[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Glassboro 6-22-1999 by Ord. No. 99-7. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The Council hereby finds and declares that problems
of traffic control occur when traffic must be moved through or around
street construction, maintenance operations and utility work, above
and below ground, which requires blocking roadways 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 force performing these operations.
B.
The Borough of Glassboro in the County of Gloucester,
and State of New Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices, hereafter known as "MUTCD," except as hereby
supplemented and amended, as it controls and regulates whenever construction,
maintenance operations or utility work obstructs the normal flow of
traffic. A person, contractor or utility who fails to comply with
the provisions of MUTCD while performing such work is in violation
of this chapter.
It shall be the responsibility of the person,
contractor, or in the case of a public utility as required under the
public utility agreement, wishing to conduct within, under or above
the roadway, to contact the Chief of Police of the Glassboro Police
Department in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting 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 section prior the start of such work or whose plan are not approved
by the Chief of Police of the Police Department is in violation of
this chapter.
The person, contractor or utility shall provide
the Police Department with at least two emergency contact phone numbers
to be called in case of any emergency problems at the construction
or maintenance site prior to the start of any work. If for any reason
emergency contact cannot be reached, or if the emergency contact person
does not respond to the call from the Police Department to correct
the hazardous condition, the Borough may respond to correct such hazardous
conditions. The reasonable fees for such emergency service by the
Borough shall be charged to the person, contractor or utility responsible
for such conditions.
Generally, there shall be no construction, maintenance
operations or utility work on any roadway in the Borough before the
hour of 7:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. This time limit may be adjusted
to permit work prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. by the Chief
of the Glassboro Police Department, if reasonable conditions apply
and after thoroughly reviewing such request. If it is determined by
the officer in charge that the construction or maintenance operations
prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. would substantially delay traffic
or cause a safety or health hazard, the work shall then be permitted
only between 7.00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Road closings and/or traffic detours shall not
be permitted unless approved by the Glassboro Police Department.
Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction
or maintenance sites when determined by the Glassboro Police Department
that same is necessary to provide for the safe and expeditious movement
of traffic.
The Glassboro 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 chapter.
It is to be expressly understood that no materials,
vehicles or equipment are to be placed in the roadway or sidewalk
area until all construction, signs, lights, devices and pavement markings
are installed.
Payment for all traffic directors (certified
police officers) working all construction highway details for directing
the appropriate movement of traffic flow shall be coordinated by the
Chief of Police or designee. The payment shall be the appropriate
hourly rate designated by the Police Department with an additional
15% added to the subtotal for the use and care of all equipment utilized
and all administrative duties which are required. An additional 10%
can be charged to delinquent payments over the time of 45 days from
original date of invoice.
Any person, contractor or utility company shall
be responsible to indemnify and hold harmless the Borough of Glassboro
for any claims or actions brought as a result of the use of traffic
directors by said party, including the attorney fees.
A.
Any person, contractor or utility who commits a violation
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine of not
more than $2,000, or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not
exceeding 90 days, or be subject to community service for not more
than 90 days, or any combination thereof.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each
day or on which each violation occurs or continues to occur.
