[Adopted 7-27-1987 by Ord. No. 87-27 (Sec.
11-2 of the Revised General Ordinances)]
It shall be the responsibility of the person,
contractor or public utility wishing to conduct work on, under or
above any roadway to contact the West Windsor Township Police Division,
Traffic Safety Bureau, in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting
in order to submit plans for the safe movement of traffic during such
period of construction of work. Any person, contractor or utility
who fails to comply with this article prior to the start of such work
or whose plans are not approved by the Traffic Safety Bureau of the
West Windsor Township Police Division is in violation of this article.
The person, contractor or utility shall provide
the Traffic Safety Bureau with at least two emergency contact telephone
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 Division 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.
There shall be no construction, maintenance
operations or utility work on any street or highway in the township
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 officer in charge of the Traffic Safety Bureau of the West Windsor
Township Police Division. If it is determined by the officer in charge
of the Traffic Safety Bureau 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.
Traffic detours shall not be permitted unless
approved by the officer in charge of the Traffic Safety Bureau.
Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction
or maintenance sites when determined by the officer in charge of the
Traffic Safety Bureau that the same is necessary to provide for the
safety and expeditious movement of traffic.
The Traffic Safety Bureau of the West Windsor
Township Police Division 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 article.
