New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 47 - STATE HIGHWAY ACCESS MANAGEMENT CODE
Appendix C - ACCESS LEVELS AND DIAGRAMS

C-1 The access levels (AL) for the State highway system establish the allowable left-turn movements from a State highway to a lot, site or street, and range from AL 1(most restrictive) to AL 6 (least restrictive). A description and diagrams of these ALs are as follows:

1. AL 1--fully controlled access. Access is prohibited except at grade-separated interchanges. Examples of fully controlled access roadways include interstates, freeways, and limited access State highways. Note that AL 1 is considered Cell "0" in N.J.A.C. 16:47 Appendix A. See Figures C-1 and C-2 below.

2. AL 2--left-turn movements from a State highway via street intersections, grade-separated interchanges, or a nonconforming lot driveway where the Commissioner determines that non-State highway access is not available. See Figures C-3 through C-5 below.

3. AL 3--left-turn movements from a State highway via a signalized jughandle. The jughandle may or may not be at the lot or site driveway or street. See Figures C-6 through C-9 below.

4. AL 4--left-turn movements from a State highway via a left-turn lane where warranted by traffic volumes and design requirements. The left-turn lane will be at the driveway or street for an undivided highway, but may or may not be at the driveway or street for a divided highway. See Figures C-10 through C-14 below.

5. AL 5--left-turn movements from a State highway to a lot, site, or street. A left-turn lane may be required where warranted by traffic volumes and design requirements. See Figures C-15 through C-19 below.

6. AL 6--left-turn movements from a State highway to a lot, site, or street. A left-turn lane may be required where warranted by traffic volumes and design requirements. Frontage roads and service roads that parallel State highways are included in this classification. See Figure C-20 below.

C-2 Right-turn movements from a State highway to a lot or site are not allowed on AL 2 State highways where the Commissioner determines that non-State highway access is available. If non-State highway access is not available, right-turn movements to and from the lot are generally allowed.

C-3 Right-turn movements from a State highway are generally allowed on all AL 3 through AL 6 State highways, unless otherwise precluded due to design or safety considerations.

C-4 Left and right-turn movements from a lot or site to a State highway are generally allowed on all AL 3 through AL 6 State highways, unless otherwise prohibited by regulation or by highway configuration.

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ACCESS LEVEL 6