A. 
The Council hereby finds and declares that problems of traffic control occur when traffic must be moved around street construction, maintenance operations and utility work, above and 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 force performing these operations.
B. 
The Township of Ewing, in the County of Mercer, 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 operation 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 article.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04]
It shall be the responsibility of the person or contractor, or in the case of a public utility as required under the public utility agreement, wishing to conduct work on, under or above the roadway to contact the Traffic Bureau of the Ewing Township Police Department in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting to submit plans for the safe movement of traffic during such period of construction or 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 Police Department is in violation of this article.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04]
The person, contractor or utility shall provide the Police Department 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 the emergency contact cannot be reached, or if the emergency contact person does not respond to the call from the Traffic Bureau of the Ewing Township Police Department to correct such hazardous conditions, the Township may respond to correct such hazardous condition. The reasonable fees for such emergency service by the Township shall be charged to the person, contractor or utility responsible for such conditions.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04]
There shall be no construction, maintenance operations or utility work on any roadway 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 Bureau of the Ewing Township 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. and 4:00 p.m.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04]
Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction or maintenance sites when determined by the Traffic Bureau of the Ewing Township Police Department that the same is necessary to provide for the safe and expeditious movement of traffic.
[Amended 4-13-1999 by Ord. No. 99-04]
The Traffic Bureau of the Ewing Township Police Department shall have the authority to stop work, including the removal of equipment, vehicles and 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.
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.
A. 
Any person, contractor or utility who commits a violation of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, for a first offense pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 and/or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days. For a second offense, upon conviction thereof, such person shall pay a fine of not less than $250 and/or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days.
B. 
A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.