[Adopted 7-27-2009 by Ord. No. 07-09-13]
A.
The Township Committee finds and declares that problems of traffic
control occur when traffic must be moved through or around road or
street construction, maintenance operations and utility work, above
or below ground, which requires blocking the roadway or obstructing
the normal flow of traffic; and that such obstructions are or can
become dangerous when not properly controlled. In order to better
promote the public health, safety, peace and welfare, it is necessary
to establish controls and regulations directed to the safe and expeditious
movement of traffic through construction and maintenance zones and
to provide safety for the work forces performing these operations.
B.
The Township of Cranbury, in the County of Middlesex, State of New
Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices, 2003 Edition, and all supplements and amendments thereto,
hereafter known as "MUTCD" except as hereby supplemented and amended,
as it controls and regulates whenever construction, maintenance operations
or utility work obstructs the normal flow of traffic. Any person,
contractor or utility who fails to comply with the provisions of MUTCD
while performing such work is in violation of this article.
A.
It shall be the responsibility of the person, contractor or public
utility wishing to conduct work on, under, above or along a public
right-of-way to contact the Township's Chief of Police (or his designee)
in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting to submit plans for
the safe movement of traffic during such period of work. Any person,
contractor or utility who fails to comply with this section prior
to the start of such work or whose plans are not approved by the Chief
of Police (or his designee) is in violation of this section.
B.
Public utilities conducting routine maintenance work need not comply
with the preconstruction meeting requirement.
The person, contractor or utility shall provide the Chief of
Police (or his designee) with at least two emergency contact phone
numbers to be called in case of emergency problems at the construction
or maintenance site prior to the start of any work. If, for any reason,
emergency contacts cannot be reached or if the emergency contact person
does not respond within a reasonable period of time to a call from
the Police Department to correct a hazardous condition, the Township
may respond to correct such hazardous condition. The reasonable fees
for such emergency services by the Township shall be charged to the
person, contractor or utility responsible for such condition.
A.
There shall be no construction, maintenance operations or utility
work under, above, on or along any public right-of-way in the Township
before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after the hour of 4:00 p.m. or on
weekends or holidays.
B.
This time limit may be adjusted or modified by the Chief of Police
(or his designee) to permit work before 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m.
or on weekends or holidays, if it is determined by the Chief of Police
(or his designee) that the construction or maintenance operations
would not substantially delay or hinder traffic or cause a safety
or health hazard.
Road closings and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted
unless approved by the Chief of Police (or his designee) of the Cranbury
Township Police Department.
Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction or maintenance
sites when determined by the Chief of Police (or his designee) that
same are necessary to provide for the safe and expeditious movement
of traffic and pedestrians.
The Chief of Police (or his designee) of the Cranbury Township
Police Department shall have the authority to stop work, including
the removal of equipment and vehicles, stored materials within the
street right-of-way, backfilling of open excavations and/or other
work, in order to abate any nuisance, traffic delay and/or safety
hazard or for any violation of this article.
A.
In the case of emergency repair work where construction, maintenance
operations or emergency utility work must be performed that will obstruct,
interfere or detour traffic on any roadway within the Township, the
person, contractor or utility performing such operation shall notify
the Cranbury Township Police Department of such emergency operation.
The person, contractor or utility shall disclose the nature of the
emergency, the location and hours of operation.
B.
All emergency construction and maintenance operations shall be performed
with full regard to safety and to keep traffic interference to a minimum.
During such emergency repair work, the person, contractor or utility
shall comply with the provisions of the MUTCD.
