Title 27, Title 27: HIGHWAYS

27:1A-13. Director of planning and research and deputy executive director; appointment; qualifications; salary; assistants (a) The commissioner shall be assisted in the performance of his duties relating to transportation planning and research by a Director of Planning and Resear…

27:1A-14. Rights and protections of appointees holding positions in state classified service In the event that the deputy commissioner, Assistant Commissioner for Transportation Services and Planning, the Assistant Commissioner for Engineering and Operations, the Assistant Commis…

27:1A-2. Establishment of department There is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the State Government a principal department which shall be known as the Department of Transportation. As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the word "departm…

27:1A-2.1. "David J. Goldberg Transportation Building" designated 2. The main office building of the Department of Transportation in the township of Ewing in the county of Mercer is designated as the "David J. Goldberg Transportation Building." L.2002,c.66, s.2.

27:1A-28. Repealer Chapter 88 of the laws of 1964 is hereby repealed. This repealer shall not in any way affect any contracts, agreements, determinations, order, rules or regulations heretofore made or promulgated, as the case may be, by the Highway Commissioner pursuant to any a…

27:1A-3. Transfer of functions, powers and duties from existing departments All of the functions, powers and duties of the existing State Highway Department and the State Highway Commissioner, of the existing Division of Railroad Transportation, and of the existing Department of …

27:1A-3.1 Definitions; Department of Transportation to establish, administer system for adjudicating, enforcing collection of motor vehicle tolls, include provisions for notice, hearing, appeal, suspension of motor vehicle registrations. 4. a. As used in P.L.2023, c.339 (C.27:1A-…

27:1A-33. Transfer of functions, powers and duties of existing authorities to department of transportation The New Jersey Turnpike Authority, the New Jersey Expressway Authority and the New Jersey Highway Authority in the State Highway Department, together with all of their funct…

27:1A-34. Appropriations All appropriations and other moneys available and to become available to any department, division, bureau or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Transportation, are hereby t…

27:1A-35. Transfer of employees to department of transportation Such employees of any department, commission, council, board, authority, office or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Transportation …

27:1A-36. Tenure rights, rights or protection under pension law or retirement system Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes, or under any pens…

27:1A-37. Transfer of files, books, papers, etc., to department of transportation All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of any department, commission, council, board, office, authority or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been …

27:1A-38. Continuation of rules and regulations transferred to department of transportation This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by any department, commission, council, board, authority, officer or other agency, the functions,…

27:1A-39. Actions or proceedings pending on effective date of act This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any department, commission, council, board, authority, officer or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which h…

27:1A-4. Commissioner; appointment; term; salary The administrator and head of the department shall be a commissioner, who shall be known as the Commissioner of Transportation, and who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of his office. The…

27:1A-40. Reports and certifications; filing Unless specifically otherwise provided in this act or by any operative law, whenever, pursuant to existing law, reports, certifications, applications or requests are required or permitted to be made to the department, board, division, …

27:1A-41. Repealer All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed. L.1966, c. 301, s. 41.

27:1A-42. Severability If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances or the exercise of any power or authority thereunder is held invalid or contrary to law, such holding shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which c…

27:1A-43. Legislative findings The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the administration, development and enforcement of laws and regulations relating to traffic, and the regulation and control of the character, type, location, placing and operation of all official traffi…

27:1A-44. Director of the division of motor vehicles; powers and duties transferred All the powers and duties heretofore exercised and performed by the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the State Department of Law and Public Safety pursuant to the provisions of articl…

27:1A-45. Appropriations and other moneys transferred from division of motor vehicles to department of transportation All appropriations and other moneys available and to become available to the Division of Motor Vehicles from the functions, powers and duties which have been here…

27:1A-46. Transfer of employees to department of transportation Such employees of the Division of Motor Vehicles the functions, powers and duties of whom have been herein transferred to the Department of Transportation, as the Commissioner of Transportation may determine are need…

27:1A-47. Tenure rights; rights under civil service law Nothing in this act shall be constructed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or under any pension law or retirement system…

27:1A-48. Files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property transferred to department of transportation All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety relating to the functions…

27:1A-49. Orders, rules and regulations; continuation This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety relating to the functions, powers and duties which have be…

27:1A-5 Additional functions, powers, duties of commissioner. 5. The commissioner, as head of the department, shall have all of the functions, powers and duties heretofore vested in the State Highway Commissioner and shall, in addition to the functions, powers and duties vested i…

27:1A-5.1. Rail freight authority 2. The commissioner, pursuant to subsection (i) of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.301 (C.27:1A-5), may: a. Plan, design, construct, equip, operate, improve and maintain, either directly or by contract with any public or private entity, a railroad, subw…

27:1A-5.10. Consultation with other agencies 4. The Department of Transportation shall consult with the Department of Labor, the Office of State Planning, the New Jersey Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning and any other federal, State, regional or local agency having an …

27:1A-5.11. Supplement as added to other plans and law requirements 5. The urban transportation supplement to the State Transportation Plan required by this act shall be in addition to the requirements for a master plan imposed by section 22 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-22) and sec…

27:1A-5.12 Completion of supplement, updates 6. The urban transportation supplement to the State Transportation Plan shall be completed within 12 months of the effective date of this act and submitted to New Jersey Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning, the Chairman of the…

27:1A-5.13. Powers of commissioner concerning park-and-ride facilities 1. The Commissioner of Transportation may, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.301 (C.27:1A-5): a. Acquire by purchase, condemnation, lease, gift or otherwise, on terms and conditions and in…

27:1A-5.14. Defense, indemnification of owner, operator 2. The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's designee, may agree to defend and indemnify any person, who, pursuant to a written agreement with the commissioner entered into pursuant to subsection c. of sectio…

27:1A-5.15. Inventory of certain State-owned properties, preparation 1. The Department of Transportation shall annually prepare, and submit to the Governor and the Legislature, an inventory of the properties owned by the State of New Jersey and held for transportation projects wh…

27:1A-5.16 Blue Star Memorial Highway Council. 1. a. The Legislature finds that the Blue Star Memorial Highway Council was created by Joint Resolution No. 13, approved October 6, 1948, to plan for and advise the State Highway Department, now the Department of Transportation, conc…

27:1A-5.17. Tolls not imposed on portions of Route 42 under jurisdiction of South Jersey Transportation Authority 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, whenever the department transfers jurisdiction of State Highway Route No. 42, or a …

27:1A-5.18 Property of Department of Transportation, storage, handling of radioactive-contaminated material prohibited; exceptions. 1. a. Notwithstanding the provision of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of Transportation shall not permit any property…

27:1A-5.19 Report of motor vehicle accidents involving cellular telephone use. 1. The Commissioner of Transportation shall annually compile and make available to the public information submitted to the Division of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to R.S.39:4-131, concerning cellular tele…

27:1A-5.2. Indemnification of public contractors The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Attorney General, may agree to defend and indemnify any person who, pursuant to a written contract with the Department of Transportation, constructs public works or impro…

27:1A-5.20 Legal commuter transportation services; public awareness campaign established. 1. a. The Commissioner of Transportation shall establish a public awareness campaign to inform the general public about legal commuter transportation services and to improve public awareness…

27:1A-5.21 Evaluation of campaign; report to Legislature. 2. The Commissioner of Transportation shall evaluate the campaign established by this act and shall report to the Legislature and the Governor within 18 months of the date the campaign becomes operational as to the effecti…

27:1A-5.22 Annual Transportation Capital Program, information posted on DOT website. 1. The Department of Transportation shall provide access to comprehensive information related to the Annual Transportation Capital Program on its website. The information available on the website…

27:1A-5.3. Time limitation Notwithstanding the time limitation established by section 1 of this act, the commissioner may defend and indemnify any person covered by an agreement which was made by him on or before January 1, 1990. L. 1986, c. 81, s. 2; amended 1987,c.417,s.2.

27:1A-5.4. Rules, regulations The Commissioner of Transportation may adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. L. 1986, c. 81, s. 3.

27:1A-5.5. Transportation Department responsibility The Commissioner of Transportation shall: a. receive, preserve and make available to engineers, surveyors and others all records relating to bench marks, plane coordinate monuments and triangulation stations provided for by R.S.…

27:1A-5.6. Department authorized to acquire lands, improvements for airport purposes 43. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation and the commissioner thereof are authorized to acquire lands and improvements for airport purpo…

27:1A-5.7. Findings, determinations 1. The Legislature finds and determines that: a. The development of a comprehensive transportation system to serve the needs of the residents of the cities of this State is essential to promoting and maintaining employment opportunities and con…