This article establishes appropriate standards
for the improvement of local roads and the design of streets serving
residential and nonresidential projects. The purpose is to:
A. Promote the safety and convenience of vehicular traffic.
B. Protect the safety of neighborhood residents.
C. Minimize costs for maintenance and repair of infrastructure.
D. Protect residential neighborhood quality by limiting
traffic.
E. Maintain the rural character of the local roads while
providing for safety improvements.
[Amended by Ord. No. 98-11]
The following streets are classified as indicated:
Street Name
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Township Classification
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ROW/Cartway
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Route 202
|
Arterial
|
See Note 1
|
Route 29
|
Arterial
|
See Note 1
|
Route 31
|
Arterial
|
See Note 1
|
Route 179
|
Arterial
|
See Note 1
|
Route 518
|
Arterial
|
See Note 2
|
Route 579
|
Arterial
|
See Note 2
|
Route 601
|
Collector
|
See Note 2
|
Route 603
|
Local road
|
See Note 2
|
Proposed Mt. Airy Bypass East
(Route 601/Route 605 Link)
|
Collector
|
See Note 2
|
Route 605
|
Collector
|
See Note 2
|
Proposed Route 518/Route 179 Link
|
Collector
|
See Note 3
|
Proposed Mt. Airy Bypass West
|
Collector
|
See Note 3
|
Gulick Road
|
Collector
|
See Note 3
|
Rocktown-Lambertville Road
|
Collector
|
See Note 3
|
Linvale/Marshall's Corner Road
|
Collector
|
See Note 3
|
Other Township streets
|
Local road
|
See Note 3
|
NOTES:
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1
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NJDOT Jurisdiction
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2
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Hunterdon County Jurisdiction
|
3
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Township Standard
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[Amended by Ord. No. 98-11]
A. Residential access streets are the lowest order of
residential streets, intended to carry the least traffic at low speeds.
Preferred frontage and access to residential units. Loop streets and
cul-de-sac arrangements are encouraged. Maximum ADT shall be 250 for
cul-de-sac streets and 500 for loop streets. On-street parking permitted.
B. Design criteria.
(2) Design speed: 25 miles per hour.
(4) Cartways: 26 feet in the R-2 and R-3 Zones; 30 feet
in all other zones.
(5) Horizontal curve radius: 200 feet minimum.
(6) Tangent length: 50 feet minimum.
(7) Vertical curve length: K=25, where K is the minimum
length of the vertical curve required for each one-percent change
in vertical grade.
(8) For streets with stop control, the maximum grade at
an intersection shall not exceed 4% within 25 feet of the projected
gutterline of the intersecting street.
[Amended by Ord. No. 98-11]
A. Residential subcollectors are intended to connect
the residential access streets with collector and arterial streets.
Residential frontage and driveway access is acceptable. Interneighborhood
traffic should be feasible without entering collector or arterial
streets. The maximum ADT shall not exceed 500 for road systems with
only one outlet. Subcollectors with terminations to streets of equal
or higher order at both ends shall not have an ADT greater than 1,000.
B. Design criteria.
(2) Design speed: 30 miles per hour.
(5) Horizontal curve radius: 350 feet.
(6) Tangent length: 100 feet minimum.
(7) Vertical curve length: K=30, where K is the minimum
length of the vertical curve required for each one-percent change
in vertical grade.
(8) For streets with stop control, the maximum grade at
an intersection shall not exceed 4% within 50 feet of the projected
gutterline of the intersecting street.
Traffic signing and pavement markings shall
be provided in accordance with good practice following the Manual
on Uniform Traffic Devices, latest edition.