[Ord. No. 118, art. 1,
§ 1.]
The terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings respectively
ascribed to them in subtitle 1 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes
of New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 362, § 1; Ord. No. 410, § 1; Ord. No. 486, § 1; Ord.
No. 487, § 1; Ord. No.
595, § 1; Ord. No. 635, § 1; Ord. No. 678, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 693, § 1; Ord. No. 701,
§§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 722, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 893, §§ 1, 2, 3; Ord. No. 879, §§ 1, 2, 3; Ord. No. 865, §§ 2, 3; Ord. No. 876, §§ 1, 2, 3; Ord. No. 1022, § 1; Ord. No. 83-21, § 1; Ord. No. 85-15, §§ 1 — 5; Ord. No.
86-12, § 1; Ord. No. 87-24, §§ 1 — 4; Ord. No.
88-33, § 1; Ord. No. 88-40, §§ 1 — 3; Ord. No.
93-24, §§ 1, 2; Ord.
No. 95-17, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 98-25, § 1; Ord. No. 99-1, § 1; Ord.
No. 99-13, § 2; Ord. No.
99-14, § 2; Ord. No. 99-20, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 2000-15, §§ 1,2; Ord. No. 2000-16, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 2000-17, § 1; Ord. No. 2001-16, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 2001-30, § 1; Ord. No. 2002-2, § 2; Ord. No. 2005-38, § 1; Ord. No. 2007-6, § 1; Ord. No. 2007-8, §§ 1 — 4; Ord. No.
2008-29, § 1; Ord. No.
2009-06, § 1; Ord. No.
2009-11, §§ 1 — 3; Ord. No. 2009-18, §§ 3,
4; Ord. No. 2009-23, § 1; Ord. No. 2011-14, §§ 1,
2; Ord. No. 2017-22; Ord. No. 2017-23; Ord. No. 2018-16; Ord. No. 2020-44; amended 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-01; 8-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-26]
The following speed limits are hereby established for traffic
along the streets or parts of streets enumerated in this section,
and regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to
effect the designated speed limits as authorized by the department
of transportation:
(a)
Thirty-five miles per hour:
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ALEXANDER STREET, both directions, entire length, in accordance
with letter and authorization dated November 12, 1971, from the department
of transportation.
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BUNN DRIVE, both directions, entire length between Poor Farm
Road and Harrison Street North, except when passing through the Princeton
Charter School area as signed, motorists shall drive at 25 miles per
hour in said school zone during recess, when children can clearly
be seen or while children are going to or leaving school during opening
or closing hours.
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CHERRY HILL ROAD, both directions, from a point 565 feet north
of the center of Foulet Drive to Rocky Hill-Mount Rose Road. (signed
Cherry Valley Road)
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CHERRY VALLEY ROAD, eastbound, from Province Line Road to Route
U.S. 206, except 25 miles per hour when passing through the Princeton
Montessori School zone during recess, when the presence of children
is clearly visible from the roadway, or when the children are going
to or leaving school during opening or closing hours.
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GREAT ROAD, both directions, from the northernmost intersection
with Great Road East to the Mercer County-Somerset County line.
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HERRONTOWN ROAD, both directions, between Poor Farm Road and
River Road.
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HUTCHINSON DRIVE,
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MERCER STREET, both directions, from Lovers Lane - Olden Lane
intersection to the southern end of Mercer County Bridge No. 330.3.
[Ord. No. 2018-16] |
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MOUNT LUCAS ROAD, both directions, between Ewing Street and
the Princeton Township and Montgomery Township line.
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MOUNT LUCAS ROAD, both directions, from Ewing Street to Poor
Farm Road.
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SNOWDEN LANE, both directions, between Overbrook Drive and Herrontown
Road.
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STUART ROAD, both directions, between the Great Road East and
Cherry Hill Road, except for 25 mile per hour school zone during recess
when children can clearly be seen or while children are going to or
leaving school during opening or closing hours.
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TERHUNE ROAD — VAN DYKE ROAD, either direction
between Meadowbrook Drive and Snowden Lane.
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Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained
as required by the director of motor vehicles and as specified in
the aforementioned letters.
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(b)
Forty miles per hour:
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CHERRY HILL ROAD, both directions, from Mount Lucas Road to
a point 565 feet north of the center of Foulet Drive.
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GREAT ROAD, both directions, between Mountain Avenue and the
southern-most intersection with Great Road East, except as otherwise
provided with respect to the Princeton Day School zone.
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GREAT ROAD EAST, both directions, entire length.
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PROVINCE LINE ROAD, either direction, from County Road No. 533
at Port Mercer to County Road No. 4, Rosedale Road.
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QUAKER ROAD, both directions, between the Princeton Pike and
the Princeton Township/Lawrence Township line, except when passing
through the Princeton Friends School area as signed, vehicles shall
proceed at 25 miles per hour within said school zone, during recess,
when children can clearly be seen or while children are going to or
leaving school during opening or closing hours.
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(c)
Forty-five miles per hour:
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PRINCETON PIKE-MERCER STREET (all Route 583, both directions)
except when passing through the Princeton Friends School zone as signed,
vehicles shall proceed at 25 miles per hour during recess, when children
can clearly be seen or while children are going to or leaving school
during opening or closing hours.
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PRINCETON PIKE - Mercer Road, both directions, from the southern
end of Mercer County Bridge No. 330.3 to the Princeton and Township
of Lawrence line.
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(d)
Fifty miles per hour:
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[Deleted by Ordinance No. 876, § 3.] |
(e)
Twenty-five miles per hour:
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ABERNATHY DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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ADAMS DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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ALL SAINTS ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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ARRETON ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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AUDUBON LANE, both directions, entire length.
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AUTUMN HILL LANE, both directions, entire length.
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AUTUMN HILL ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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BAKER COURT, both directions, entire length.
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BALCORT DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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BALSAM LANE, both directions, entire length.
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BEECH HILL CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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BILLIE ELLIS LANE, both directions, entire length.
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BOGART COURT, both directions, entire length.
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BOUVANT DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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BRAEBURN DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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BROOKSTONE DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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BURR DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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CAMPBELL WOODS WAY, both directions, entire length.
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CARNEGIE DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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CASTLE HOWARD COURT, both directions, entire length.
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CEDAR LANE, both directions from Sycamore Road and the Princeton
Boro Line.
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CHRISTOPHER DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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CLOVER LANE, both directions, entire length.
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CONCORD LANE, both directions, entire length.
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CONSTITUTION DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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CRADLEROCK ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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CRESTVIEW DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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CROOKED TREE LANE, both directions, entire length.
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DAVIES DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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DERWENT DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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DOGWOOD HILL, both directions, entire length.
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DOGWOOD LANE, both directions, entire length.
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DRAKES CORNER ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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EDGERSTOUNE ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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ETTL CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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EVERGREEN CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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EWING STREET, both directions, in the Princeton Charter School
zone during recess or while children are going to or leaving school,
during opening and closing hours.
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FACULTY ROAD, both directions, between Alexander Street and
Washington Road.
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FAIRWAY DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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FINLEY ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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FITCH WAY, both directions, entire length.
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FRANKLIN AVENUE, both directions, entire length.
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FREDERICK COURT, both directions, entire length.
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GENERAL JOHNSON ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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GEORGE DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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GRASMERE WAY, both directions, entire length.
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GREAT ROAD, both directions, between Rosedale Road (CR 604)
and Mountain Avenue.
[Ord. No. 2017-23] |
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GREENHOUSE COURT, both directions, entire length.
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GREENHOUSE DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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GREENWAY TERRACE, both directions, entire length.
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GRIGGS DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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GROVER AVENUE, both directions, entire length.
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GUYOT AVENUE, both directions, entire length.
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HARDY DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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HARTLEY AVENUE, both directions, entire length.
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HEATHER LANE, both directions, entire length.
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HEMLOCK CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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HOWE CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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HUN ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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HUNT DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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JOURNEYS END LANE, both directions, entire length.
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KATIE'S POND ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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KNOLL DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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LAKE DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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LAMBERT DRIVE EAST, both directions, entire length.
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LAMBERT DRIVE WEST, both directions, entire length.
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LINDEN LANE, both directions, entire length.
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LITTLE BROOK DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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LONGVIEW DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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MACLEAN CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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MAGNOLIA LANE, both directions, entire length.
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MAIDENHEAD ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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MASON DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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MCCOMB ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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MCCOSH CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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MEETING HOUSE COURT, both directions, entire length.
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MERCER STREET, both directions, from New Jersey Route 27 (Nassau
Street) to Lovers Lane - Olden Lane intersection
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MONTADALE CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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MONTADALE DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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MOUNTAIN AVENUE, both directions, entire length.
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MOUNT LUCAS ROAD, both directions, between Cherry Hill Road
and Valley Road.
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NORTH ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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OLD GREAT ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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OLDEN LANE, both directions, entire length.
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PARDEE CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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PARKSIDE DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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PETTIT PLACE, both directions, entire length.
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PHEASANT HILL ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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PHILIP DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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POOR FARM ROAD, both directions, entire length, between Mt.
Lucas Road and Bunn Drive.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COURT, both directions, entire length.
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PROSPECT AVENUE, both directions, entire length.
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PROSPECT AVENUE EXT., both directions, entire length.
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PURITAN COURT, both directions, entire length.
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QUAKER ROAD, both directions, between U.S. Route 206 and the
Princeton Pike.
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RANDALL ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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RANDOM ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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REDDING CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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RED HILL ROAD EAST, both directions, entire length.
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RIDGEVIEW CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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RIVERSIDE DRIVE EAST, both directions, entire length.
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RIVERSIDE DRIVE WEST, both directions, entire length.
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ROLLING MEAD-LITTLE BROOK ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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ROPER ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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ROSS STEVENSON CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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RUNNING CEDAR ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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RUSSELL ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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SNOWDEN LANE, both directions between Route 27 and Overbrook
Drive.
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SOUTHERN WAY, both directions, entire length.
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STETSON WAY, both directions, entire length.
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STONE CLIFF ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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STONEWALL CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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STONY BROOK LANE, both directions, entire length.
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STUART CLOSE, both directions, entire length.
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STUART ROAD, both directions, between The Great Road West and
The Great Road East.
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STUART ROAD, both directions, in the Stuart Country Day School
of the Sacred Heart zone during recess or while children are going
to or leaving school, during opening and closing hours.
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STUART ROAD WEST, both directions, entire length.
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SYCAMORE ROAD, both directions, between Harrison Street and
Riverside Drive West.
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TALBOT LANE, both directions, entire length.
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TERHUNE ROAD, both directions, between Mount Lucas Road and
Meadowbrook Drive. [Ord. No. 2020-44]
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THANET ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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TREWBRIDGE COURT, both directions, entire length.
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TYSON LANE, both directions, entire length.
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VALLEY ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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VAN MARTER COURT, both directions, entire length.
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VERNON CIRCLE, both directions, entire length.
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WALKER DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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WALNUT LANE, both directions, entire length.
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WENDOVER DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
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WESTERN WAY, both directions from Cedar Lane to Harrison Street.
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WINANT ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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WINDERMERE WAY, both directions, entire length.
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WINFIELD ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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WOODHULL LANE, both directions, entire length.
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WOODSIDE LANE, both directions, entire length.
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WOOD WAY, both directions, entire length.
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(f)
Thirty miles per hour:
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BUNN DRIVE, both directions, entire length, between Herrontown
Road and Poor Farm Road.
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EWING STREET, northerly end between Harrison Street North and
U.S. Route 206, except as otherwise provided with respect to the Princeton
Charter School zone set forth in section 11-2(e) hereinabove.
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FACULTY ROAD, both directions, between Washington Road and Broadmead.
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GALLUP ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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HARRISON STREET NORTH, both directions, entire length.
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HERRONTOWN ROAD, both directions, between Snowden Lane and Poor
Farm Road.
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HERRONTOWN ROAD, WESTERLY SECTION, both directions, between
U.S. Route 206 and Mt. Lucas Road.
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HUTCHINSON DRIVE, both directions, entire length.
[Ord. No. 2017-22] |
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MOUNT LUCAS ROAD, both directions, between Cherry Hill Road
and Ewing Street.
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MOUNT LUCAS ROAD, both directions, from Witherspoon Street to
Ewing Street and from Poor Farm Road to the Montgomery Township line
(Mercer County-Somerset County line).
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PRETTY BROOK ROAD, both directions, from Province Line Road,
to the Great Road.
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RIDGEVIEW ROAD, both directions, entire length.
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(g)
Twenty
miles per hour:
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-01]
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WITHERSPOON STREET, entire length.
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JOHN STREET, entire length.
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Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained
to effect the above designated speed limits as authorized by the Department
of Transportation.
[1]
Editor's Note: For state law authorizing township to alter
speed limits, see N.J.S.A., § 39:4-197. See also, N.J.S.A.,
§ 39:4-98.
[Ord. No. 82-10, § 1.]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-98.2, the chief of police is hereby
designated the municipal official who may order a reduction of a regular
speed limit for periods not to exceed 72 hours on segments of roadways
under the township's jurisdiction when said roadways are under construction
for maintenance or repairs. The chief of police is authorized to temporarily
reduce said speed limits under circumstances when, in his opinion,
a reduced speed limit is warranted for the public safety in and about
the area of the roadway which is under construction for maintenance
or repairs.
The chief of police, when desiring to execute his authority
to temporarily reduce speed limits under this section, shall notify
the commissioner of transportation not less than seven days before
any reduced speed limit takes effect on the affected segment of the
roadway. In the case of emergency situations, said notification period
may be waived by the commissioner. The chief of police shall also
have the responsibility to place one or more signs indicating the
reduced speed limit along that portion of the affected roadway.
[Ord. No. 84-11, § 1; Ord. No. 86-20, § 1; Ord. No. 90-24, § 1; Ord. No. 99-13, § 1; Ord. No. 2004-21, § 1; Ord. No. 2006-29, § 2; amended 8-22-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-24]
The lane locations set forth on the following described streets
or parts
of streets are designated as "lane use reservations" and the
traffic shall move only as indicated:
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Alexander Street. At the intersection of Faculty Road traveling
in a southerly direction, left lane for left turns only; right lane
for straight ahead only.
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Alexander Street. At the intersection of Faculty Road, traveling
in a northerly direction, right lane for right turns only; left lane
for straight ahead only.
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Alexander Street. At the intersection of Lawrence Drive, traveling
in a southerly direction, left lane for left turns only onto the driveway
eastbound for 350 Alexander Street; right lane for right turns and
straight ahead only.
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Alexander Street. At the intersection of Lawrence Drive, traveling
in a northerly direction, left lane for left turns only; right lane
for right turns and straight ahead only.
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Bunn Drive. At the intersection of Harrison Street North, traveling
in a westerly direction, left lane for left turns only; right lane
for right turns only.
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Cherry Hill Road. At the intersection with Route U.S. 206, traveling
in a westerly direction, left lane for left turns only; middle lane
for straight ahead only; right lane for right turns only.
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Cherry Hill Road. At the intersection of Route U.S. 206, traveling
in an easterly direction, left lane for left turns and straight ahead
only; right lane for right turns only.
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Ewing Street. At the intersection with Route U.S. 206, right
lane for right turns only, left lane for left turns only.
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Faculty Road. At the intersection of Washington Road, left lane
for left turns only, right lane for right turns and straight ahead
only.
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Great Road. At the intersection of Princeton Day School driveway;
traveling in a northerly direction, left lane for left turn only;
right lane for right turns and straight ahead only.
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Great Road. At the intersection of Princeton Day School driveway;
traveling in a southerly direction; left lane for straight ahead only;
right lane for right turns only.
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Harrison Street North. At the intersection of Bunn Drive, traveling
in a southerly direction, left lane for left turns only; right lane
for straight ahead only.
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Harrison Street North. At the intersection of Terhune Road,
traveling in a northerly direction, left lane for left turns only;
middle lane for straight ahead only; right lane for right turns only.
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Harrison Street North. At the intersection of Terhune Road,
traveling in a southerly direction, left lane for left turns only;
middle lane for straight ahead only; right lane for right turns and
straight ahead only.
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Harrison Street North. At the intersection of Valley Road, traveling
in a southerly direction, left lane for left turns only onto Princeton
Shopping Center driveway eastbound; middle lane for straight ahead
only; right lane for right turns and straight ahead only.
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Harrison Street North. At the intersection of Valley Road, traveling
in a northerly direction, left lane for left turns only; middle lane
for straight ahead only; right lane for right turns and straight ahead
only
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Mercer Road. The left lane of the easterly approach of Mercer
Road to Quaker Road shall be for left turns only.
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Mercer Road. At the intersection of Lovers Lane and Olden Lane,
traveling in an easterly direction, left lane for left turns only
onto Lovers Lane; right lane for right turns and straight ahead only.
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Mercer Road. At the intersection of Lovers Lane and Olden Lane,
traveling in a westerly direction, left lane for left turns only onto
Olden Lane; right lane for right turns and straight ahead only.
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Mount Lucas Road. At the intersection with Cherry Hill Road,
right lane for right turns only; left lane for straight ahead only.
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Mount Lucas Road. At the intersection with Cherry Hill Road,
traveling in a northerly direction, right lane for straight ahead
only; left lane for left turns only.
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Mount Lucas Road. At the intersection with Terhune Road, traveling
in a southerly direction, left lane for left turns only; right lane
for straight ahead only.
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Quaker Road. The left lane of the southerly approach of Quaker
Road to Mercer Road shall be for left turns only.
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Terhune Road. At the intersection of Mount Lucas Road, right
and left turns only.
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Valley Road. At the intersection of Route U.S. 206, right turns
only.
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Valley Road. At the intersection of Witherspoon Street, traveling
in an easterly direction,; left lane for left turns or straight ahead
only; right lane for right turns only.
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Valley Road. At the intersection of North Harrison Street; right
lane for right turns and straight ahead only; left lane for left turns
only.
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[Ord. No. 177; Ord. No. 265, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 274, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 467, § 1; Ord. No. 471, § 1; Ord.
No. 678, § 3; Ord. No.
836, § 1; Ord. No. 82-9, § 1; Ord. No. 83-33, § 1; Ord. No. 92-26, § 5; Ord. No. 2000-14, § 1]
The following streets or parts of streets are hereby designated
as one-way streets in the direction indicated:
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Direction
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Location
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Bunn Drive
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North
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Harrison Street north to American Can Company driveway
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John Street
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North
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Boundary line of Borough of Princeton to Leigh Avenue
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Leigh Avenue
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West
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Witherspoon Street to Bayard Lane
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Quaker Road
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North
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From the tip of the most southerly triangular island in the
intersection of Mercer Road and Quaker Road to Mercer Road (approximately
210 feet plus or minus)
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Quaker Road
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South
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Between Mercer Road and the tip of the most southerly triangular
island in the intersection of Mercer Road and Quaker Road (approximately
80 feet plus or minus)
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Quaker Road
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North
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Between Parkside Drive and State Highway Route #206
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Quaker Road
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South
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Southbound east cutoff 1 way only
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Southern Way
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East
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Entire length
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Thanet Road Circle
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Counter-clockwise
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From entry onto circle for entire length
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Western Way
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West
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Cedar Lane to Harrison Street
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[1]
For state law authorizing township to designate one-way streets,
see R.S., § 39:4-197(1)c.
[Ord. No. 89-19, § 1; Ord. No. 98-36, § 1; Ord. No. 2007-9, § 1; Ord. No. 2007-17, § 1]
No person shall make a right-hand turn between the hours of
7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Monday through Friday on the following streets:
Cherry Valley Road onto Hillside Avenue
[Ord. No. 91-34, § 1; Ord. No. 95-17, § 3; Ord. No. 2014-36]
The described locations designated as crosswalks can be found
in the Princeton Borough Code Section 19-5.
[Ord. No. 2003-1, § 1; Ord. No. 2007-17, § 2]
(a)
No person shall make a left-hand turn at any time on the following
streets:
Cherry Valley Road onto Hillside Avenue.
Hillside Avenue onto Cherry Valley Road.
Valley Road onto State Highway Route 206.
(b)
Regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained to effect
the above designated, prohibited turning movement as authorized by
the New Jersey Department of Transportation and in accordance with
law.
[Ord. No. 211, §§ 1,
2; Ord. No. 239, §§ 1,
2; Ord. No. 678, §§ 5,
6; Ord. No. 709, § 1; Ord. No. 846, § 1; Ord. No. 88-1, § 1; Ord.
No. 88-11, § 1; Ord. No.
88-18, § 1; Ord. No. 89-10, § 2; Ord. No. 90-14, § 1; Ord. No. 97-17, § 1; Ord. No. 98-21, § 1; Ord. No. 99-18, § 1; Ord. No. 2001-30, § 2; Ord. No. 2003-25, § 1; Ord. No. 2005-4, § 1; Ord. No. 2017-41; Ord. No. 2018-3]
(a)
Trucks over five tons registered gross weight are hereby excluded
from the following described streets or parts of streets, except for
the pick up and delivery of materials on such streets:
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Jefferson Road.
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Lovers Lane.
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Moore Street.
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North Road.
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Quaker Road, beginning at the township line at the Delaware
and Raritan Canal and extending to New Jersey Highway Route No. 206.
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Red Hill Road.
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Valley Road.
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Witherspoon Street.
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(b)
Trucks over four tons registered weight are hereby excluded from
the following described part of street, except for the pickup and
delivery of materials on such part of street:
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Burr Drive.
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Campbell Woods Way.
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Cherry Valley Road, beginning at Province Line Road and extending
to New Jersey Highway Route No. 206.
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Drakes Corner Road.
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Hillside Avenue.
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Lovers Lane.
[Ord. No. 2017-41] |
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McComb Road.
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Mountain Avenue.
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Olden Lane
[Ord. No. 2018-3] |
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Overbrook Road.
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Poor Farm Road.
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Pretty Brook Road.
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Princeton Pike-Mercer Road, beginning at the Lawrence Township
line and extending to the Princeton Borough line.
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Prospect Avenue
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Snowden Lane
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(c)
This section shall not apply to any vehicle owned or operated by
the township or to any vehicle owned and operated by a public utility
that may be engaged in the installation, repair or maintenance of
utilities on such streets.
[1]
For state law authorizing township to prohibit certain commercial
vehicles on designated streets, see R.S., §§ 40:67-16.1
to 40:67-16.6. See also, R.S., § 39:4-197(1)b.
[Ord. No. 2008-14, § 1.]
(a)
No motor vehicle shall be driven over a bridge in the township if
the gross weight of the vehicle and load is greater than the gross
posted weight limit of the bridge.
(b)
The owner and operator of any motor vehicle used in violation of
this section shall be responsible to the township or other body politic
owning or maintaining such bridge for any damage done to the bridge
by reason of the violation.
(c)
Any owner or operator violating this section shall be subject to
a fine not exceeding $1,000. In default of payment thereof, imprisonment
in a county jail for a period not exceeding 10 days shall be imposed.
[Ord. No. 2008-29, § 2.]
The following school zone speed limits are hereby established
for traffic along the streets or parts of streets enumerated in this
section, and regulatory and warning signs shall be erected and maintained
to affect the designated school zone speed limits as authorized by
the New Jersey Department of Transportation:
(a)
Along Great Road — Great Road East for both directions of traffic.
Zone 1: 40 miles per hour between the Princeton Borough corporate
line - Princeton Township corporate line and the northernmost intersection
of Great Road East, except for 25 miles per hour when passing through
the Princeton Day School zone during recess, when the presence of
children is clearly visible from the roadway or while children are
going to or leaving school, during opening or closing hours.
Zone 2: 35 miles per hour between the northernmost intersection
of Great Road East and the Princeton Township (Mercer County) corporate
line - Montgomery Township (Somerset County) corporate line, except
for 25 miles per hour when passing through the Princeton Academy of
the Sacred Heart School zone, while "25 MPH When Flashing" signs are
operating during recess, when the presence of children is clearly
visible from the roadway or while children are going to or leaving
school, during opening or closing hours.
[Ord. No. 118, art. 6 § 1; Ord. No. 2008-17, § 1.]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute,
every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter
shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
[1]
For state law as to penalty for violation of traffic law generally,
see R.S., § 39:4-203.
