Title 27, Title 27: HIGHWAYS

27:14-38. Improvement by property owners at own expense; contract; approval by county If all the owners of property abutting on any road or highway which has not been improved or is not undergoing improvement, desire the road or any section thereof to be improved, and shall certi…

27:14-39. Completed road taken over by county; engineer's compensation Upon the completion of the work to the satisfaction of the county engineer and the board of freeholders, and upon the submission to the board of proper receipts showing full payment for all work done, the boar…

27:14-4. Cost defined For the purpose of estimating the state's share of the cost of the work, the cost shall include that of supervision and engineering.

27:14-40. Change of location of road The location of any portion of the road may be changed, if deemed desirable, upon obtaining the consent in writing of the owners of land abutting on the portion of the road to be changed, and upon acquiring, without expense to the county, the …

27:14-41. Approaches to properties; payment by county The board of chosen freeholders may lay out, open, construct and improve, when such contemplated work is shown on the approved plans and cross sections, all necessary approaches to any properties along the line of such road wh…

27:14-42. Improvement of roads along state property; payment by state body When a public road is sought to be improved under the provisions of section 27:14-38 of this title, and property of the state fronts or borders thereon, the board of managers or other body having the contr…

27:14-43. Improvement of full width road at request of property owners When the owners of fifty-one per cent of the frontage of property abutting a road proposed to be improved by a board of chosen freeholders under the authority of this article, petition the governing body of th…

27:14-44. Repair and maintenance; funds; how raised The board of chosen freeholders shall appropriate all moneys necessary to keep the roads constructed under this article in good repair and free from obstruction, and if the board shall have no money which may be lawfully used fo…

27:14-45. Maintenance of roads built by freeholders within certain cities When a road or section of road constructed by the board of chosen freeholders prior to March twelfth, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, lies within the corporate limits of a city having a population i…

27:14-46. Maintenance and repair of roads leading to state institutions The commissioner may improve and keep in repair any road, or section thereof, leading up to any institution, park or reservation maintained wholly by the state, and cause plans and specifications therefor to …

27:14-47. Extraordinary repairs or reconstruction; approval When an improved public road is in need of extraordinary repairs or reconstruction, the public body charged with its care shall prepare specifications and any plans and cross sections necessary to explain and describe th…

27:14-48. Extraordinary repairs; payment of cost; state aid If the public body referred to in section 27:14-47 of this title shall not have sufficient funds with which to pay its share of the cost of such repairs, it may issue bonds in a sum not exceeding the sum to be advanced b…

27:14-49. Municipality may borrow certain amount for road repairs; repayment When the commissioner shall issue to a municipality or public body charged with the maintenance of any improved roads, his certificate setting forth the amount set aside by him for the repair of any such…

27:14-5. Road improvements; extent of The road improvements contemplated by this article shall include the: a. Construction of the road and its intersections with other public roads; b. Restoration or construction as provided in this article of proper and adequate entrances to pr…

27:14-6. Bridges and culverts; specifications, advertisements and contracts Bridge and culvert building may be included in the road contract or separately contracted for and advertised as provided in section 27:14-12 of this title. Each separate contract shall be approved by the …

27:14-7. Supplemental contracts The board of chosen freeholders may, after the execution and approval by the commissioner of a contract for road improvements under this article make without public advertisement, supplemental contracts for additional work found to be necessary as …

27:14-8. Limitation on state aid in certain cases The state's share of or contribution to the cost of any improvement under this article shall be forty per cent of the estimated cost thereof, except as otherwise provided by law or when left to the discretion of the commissioner.

27:14-9. Contribution by municipalities; resolutions binding A resolution passed by the governing body of a municipality through which the road runs, to pay at least ten per cent of the cost of the improvement provided for in section 27:14-2 of this title, shall be binding upon i…

27:15-1. Amount available; use of funds; notice; budget, inclusion in; standards A. There shall be set aside annually on October first or as soon thereafter as available from the net receipts of the motor vehicle revenues in the General State Fund the sum of three million, nine h…

27:15-1.1. Schedule; official map; filing The governing body of any municipality desiring to avail itself of the State aid provided in section 27:15-1 of the Revised Statutes shall, on or before the first day of March following receipt of the notification of amount of State aid a…

27:15-1.10. Maximum percentage of State's share The State's share of the cost of any work undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not exceed ninety per centum (90%) of the total cost of such work. L.1947, c. 62, p. 208, s. 11.

27:15-1.12. Reserve to credit of municipality of state aid available Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary: Any municipality may, on or before the first day of March following receipt of the notification provided for in subsection D of section 27:15-1 of…

27:15-1.13. Undistributed amount to lapse unless reserved Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary: Unless reserved as provided in this act, any amount of the State aid made available to any municipality pursuant to the provisions of section 27:15-1 of the …

27:15-1.14. Additional amount annually from motor vehicle revenues for construction and reconstruction of municipal roads A. Exclusive of the sum set aside in accordance with the provisions of section 27:15-1 of the Revised Statutes, there shall be set aside annually on October f…

27:15-1.15. Repeal; existing agreements Sections 27:15-2 to 27:15-6, inclusive, 27:15-9 to 27:15-15, inclusive, and 27:15-18 of the Revised Statutes and "An act concerning highways, and supplementing chapter fifteen of Title 27 of the Revised Statutes," passed June twenty-second,…

27:15-1.16. Repeal The following act is hereby repealed: "An act concerning State aid for the construction, reconstruction, grading, drainage, maintenance and repair of certain city, town, township, village and borough roads, and amending section 27:15-1 of the Revised Statutes,"…

27:15-1.17. Effective date This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven. L.1947, c. 62, p. 213, s. 18.

27:15-1.2. Extension of date for filing schedule The State Highway Commissioner may, on application of any municipality, extend the date for filing the schedule referred to in section two hereof. L.1947, c. 62, p. 205, s. 3.

27:15-1.3. Standards of work All work undertaken by any municipality, in which all or any part of the State aid, provided in section 27:15-1 of the Revised Statutes is used, shall be performed in accordance with such standards as the State Highway Commissioner shall prescribe. L.…

27:15-1.4. Schedule; engineering and planning work by municipality In any case where any such State aid is to be expended for construction or reconstruction work, the schedule referred to in section two hereof shall provide for any necessary engineering and planning work to be pe…

27:15-1.5. Width of road, state aid regardless of In any case where any such State aid is to be expended for the construction of any municipal road between curbs and gutters, where such curbs and gutters have heretofore been laid at the cost of the municipality and are in existen…

27:15-1.6. Work and costs to be included In any case where any such State aid is to be expended for construction work, such work shall include, in addition to constructing the road, the survey and preparation of plans, profiles and cross sections, the grading and drainage of the …

27:15-1.7. Plans and specifications In any case where any such State aid is to be expended for construction or reconstruction work, there shall be filed by the municipality with the State Highway Commissioner plans and specifications therefor, approved by resolution of the govern…

27:15-1.8. Time of disbursement to municipality; report; deduction of amount unexpended; reserve On or before the thirtieth day of June following the filing of a schedule by any municipality as required pursuant to the provisions of section two hereof, there shall be disbursed to…

27:15-1.9. Approval of disbursements; application; disbursement during work Disbursement of all or any part of the amount of State aid made available to any municipality pursuant to the provisions of section 27:15-1 of the Revised Statutes and required in the construction or reco…

27:15-16. Use of moneys for road lighting, traffic lights, underpasses and overpasses Such funds as are made available pursuant to this chapter may be utilized for the lighting of the roads mentioned in this chapter, including the construction of traffic lights, and for the const…

27:15-17. "Unimproved road" defined Whenever the words "unimproved road" are used in chapter fifteen, Title 27 of the Revised Statutes they shall mean any road, which in the opinion of the State highway engineer, is unsuitable for present day traffic. L.1938, c. 362, p. 917, s. 1…

27:15-19. Unused moneys appropriated for road and street maintenance; use for improvements Where moneys were, prior to the first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, appropriated by law for the maintenance of city, town, township, borough and village roads and…

27:15-20. Repeal "An act authorizing municipalities in certain counties to use moneys appropriated for road and street maintenance for general road and street improvements in such municipalities, subject to the approval of the State Highway Commissioner," approved November eighte…

27:15-7. Method of raising money; taxation and bond issue The governing bodies of the municipalities may raise the funds necessary for the work contemplated by this chapter by taxation, by assessment in the manner provided for assessing local improvements under chapter 56 of the …

27:15-8. Acquisition of lands; width of right of way Any municipality may acquire any land necessary for straightening or relocating any road on which work is to be done under this chapter by gift, grant, demise, purchase, or by condemnation in the manner provided by law. All roa…

27:15A-1. State Highway Commissioner authorized to approve applications for state aid in repairing certain county roads or bridges Whenever any appropriation is made in any general or special appropriation bill for the purpose of defraying, or reimbursing the various counties for…

27:15A-2. Application by board of chosen freeholders The board of chosen freeholders of any county, in which any such damage was caused to the public roads or public bridges of the county, may file an application for such State assistance with the State Highway Commissioner. L.19…

27:15A-3. Application; plans and specifications Such application shall contain a brief description of such damage to the public roads or public bridges and shall be accompanied by plans and specifications for the repair of the damage, or the replacement of such roads or bridges, …

27:15A-4. Approval or disapproval within thirty days The State Highway Commissioner, within thirty days from the date of the filing of any such application by any county so affected, shall either approve the same or disapprove and return the same with reasons for disapproval afte…

27:15A-5. Certification of amount set aside; limitation Upon the approval of any such application, the State Highway Commissioner is hereby empowered and authorized in his discretion to certify the amount of State moneys which he will set aside, and pay to the said county, for or…