Chapter 23:11 Installation and Operation of Traffic Control Signals

[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 23:11-1; Ord. 6 S+FC, 4-17-1974]

Traffic control signals shall be installed and operated in addition to those signals heretofore approved by the corresponding State agency at the following locations:

TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATIONS
Broad Street, Broadway and Clay Street intersections.
Broad Street, Park Place and Central Avenue intersections.
Broad Street and Market Street intersection.
Broad Street, Washington Street and Bridge Street intersection.
Lafayette Street and Prospect Street.
Madison Avenue and Treacy Avenue intersection.
Nye Avenue and Clinton Place intersection.
Nye Avenue and Osborne Terrace intersection.
Nye Avenue-Watson Avenue and Bergen Street intersection.
Port Street and Newark Airport Exit intersection.
Raymond Boulevard and Lockwood Street intersection.
Speedway Avenue and 14th Street [Avenue]
Springfield Avenue, Irvine Turner Boulevard and Jones Street intersection.
University Avenue and Warren Street.
West Market Street and Gould Avenue.

§ 23:11-2 TRAFFIC SIGNAL REMOVAL.

[Ord. 6 S+FE, 5-20-1998]

Whenever it is determined after execution of the appropriate traffic survey, that a traffic control signal is no longer suitable for a particular intersection, there shall be a thirty-day advanced written notice of intent to remove provided to the residents and businesses within a 200-foot radius of the traffic control signal and a proposed ordinance certifying compliance with this section for the removal of the traffic control signal.

§ 23:11-3 TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATIONS BASED ON DESIGNATED TRAFFIC SIGNAL PLAN.

[Ord. 6 PSF-D, 12-3-2008 §§ 1, 2; Ord. 6PSF-G, 1-21-2009 § 1; Ord. 6 PSF-11, 1-21-2009 § 1; Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013; Ord. 6 PSF-E, 12-2-2015; Ord. 6PSF-I, 5-18-2016]

Subject to the provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and New Jersey Title 39 of the Revised Statutes Administrative Code, the following intersections shall be controlled by a traffic signal based on the designated traffic signal plan:

TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATIONS BASED ON DESIGNATED TRAFFIC SIGNAL PLAN
Intersection	Designated Plan	Plan Dated:
Bergen Street and Avon Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Bergen Street and Avon Avenue Signal and Striping Plan	May 19, 2011
Broad Street and Clinton/Bank Streets	Broad Street Streetscape, Phase 2, Traffic Signal Plan, Broad St & Bank/Clinton, (Sheet 27 of 54)	April 2007
Broad Street and Commerce/Academy Streets	Broad Street Streetscape, Phase 2, Traffic Signal Plan, Broad St & Academy/Commerce (Sheet 28 of 54)	April 2007
Broad Street and Edison Place	Traffic Signal Plan, (Sheet 1 of 1)	September 12, 2007
Broad Street and Green Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Broad Street Streetscape, Phase 3, Broad Street and Green Street Signal and Electrical Plan	October 7, 2011
Broad Street, Franklin Street and Hill Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Broad Street Streetscape, Phase 3, Broad Street, Franklin Street and Hill Street Signal and Electrical Plan	October 7, 2011
Broad Street and Market Street	Broad Street Streetscape, Phase 1, Traffic Signal Plan, LTS 6096. (Sheet 16 of 38])	September 26, 2006
Broad Street and Raymond Boulevard/Park Place	Broad Street Streetscape, Phase 2, Traffic Signal Plan, Broad St & Raymond Boulevard, (Sheet 29 of 54)	April 2007
Broad Street at Lombardy Street/Washington Place [Ord. 6 PSF-G, 1-21-2009 § 1]	Newark Elizabeth Rail Link, Minimum Operable Segment-1, Traffic Signal Signing and Pavement Marking Plan, Broad Street and Lombardy Street, KN 2061 03	April 27, 2007
Broadway and Crane Street [Ord. 6 PSF-1, 5-18-2016]	Traffic Signal Plan Broadway and Crane Street	November 12, 2015
Broadway and 7th Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-I, 5-18-2016]	Traffic Signal Plan Broadway and 7th Avenue	November 12, 2015
Central Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard [Ord. 6 PSF-I, 5-18-2016]	Traffic Signal Plan Central Avenue and Dr. MLK, Jr. Boulevard	November 12, 2015
Chestnut Street and Adams Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Chestnut Street and Adams Street Traffic Signal Installation, Traffic Signal and Striping Plan	May 14, 2008
Clinton Avenue and Bergen Street [Ord. 6 PSF-I, 5-18-2016]	Traffic Signal Plan Clinton Avenue and Bergen Street	November 12, 2015
Clinton Avenue and Osborne Terrace [Ord. 6 PSF-I, 5-18-2016]	Traffic Signal Plan Clinton Avenue and Osborne Terrace	November 12, 2015
Clinton Avenue and Seymour Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-I, 5-18-2016]	Traffic Signal Plan Clinton Avenue and Seymour Avenue	November 12, 2015
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Court Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Court Street Signal and Striping Plan	December 15, 2011
Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Spruce Street	M.L. King Jr. Boulevard and Spruce Street Pedestrian Safety-Three Intersections, Traffic Signal Installation (Sheet 9 of 35)	March 7, 2005
Halsey Street and Academy Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Halsey Street and Academy Street Traffic Signal and Stripping Plan, Electrical Plan	March 22, 2013
Irvine Turner Boulevard and Avon Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Irvine Turner Boulevard and Avon Avenue Traffic Signal Plan	June 27, 2013
Irvine Turner Boulevard and Muhammad Ali Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Irvine Turner Boulevard and Muhammad Ali Avenue Traffic Signal Plan	June 27, 2013
Irvine Turner Boulevard and West Kinney Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Irvine Turner Boulevard and West Kinney Street Traffic Signal Plan	August 15, 2007
Lafayette Street and Van Buren Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Lafayette Street and Van Buren Street Signal Construction, Electrical Plan	October 7, 2011
Market Street and University Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Market Street and University Avenue Traffic Signal Upgrade, Construction Plan	April 25, 2013
Market Street and Washington Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Market Street and Washington Street Traffic Signal Plan, Traffic Signal and Striping Plan	April 14, 2011
Mount Prospect Avenue and Grafton Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-I, 5-18-2016]	Traffic Signal Plan-01 Mount Prospect Avenue and Grafton Avenue	April 2013
Mount Prospect Avenue and Montclair Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-1, 5-18-2016]	Traffic Signal Plan-02 Mount Prospect Avenue and Montclair Avenue	April 2013
Mount Prospect Avenue and Verona Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-I, 5-18-2016]	Traffic Signal Plan-03 Mount Prospect Avenue and Verona Avenue	April 2013
Norfolk Street and West Market Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Norfolk Street and West Market Street Traffic Signal Plan	June 27, 2013
Raymond Boulevard and Freeman Street	Raymond Boulevard and Freeman Street, Traffic Signal Signing and Striping Plan	August 23, 2004
Raymond Boulevard and Lockwood Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Raymond Boulevard and Lockwood Street Traffic Signal	April 28, 2013
Raymond Boulevard and Market/Jefferson Streets	Raymond Boulevard, Traffic Signal Signing and Striping Plan (Sheet 1 of 1, LTS 5831)	November 15, 2004, Revised Jan 25, 2005
Raymond Boulevard and McCarter Highway (Route 21)	Newark Penn Station Exterior Circulation Improvements-Phase 1. As Built Traffic Signal Plan, Raymond Boulevard/Rt. 21	August 4, 2008
Raymond Boulevard and Raymond Plaza West	Newark Penn Station Exterior Circulation Improvements-Phase 1. As Built Traffic Signal Plan, Raymond Boulevard/RPW	August 4, 2008
Raymond Boulevard and Raymond Plaza East	Newark Penn Station Exterior Circulation Improvements-Phase 1. As Built Traffic Signal Plan, Raymond Boulevard/RPE
Raymond Boulevard and Somme Street	Raymond Boulevard and Somme Street, Traffic Signal Signing and Striping Plan	August 23, 2004
Stockton Street and Delancy Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Stockton Street and Delancy Street Traffic Signal Plan, Traffic Signal and Striping Plan	April 14, 2011
Warren Street and Hudson Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Warren Street and Hudson Street Traffic Signal Installation, Traffic Signal, Signing and Striping Plan	August 19, 2008
Warren Street and Summit Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Warren Street and Summit Street Traffic Signal Installation, Traffic Signal, Signing and Striping Plan	August 19, 2008
Washington Street and Central Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Washington Street and Central Avenue Signal and Striping Plan	May 4, 2012
West Market Street and Hudson Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	West Market Street and Hudson Street Traffic Signal Installation, Traffic Signal and Striping Plan	August 19, 2008
West Market Street and Warren Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	West Market Street and Warren Street Traffic Signal Installation, Traffic Signal, Signing and Striping Plan	August 19, 2008
West Runyon Street and Bergen Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	West Runyon Street and Bergen Street Signal and Striping Plan	May 4, 2012
Wilson Avenue, Rome Street and Jabez Street [Ord. 6 PSF-H, 9-18-2013]	Extension of Traffic Signal control to intersection of Wilson Avenue, Rome and Jabez Streets	March 17, 2009
Wilson Avenue and Avenue L. [Ord. 6 PSF-E, 12-2-2015]	Traffic Signal Plan Wilson Avenue and Avenue L	May 20, 2015
Wilson Avenue and Lafayette Street/Hensler Street [Ord. 6 PSF-E, 12-2-2015]	Traffic Signal Plan Wilson Avenue and Lafayette Street/Hensler Street	May 20, 2015
Wilson Avenue and Houston Street/Komorn Street. [Ord. 6 PSF-E, 12-2-2015]	Traffic Signal Plan Wilson Avenue and Houston Street/Komorn Street	May 20, 2015

§ 23:11-4 TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL MONITORING SYSTEM.

[Ord. 6 PSF-C, 1-21-2009 §§ 1 — 10; Ord. 6 PSF-G, 5-4-2011; Ord. 6 PSF-B(S), 11-29-2011; Ord. 6 PSF-C, 2-1-2012; Ord. 6 PSF-B, 4-4-2012; Ord. 6PSF-A(S), 1-7-2016]

Purpose. This section is enacted to encourage drivers to strictly obey traffic control devices at intersections, facilitating the flow of traffic and protecting the safety and well being of motor vehicle occupants and pedestrians in the City of Newark in full compliance and accordance with the provisions of an act of Legislature of the State of New Jersey entitled An Act Concerning Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, N.J.S.A. 39:4-8.12 et seq., and in accordance with any rules and regulations promulgated thereto or to be promulgated by the Commissioner of Transportation, the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission, the Superintendent of the State Police and any Rules of Court that may be adopted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Intent. It is the intent that all terms, conditions, requirements of the five year pilot program as established through N.J.S.A. 39:4-8.12, et al. are specifically incorporated herein.

Definitions. For the purpose of this section words and phrases herein shall have the same meaning as in N.J.S.A. 39:4-8.12 et seq., and any rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Transportation, the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission, the Superintendent of the State Police and any Rules of Court that may be adopted by the Supreme Court of New Jersey promulgated pursuant thereto.

Installation.

The City of Newark hereby determines to install and utilize a traffic control signal monitoring system at various intersections within the City of Newark as approved by the Commissioner of Transportation pursuant to the Act.

The system to be installed shall be approved by Resolution[1] of the Municipal Council.

[1]

Editor's Note: Resolution 7R4-A, 050609 authorized a contract with Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. for the installation of the traffic control signal monitoring system.

The City of Newark shall have the authority to enter into a contract, following a lawful procurement process, for the installation of the system. Any contact that shall contain provisions contrary to the Act shall not be deemed invalid but rather reformed to conform to the Act.

The signs notifying drivers that a system is being utilized shall be approved by the Department of Engineering, and shall be placed on each street converging into the affected intersection as required by the Act. The sign shall be of a design and placed in accordance with specifications approved by the Director of Engineering. The specifications so approved shall conform with the uniform system set forth in the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways."

The Department of Engineering shall inspect and certify the system at least once every six months from the date of its installation.

Issuance of the Summons. The City of Newark Division of Police shall review the recorded images produced by the system, to determine whether sufficient evidence exists demonstrating that a traffic control signal violation has occurred and shall issue a summons when appropriate in accordance with the Rules of the Court.

Use of Recorded Images.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the recorded images produced by the system shall be available for the exclusive use of the sworn officers of the Newark Division of Police for the purpose of discharging his or her duties under P.L. 2007, Ch. 348.

Any recorded image or information produced in connection with the system shall not be deemed a public record in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., or common law. The recorded images shall not be: (i) discoverable as a public record by any person, entity, or governmental agency, except upon a subpoena issued by a grand jury or court order in a criminal matter, or (ii) offered as evidence in any civil or administrative proceeding not directly related to a traffic control signal violation.

Any recorded image or information collected in connection with a traffic control signal violation shall not be retained after 60 days following the collection of any fine or penalty.

If a summons is not issued within 90 business days following the traffic control signal violation, all recorded images and any information collected with respect to the traffic control signal violation shall be removed by the Newark Division of Police within three business days.

The City of Newark shall certify compliance to this section by filing a report with the Commissioner of Transportation in accordance with the Act.

Locations.

Upon approval by the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation, traffic control signal monitoring systems shall be installed and operated at the following locations:

Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System Locations
Avon Avenue and Bergen Street [Ord. 6 PSF-B, 4-4-2012]
Bergen Street and West Runyon Street [Ord. 6 PSF-B, 4-4-2012]
Bergen Street, First Street and West Market Street
Broad Street and Emmet Street [Ord. 6 PSF-B(S), 11-29-2011]
Broad Street and Market Street
Broad Street and Murray Street
Broad Street and Raymond Boulevard
Broad Street, Branford Place and Edison Place
Broad Street, Broadway and Clay Street
Broad Street, Division Street and Lackawanna Avenue
Broad Street, Lincoln Park and Tichenor Street [Ord. 6 PSF-B(S), 11-29-2011]
Broad Street, Park Place and Central Avenue
Broad Street, William Street and Lafayette Street
Central Avenue and Washington Street [Ord. 6 PSF-B, 4-4-2012]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Central Avenue
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Court Street [Ord. 6 PSF-C, 2-1-2012]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and West Market Street
Elizabeth Avenue, East Peddie Street and West Peddie Street [Ord. 6 PSF-B, 4-4-2012]
Ferry Street and Adams Street
Market Street and Springfield Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-B(S), 11-29-2011]
Market Street and University Avenue
Market Street and Washington Street
McCarter Highway and 3rd Avenue
McCarter Highway and Bridge Street
McCarter Highway and Center Street [Ord. 6 PSF-B(S), 11-29-2011]
McCarter Highway and Clay Street
McCarter Highway and Edison Place
McCarter Highway and Emmet Street [Ord. 6 PSF-B(S), 11-29-2011]
McCarter Highway and Lafayette Street
McCarter Highway and Market Street
McCarter Highway and Murray Street
McCarter Highway and Raymond Boulevard
McCarter Highway and South Street
Mulberry Street and Lafayette Street
Mulberry Street and Market Street
Raymond Boulevard and Lockwood Street [Ord. 6 PSF-B, 4-4-2012]
Raymond Boulevard and Raymond Plaza West
Raymond Boulevard and University Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-B(S), 11-29-2011]
Raymond Boulevard and Washington Street [Ord. 6 PSF-B(S), 11-29-2011]
Raymond Boulevard, Market Street and Prospect Street
Stockton Street and Delancy Street
Wilson Avenue and Doremus Avenue [Ord. 6 PSF-B(S), 11-29-2011]

Amendments to List of Locations. Any amendments, additions or modifications to this list of locations, shall be by an amending ordinance submitted to the Municipal Council.

Liability. The liability of the owner and operator of a motor vehicle for a traffic control signal violation summons pursuant to the system shall be joint subject to provisions of the Act.

Repealer. Any ordinance or parts thereof inconsistent with this section are hereby repealed.

Effective Date, Expiration Date. This section shall take effect upon final passage and publication and in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey and shall expire upon the terms and conditions set forth at N.J.S.A. 39:4-18.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 6PSF-C, 1-21-2009, codified herein as Section 23:11-4, was adopted January 21, 2009 and became effective February 18, 2009 and was amended by Ordinance No. 6 PSF-B(S), 11-29-2011.