New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 25 - UTILITY ACCOMMODATION
Subchapter 10 - OVERHEAD POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINES
Section 16:25-10.2 - Installation standards

(a) Installation of overhead lines on highway right-of-way shall be limited to single wooden pole type of construction unless a waiver is approved by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 16:25-13.3.

(b) Use of non-wooden poles requires Department approval of a waiver, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 16:25-13.3.

(c) Installation of non-wooden poles approved by the Department pursuant to a waiver shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(d) At locations where more than one utility or type of facility is involved, every effort should be made to limit utility poles to one side of the highway with joint usage, as indicated by Rule 222 of the National Electrical Safety Code. This is of particular significance at locations where the right-of-way widths approach the minimum needed for safe operation or maintenance requirements or where separate installations may require extensive removal or alteration of trees.

(e) Utility pole delineators are reflective markers placed on utility poles that provide the driver of a vehicle with the alignment of the roadway and the location of the pole by their reflection of the car's lights during nighttime hours of sunset to sunrise. Utility pole delineators shall be placed on relocated poles and poles involving new utility installation at locations vulnerable to vehicular impact, such as islands, gore areas, outside of horizontal curves, and critical locations described in 16:25-10.3(d) and (o). Existing utility poles with a history of multiple vehicular hits shall be furnished with delineators as part of the maintenance or replacement process.

(f) Utility companies shall be responsible to meet the Department's standard highway lighting power source requirements. For utility company owned lighting designated to provide lighting for the State highway, the utility companies shall be responsible to meet the Department's standard highway lighting requirements* by furnishing, installing, and maintaining highway lighting fixtures approved by the Department with appropriate power supplies. All highway lighting requirements shall be developed in consultation with the utility. Standard lighting on new utility pole installations shall be installed in a reserved area at a pole height of approximately 26 feet.

(g) Pole attached utility components including, but not limited to, solar panels, antennas, and cameras, shall be positioned within the designated zone for the respective utility.