The Council hereby finds and declares that problems of traffic control occur when traffic must be moved through or around street construction, maintenance operations, and utility work, above and below ground, which requires blocking the roadway and 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 regulation directed to the safe and expeditious movement of traffic through construction and maintenance zones and to provide safety for the work force performing these operations.
The Borough of Waldwick does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, hereinafter known as M.U.T.C.D., as supplemented and amended, as it controls and regulates construction operations of utility work, which obstructs the normal flow of traffic. Any person, contractor or utility that fails to comply with the provisions of M.U.T.C.D. while performing such work is in violation of this section.
PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING
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 Waldwick Police Department in order to arrange a pre-construction 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 Waldwick Police Department is in violation of this section.
EMERGENCY CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS
The person, contractor, or utility shall provide the Traffic Bureau of the Waldwick Police Department with at least two (2) 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 Borough may respond to correct such hazardous conditions. The reasonable costs for such emergency services by the Borough shall be charged to the person, contractor or utility.
HOURS
Except in the case of an emergency, there shall be no construction, maintenance operations or utility work on any roadway in the Borough before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. Road closing and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted unless approved by the Traffic Bureau of the Waldwick Police Department.
ROAD CLOSING
Road closing and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted unless approved by the Waldwick Police Department.
TRAFFIC DIRECTORS
A traffic director shall be posted at all construction or maintenance sites when determined by the Traffic Bureau of the Waldwick Police Department that they are necessary to provide for the safe and expeditious movement of traffic.
STOP WORK
In order to abate any nuisance and/or safety hazard, the Traffic Bureau of the Waldwick Police Department shall have the authority to order (i) work stop; (ii) the removal of equipment, vehicles and materials stored within the street right of way; (iii) the back filling of open excavations and/or other related work.
SITE PREPARATION
No vehicles or equipment are to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk area until all construction signs, lights, devices and pavement markings are installed.
VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES