[Added 3-19-1984 by Ord.
No. 9-1984]
A.
The Council hereby 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 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 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 Wayne in the County of Passaic, State of New Jersey,
does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices,
hereafter known as "M.U.T.C.D." as may be 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 which fails to comply with the provisions of
M.U.T.C.D. while performing such work is in violation of this section.
[Amended 12-19-2007 by Ord. No. 84-2007]
It shall be the responsibility of the person or contractor,
or in the case of a public utility wishing to conduct work on, under
or above the roadway, to contact the Traffic Bureau of the Wayne Police
Department in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting to submit
plans for the safe movement of traffic during such period of construction
or 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 Wayne Police Department is in
violation of this section. Public utilities conducting routine maintenance
work need not comply with the preconstruction meeting requirement.
The person, contractor or utility shall provide the Traffic
Bureau 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
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.
The Township of Wayne Police Department Traffic Bureau shall
maintain a list of all roads determined to be heavily traveled for
the purposes of this article. Such determination shall be made by
the Police Department, Traffic Bureau, and shall be binding. Said
list may be amended from time to time as conditions warrant to include
roads which become heavily traveled due to temporary conditions or
events. This list shall be available for inspection during normal
business hours, and a copy shall be provided upon request of any party.
A.
There shall be no construction, maintenance operations or utility work under, on or above any heavily traveled roadway, as defined in § 200-55, in the Township before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m.
B.
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 Wayne Police Department. If it is determined by the officer
in charge of the Wayne Police Traffic Bureau that the construction
or maintenance operations prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. on
any roadway would substantially delay traffic or cause a safety or
health hazard, the work shall then be permitted only between 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Road closings and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted
unless approved by the Wayne Police Traffic Bureau.
[Amended 5-3-2006 by Ord.
No. 29-2006]
A.
For the purposes of this section, a traffic director is that individual
who is responsible for traffic control at a roadway worksite and is
either a Wayne Township Police Officer or a civilian flagger who meets
the qualifications as set forth in Section 6E of the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices and is certified as a flagger by the American
Traffic Safety Services Association, Rutgers University or comparable
organization, approved by the Chief of Police.
B.
Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction or maintenance
sites when determined by the Wayne Police that same is necessary to
provide for the safety and expeditious movement of traffic.
C.
Civilian flaggers shall not be used as traffic directors in any work
zone which contains an intersection with a traffic control device.
In those situations, only a police officer will be used as a traffic
director.
The Traffic Bureau of the Wayne Police Department shall have
the authority to stop work, including the removal of equipment and
vehicles, stored material within the street right-of-way, backfilling
of open excavations and/or other related work, in order to abate any
nuisance, traffic delay and/or safety hazard or for any violation
of this section.
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 in the Township, the person,
contractor or utility performing such operation shall notify the Wayne
Police Department of such emergency operation. The person, contractor
or utility shall disclose the nature of the emergency, 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 an
absolute minimum. During such emergency repair work, the person, contractor
or utility shall comply with the provisions of the M.U.T.C.D. while
performing such emergency repair work.
[Amended 9-21-1988 by Ord. No. 54-1988]
See § 1-15, Violations and penalties.
