[Adopted 12-16-1997 by Ord. No. 20-97]
A.
The 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 Borough of Florham Park in the County of Morris,
State of New Jersey, does hereby adopt the current Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices, 1998 Edition, herein known as "MUTCD," except
as supplemented or 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 MUTCD while performing such work
is in violation of this section.
A.
Preconstruction meetings. It shall be the responsibility
of the person, contractor or public utility (as required under the
public utility agreement, Section 16:25-9.2), wishing to conduct work
on, under or above the roadway, to contact the Borough to arrange
a preconstruction meeting with the Police, Public Works and Engineering
Departments in order to submit plans for the safe movement of traffic
during such periods 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 these Departments shall
be in violation of this section.
B.
Emergency contact phone numbers. 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 or Public Works Department to correct a hazardous condition,
the Borough may respond to correct such hazardous condition. The reasonable
fees for such emergency services by the Borough shall be charged to
the person, contractor or utility responsible for such condition.
C.
Time limits. There shall be no construction, maintenance
operations or utility work on any roadway in the Borough 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 Bureau of the Florham Park Police Department.
If it is determined by the officer in charge of the Florham Park Police
Traffic Bureau that 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 time limits for performing such
work shall not be adjusted. If any person, contractor or utility allows
work to begin or continue outside of the specified time limits without
obtaining permission to do so as set forth above, it shall be considered
a separate violation for every fifteen-minute period that elapses
prior to or after the specified time limit.
D.
Road closings and detours. Road closings and/or detours
shall not be permitted unless first approved by the Florham Park Police,
Director of Public Works or the Borough Engineer.
E.
Stop work. The Traffic Bureau of the Florham Park
Police Department or the Director of Public Works of the Borough of
Florham Park 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 section.
