New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 27 - TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
Subchapter 4 - TRAFFIC REGULATION AND CONTROL
Section 16:27-4.3 - Certification report requirements
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 16:27-4.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Certification reports regarding approval of traffic control devices and traffic regulations shall include the following:
1. Traffic count data
including, but not limited to, peak-hour counts, 12-hour counts, and pedestrian
counts, consistent with the requirements of the MUTCD;
2. Crash summary and collision diagrams covering
the most recent three-year period and include direction of vehicles, type of crash,
time of day, weather conditions, and severity of the crashes, including injuries and
fatalities;
3. Site information
including, but not limited to, condition diagrams and site plans that provide basic
location data including, but not limited to, approach lane use and width, approach
speed limits, approach sight distances and approximate intersection geometry as
appropriate to the request;
4. If the
proposed traffic control device or traffic regulation will alter current traffic
flow patterns including, but not limited to, turn prohibitions and one-way streets,
the report shall include letters of consent from area emergency responders as
appropriate; and
5. A recommendation
regarding the installation or modification of the traffic control device in the form
of a certification by the engineer, bearing the engineer's New Jersey Professional
Engineer's seal, that:
i. The engineer has
conducted an analysis of the data submitted pursuant to this subsection;
ii. The engineer has conducted an investigation of
traffic movements and conditions at the intersection or location of the traffic
control device;
iii. The engineer's
recommendation is based on the analysis and investigation; and
iv. The engineer's recommendation is in the
interest of safety and the expedition of traffic on the public highways.
(b) Certification reports regarding approval of a limitation or exclusion of CMVs on non-State highways under the authority's jurisdiction or the establishment of a truck route network shall include the following:
1. The type of proposed CMV
restriction, the non-State highways where the restriction will apply or the
non-State highways that will establish the truck route network, and the authority
having jurisdiction over those non-State highways;
2. Traffic count data to justify the proposed
restriction. The data shall include a classification count that indicates the
percentage and volume of CMVs that would be restricted, the percentage and volume of
other vehicles in the traffic mix, such as bicycles, cars, cars with trailers,
buses, and the number of axles per CMV;
3. Crash summary and a collision diagram. This
information shall cover the most recent three-year period and include direction of
vehicles; type of crash including, but not limited to, right angle and same
direction; types of vehicles involved; date; time of day; weather conditions; and
severity of the crashes, including injuries and fatalities. Copies of the required
crash reports shall include the appropriate summary and diagram;
4. Locations where entrapment may occur;
5. Site information including, but not limited to,
condition diagrams and site plans that provide basic location data, such as lane use
and lane width, speed limits, intersection sight distances, and approximate
geometry, as appropriate to the request;
6. Alternate route(s) available to CMVs;
7. Documentation of governing body support for
alternative route(s) available to CMVs within or impacting another authority's
non-State highway.
i. If the alternate route is
within or impacts another authority's non-State highway or a State highway, the
requesting authority shall provide a resolution adopted by its governing body
concurring with the engineer's recommendations and acknowledging the impact on the
affected authority.
ii. The affected
authority shall provide a resolution adopted by its governing body concurring with
the engineer's recommendations and acknowledging the impact within its
jurisdiction.
iii. If the alternate
route includes a roadway under State jurisdiction, the Bureau shall respond to the
requesting authority with a letter of acknowledgment; and
8. A recommendation regarding the restriction of
CMVs or the truck route network being established, in the form of a certification of
the engineer, bearing the engineer's New Jersey Professional Engineer's seal, that:
i. The engineer has conducted an analysis of the
data submitted pursuant to this subsection;
ii. The engineer has conducted an investigation of
traffic movements and roadway conditions;
iii. The engineer's recommendation is based on the
analysis and investigation; and
iv. The
engineer's recommendation is in the interest of safety and the expedition of traffic
on the public highways.
(c) Certification reports regarding non-State highway closures for durations greater than 48 hours shall include:
1. A written description of the reason for the
non-State highway closure, the anticipated duration of the non-State highway
closure, and a description of the non-State highway and State highways that are
proposed to serve as a detour route;
2.
Plans depicting the non-State highway being closed and the non-State highway or
State highways that are proposed to serve as a detour route; and
3. A recommendation regarding the non-State
highway closure in the form of a certification by the engineer, bearing the
engineer's New Jersey Professional Engineer's seal, that:
i. The engineer has conducted an analysis of the
data submitted pursuant to this subsection;
ii. The engineer has conducted an investigation of
traffic movements and conditions on the non-State highway being closed and those
non-State highway or State highways that are proposed to serve as a detour
route;
iii. The engineer's
recommendation is based on the analysis and investigation; and
iv. The engineer's recommendation regarding the
non-State highway closure is in the interest of safety and the expedition of traffic
on the public highways.
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