[Added 5-11-1999 by Ord. No. 438-NNN-99]
A.
The Township 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 Brick in the County of Ocean, State
of New Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices, hereafter known as the MUTCD, except as hereinafter
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 the MUTCD while performing such work is in violation
of this article.
It shall be the responsibility of a person,
contractor or public utility wishing to conduct work on, under or
above the roadway to contact the Traffic Bureau of the Township Police
Department in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting in order
to submit traffic control plans for the safe movement of traffic during
such period of construction 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 Traffic Bureau of the Township
Police Department is in violation of this section. The preconstruction
meeting requirement may be waived by the Township after review of
any submitted plans by any person, contractor or public utility.
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 municipality may respond to correct such
hazardous condition. The reasonable fees for such emergency services
by the municipality shall be charged to the person, contractor or
utility responsible for such condition.
There shall be no construction, maintenance
operations or utility work on any roadway in the municipality before
the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. This time limit may be adjusted
to permit work prior to 9:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m. by the Traffic
Bureau of the Township of Brick Police Department. If it is determined
by the officer in charge 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. to 4:00 p.m.
Road closings and/or detours shall not be permitted
unless approved by the Township of Brick Police Department Traffic
Bureau.
Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction
or maintenance sites when determined by the Township Police Department
Traffic Bureau that same is necessary to provide for the safe and
expeditious movement of traffic.
The Township of Brick 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 article.
It is to be expressly understood that no materials,
vehicles or equipment are to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk
or until all construction, signs, lights, devices and pavement markings
are installed.
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 Police Department of such emergency operation. The
person, contractor or utility shall disclose the nature of the emergency,
location and hours of operation. All emergency construction and maintenance
operations shall be formed 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 MUTCD while performing such emergency road work.
