[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Hanover as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 9-9-2004 by Ord. No. 22-2004]
The Township Committee hereby adopts the current
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways
(hereinafter referred to as the MUTCD), except as hereby supplemented
and amended, in controlling and regulating construction, maintenance
operations or utility work that obstruct the normal flow of traffic.
Any person, contractor or utility that fails to comply with the provisions
of the MUTCD while performing such work shall be in violation of this
article.
It shall be the responsibility of the person,
contractor or, in the case of a public utility as required under the
Public Utility Agreement, Section 16:25-9.2, wishing to conduct work
on, under or above the street to contact the Township of Hanover's
Police Department at least 72 hours prior to the start of work in
order to arrange a preconstruction meeting and submit plans for the
safe movement of traffic during such period of construction of work.
Any person, contractor or utility failing to comply with this article
prior to the start of any work or project, or whose plans are not
approved by the Township's Police Department, shall be in violation
of the Township's regulations.
The person, contractor or utility shall provide
at least two emergency contact telephone numbers to be utilized in
case of emergency situations at the construction or maintenance site
prior to the start of work. If, for any reason, emergency contact
must be made, or if the emergency contact person does not respond
to a call from the Police Department to correct a dangerous or hazardous
condition, the Township may respond to correct the dangerous or hazardous
condition(s). If any of the Township's departments are required to
respond and abate the dangerous or hazardous condition, the person,
contractor or utility responsible for the condition shall be responsible
to reimburse the Township in full for all labor, material and equipment
costs.
Construction, maintenance operations or utility
work on any roadway within the Township of Hanover shall only be permitted
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In the event of an unforeseeable
condition or emergency situation, the Chief of Police, the Captain
of Police or their designees may adjust the time limit to permit work
prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. If the Chief, Captain or their
designee determine that construction activities or maintenance operations
prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. would substantially impede the
flow of traffic or cause a safety or health hazard, the work shall
then be permitted only between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Road closings and/or traffic detours shall not
be permitted without the prior consent of the Chief of Police, the
Captain of Police or their designees.
Traffic directors, that is, police officers
of the Township of Hanover, shall be posted at all construction sites
or maintenance operations whenever it is determined by the Chief of
Police, the Captain of Police or their designees that such police
officers are necessary in directing the safe and expeditious movement
of traffic.
The Township's Police Department shall have
the authority to stop any work, including the removal of equipment
and vehicles, stored material within the Township's rights-of-way,
backfilling of open excavations and/or related work, in order to abate
any nuisance and/or safety hazard or for any violation of this article.
Construction equipment, vehicles, equipment
or any appurtenances related to the performance of construction or
utility work and/or maintenance operations shall not be placed in
the roadway or on any sidewalk prior to the installation of all safety
devices, pavement markings, lights or other equipment to protect and
safeguard the welfare of pedestrians and motorists.
Any person, contractor or utility violating
any provision of this article or who fails to comply therewith shall,
for each and every such violation and noncompliance, be subject to
one or more of the following penalties: to a fine not exceeding $1,000;
imprisonment to the county jail for a period of not more than 90 days;
or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, at the discretion
of the Municipal Court Judge. Each and every violation of this article,
or each and every day that a violation continues shall be construed
as a separate and distinct violation hereof.
[Adopted 4-14-2016 by Ord. No. 14-16]
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No person shall stop or stand a vehicle upon any of the following
marked intersections, unless there is sufficient space on the other
side of the intersection to accommodate the vehicle without obstructing
the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians:
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South Jefferson Road and Ukraine Road
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North Jefferson Road at the Police Headquarters Driveway
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North Jefferson Road and Paper Mill Drive at the Town Hall Driveway
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B.Â
Appropriate striping and signage shall be provided at these intersections.
Enforcement of this article shall be by the Hanover Township Police
Department pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-67. There shall be a penalty
of $54 for each violation of this article.
