N.J. Admin. Code § 16:27-4.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 16:27-4.3 - Certification report requirements

(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.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:27-4.3

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 641(a), effective 4/19/2021