[New]
When the Board of Commissioners finds and declares that problems
of traffic control occur and traffic must be moved through or around
street construction, maintenance operations, and utility work, above
and below ground which requires blocking the street 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 safety and expeditious
movement of traffic through and around construction and maintenance
zones and to provide safety for the work forces performing these operations.
The Borough of Wildwood Crest, in the County of Cape May, State
of New Jersey, does hereby adopt the current "Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices for Streets and Highways" hereafter known as M.U.T.C.D.,
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 M.U.T.C.D. while performing
such work is in violating of this article.
[New]
It shall be the responsibility of the person, contractor, or
in the case of a public utility as required under the public utility
agreement, N.J.A.C. 16:25-9.2, wishing to conduct work on, under or
above the street to contact the Police Department in order to arrange
a pre-construction meeting in order 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
Police Department is in violation of this article.
[New]
The person, contractor, or utility shall provide the 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
must be ready, or if the emergency contact person does not respond
to the call from the Police Department to correct such hazardous condition,
the Borough may respond to correct the hazardous condition(s). The
reasonable fees for such emergency service by the Borough shall be
charged to the person, contractor, or utility responsible for such
condition.
[New]
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. The Officer in charge of the Police Department may
adjust this time limit to permit work prior to 9:00 a.m. or after
4:00 p.m. by the Officer in charge of the Police Department. If the
Officer in charge determines 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.
[New]
Road closing and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted unless
approved by the Borough Police Department.
[New]
Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction or maintenance
sites when determined by the Police Department that same is necessary
to provide for the safety and expeditious movement of traffic.
[New]
The 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 and/or safety hazard
or for any violation of this section.
[New]
It is to be expressly understood that no materials, vehicles
or equipment are to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk until all
construction signs, light device and pavement markings are installed.
[New]
Any person, contractor or utility who commits a violation of
this section 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, the person, contractor or utility shall, upon conviction
thereof, pay a fine of 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.
