The Township of Mount Olive does hereby adopt the current Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, hereafter known as MUTCD, except
as hereby supplemented and amended, as it controls and regulates whenever
construction maintenance operations of utility work obstructs the
normal flow of traffic. Any person, contractor or utility who fails
to comply with the provisions of the MUTCD while performing such work
is in violation of this section.
A. Preconstruction meetings. It shall be the responsibility of the person,
contractor or, in the case of a public utility as required under the
public utility agreement, wishing to conduct work on, under or above
the roadway to contact the Traffic Bureau of the Mount Olive Police
Department in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting to submit
plans for the safe movement of traffic during such period of construction
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 Traffic Bureau of the Mount Olive Township Police
Department is in violation of this section.
B. Hazardous conditions. The person, contractor or utility shall provide
the Traffic Bureau of the Mount Olive Township Police Department 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 contact cannot
be reached, or if the emergency contact person does not respond to
the call from the Police Department to correct a hazardous condition,
the Township may respond to correct such hazardous conditions. The
reasonable fees for such emergency service by the Township shall be
charged to the person, contractor or utility responsible for such
conditions. For purposes of this section, a "hazardous condition"
is any condition which, in the opinion of the inspecting police officer
or inspecting municipal official, creates a situation where there
is an unacceptable risk to the police.
C. Hours. There shall be no construction, maintenance operations or
utility work on any roadway in the Township before the hour of 9:00
a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. This time limit may be adjusted to permit
work prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. by the officer in charge
of the Traffic Bureau of the Mount Olive Police Department. If it
is determined by the officer in charge that the construction or maintenance
operations prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. would substantially
delay 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.
D. Road closings and detours. Road closings and/or traffic detours shall
not be permitted unless approved by the Traffic Bureau of the Township
of Mount Olive Police Department.
E. Traffic directors. Traffic directors shall be posted at the construction
or maintenance sites when determined by the Traffic Bureau of the
Township of Mount Olive Police Department that same is necessary to
provide for the safety and expeditious movement of traffic.
F. Stop work. The Traffic Bureau of the Township of Mount Olive Police
Department shall have the authority to stop work, including the removal
of equipment and vehicles, stored material within the street right-of-way,
back filling of open excavations and/or related work, in order to
abate any nuisance and/or safety hazard or for any violation of this
section.
G. Site preparation. It is to be expressly understood that no materials,
vehicles or equipment are to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk
area until all construction, signs, lights, devices and pavement markings
are installed.
Any person, contractor or utility who commits a violation of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof for a first offense, pay
a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 and/or be imprisoned
in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days; for a second
offense, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine for not less than $250
and/or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90
days. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during
or on which a violation occurs or continues.