the Department of Transportation for a transportation or transportation related program or project may be leas…

27:7-21.5. Management, maintenance, repair and operation of leased property The commissioner is hereby authorized to perform or contract for the performance of all acts necessary for the management, maintenance, repair and operation of property leased pursuant to this act and to …

27:7-21.6. Option to prior owner or person in possession; lease to public body or agency; competitive public bidding; publication of notice If pursuant to this act the Commissioner of Transportation determines to permit the temporary lease of property, he shall give the first opt…

27:7-21.7. Monthly service charge payable by lessee; in lieu of local property or leasehold estate taxes Every lease agreement, except leases entered into by public bodies or agencies for public purposes, nonprofit housing corporations, or with persons or for uses exempted from t…

27:7-21.8 Eradication of rats, other harmful rodents from public highways. 1. The Commissioner of Transportation is directed to devise and put into effect such programs as shall be necessary to provide for the eradication of rats and other harmful rodents from the public highways…

27:7-21.9. Snow removal or other maintenance operations upon highway; removal of motor vehicle or other object The Commissioner of Transportation or any officer or employee of the Department of Transportation may cause any motor vehicle or other object of any nature standing whol…

27:7-22. Acquisition of land; condemnation; procedure for immediate possession The commissioner may acquire lands or rights therein whether for immediate or future use by gift, devise or purchase, or by condemnation in the manner provided in chapter 1 of the Title Eminent Domain …

27:7-22.1. Land acquired subject to restrictions; release of restrictions by commissioner In all cases where the State of New Jersey has received or shall hereafter receive a conveyance of land subject to restrictions as to the use thereof (except for highway purposes) and the gr…

27:7-22.2. Fee simple, acquisition of In addition to the powers now vested in the State Highway Commissioner for the acquisition of lands by virtue of any statute, he shall have power to take or otherwise acquire a fee simple absolute therein. L.1951, c. 112, p. 520, s. 1.

27:7-22.3. Acquisition of right of access to traffic circles, grade separations and channelized intersections, and ramp devices The State Highway Commissioner is hereby authorized to acquire by gift, purchase, or condemnation the right of access to traffic circles, grade separati…

27:7-22.4. Acquisition of property for landscape and roadside development adjacent to federal-aid highways The commissioner is hereby authorized to acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation, real or personal property for landscape and roadside development appropriate for the rest…

27:7-22.5. Availability of funds to carry out purposes of act The commissioner in order to carry out the purposes of this act is hereby authorized to use the funds allocated to the State of New Jersey by the United States Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the "Highway Beautificat…

27:7-22.6. Acquisition of uneconomic remnants of lands along right-of-way In addition to the powers now vested in the Commissioner of Transportation for the acquisition of lands or rights therein by virtue of any statute, the commissioner may, in his discretion, acquire by gift, …

27:7-23. Acquisition of municipally owned property; procedure If the commissioner finds it necessary to acquire lands owned and used by municipalities for public uses and purposes he shall, before taking it over for highway purposes and after hearing had in the manner prescribed …

27:7-24. Settlement of controversies involving land used as highway; award The commissioner may settle and compromise, in such manner and upon such terms as he, in his discretion, may deem advisable, all controversies which have or shall have arisen respecting the location of a p…

27:7-25. Work on state highways; contracts; institutional labor All work of construction or building of unimproved roads and of extensive repairs to improved roads taken over as state highways shall be by contract or by labor of inmates of state institutions.

27:7-26. Notice of restriction on disturbing completed pavement When the commissioner shall determine to construct or reconstruct a highway he shall, prior to the advertisement of such construction or reconstruction, serve upon the owner and tenants of the lands abutting the prop…

27:7-27. Service of notice; posting The notice required by section 27:7-26 of this title shall be served upon the owner, tenant or public utility prior to the advertisement for the construction or reconstruction. If personal service upon the owner or tenant cannot be obtained, no…

27:7-28. Openings in highway within restricted period When such owner, tenant, or public utility desires to open a highway before the expiration of the time prescribed by section 27:7-26 of this title, application shall be made to the commissioner for permission so to do and perm…

27:7-29. Advertisement for bids; contents; publication The commissioner shall advertise for bids on the work and materials covered by the plans and specifications for each project. The advertisement shall be by public notice published for at least 3 weeks before bids on the contr…

27:7-3. Routes to be direct; use of existing highways; new right of ways All routes shall be as short and direct as practicable between the points specified, due regard being had for the other requirements of this title. Existing highways may be used whenever convenient but the c…

27:7-30. Award of contract; rejection of bids The commissioner may reject any or all bids not in accord with the advertisement of specifications, or for any other irregularity, or may reject any or all bids if the price for work or materials is excessively above the estimated cos…

27:7-31. Proposal bond to accompany bid; amount; contractor's bond 27:7-31. A proposal bond in an amount, not to exceed 50% of the bid, to be determined by the commissioner, executed by the contractor with such sureties as shall be approved by the commissioner in favor of the Sta…

27:7-32. Failure to provide bond; rejection of bid If the bidder fails to provide a satisfactory proposal bond as provided in section 27:7-31 of this Title, his bid shall be rejected. Amended by L.1977, c. 67, s. 3, eff. April 21, 1977.

27:7-33. Time for awarding of contract; extension; return of proposal bonds The commissioner shall award the contract or reject the bids therefor within 30 working days after the bids are received, except that this time limit may be extended by mutual agreement, and all proposal …

27:7-34 Partial and deferred payments for highway work; amount; deposit. 27:7-34. Contracts shall provide for partial payments at least once each month or from time to time as the work progresses on work of construction or maintenance. Two per centum of the amount due on partial …