New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 53B - JURISDICTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR RAILROAD OVERHEAD BRIDGES
Subchapter 4 - ASSIGNMENT OF JURISDICTION
Section 16:53B-4.3 - County and municipal jurisdiction
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Any county or municipality having jurisdiction over a highway carried by or leading onto a railroad overhead bridge assigned to the jurisdiction of New Jersey Transit or the Department shall have responsibility for routine maintenance of the surface roadway carried by the bridge, including, but not limited to, snow removal, sidewalk and guiderail repair, lighting, appurtenances, striping, signing, patching, and resurfacing. They shall also have responsibility for all load posting signage on approach roadways and advance load posting signage on the last safe exit preceding the bridge. Routine maintenance responsibilities of a county or municipality shall not extend to the structural support components or the bridge decks of any railroad overhead bridge under the jurisdiction of the Department or New Jersey Transit.
(b) Any jurisdictional order made under the provisions of this chapter may include specific provisions that apply to interagency coordination, review of plans or projects, or any other administrative matter of significance in carrying out the terms of an order.
