Borough of East Rutherford, NJ Article II Traffic Regulations

§ 285-4 One-way streets.

Name of Street	Direction of Travel	Limits
Boiling Springs Avenue	North	Between Main Street and Paterson Avenue
Boiling Springs Avenue	South	Between Hoboken Road and Paterson Avenue
Clinton Place	South	Between Paterson Avenue and Grove Street
Cornelia Street	North	Between Ann Street and Paterson Avenue
Cottage Place	Southwest	Entire length
Elm Street [Added 10-18-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-15]	South	From its intersection with the McKenzie Field parking lot to its terminus at Carlton Avenue
Grant Street	North	Between Carlton Avenue and Paterson Avenue
Grove Street	East	From Everett Place to Paterson Avenue
Herman Street [Amended 2-18-1997 by Ord. No. 97-1]	South	From Central Avenue to Railroad Avenue
High Street	North	Between Paterson Avenue and Hoboken Road
Hope Street	South	Between Carlton Avenue and Paterson Avenue
Humboldt Street [Added 10-17-2000 by Ord. No. 00-15; repealed 10-15-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-16]
Humboldt Street	North	Between Paterson Avenue and Grove Street
Lincoln Place	North	Between Paterson Avenue and Hoboken Road
Mozart Street [Amended 9-17-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-11]	North	Between Paterson Avenue and Hoboken Road
New Street [Added 10-18-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-15]	North	From its beginning to its terminus at the McKenzie Field parking lot
Prospect Terrace	South	Between Hoboken Road and Paterson Avenue
Railroad Avenue [Added 11-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-24]	East	From the eastern corner of Boiling Springs Avenue and Railroad Avenue to Park Avenue
Rose Street	South	Between Carlton Avenue and Paterson Avenue
Union Avenue	Southeast	From Park Avenue to Hackensack Street
Union Place	North	Entire length
Union Street	East	From the intersection of Jersey Street, Carlton Avenue and Union Street east to Locust Lane
Wall Street	North	Between Carlton Avenue and Paterson Avenue

§ 285-5 Required and restricted turning movements.

A. All vehicular traffic moving north over the Erie Railroad Crossing from the Borough of Rutherford into the Borough of East Rutherford on Park Avenue shall not be permitted to make any left-hand turn into Railroad Avenue between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. daily, prevailing time, except Sunday and holidays.

B. All vehicular traffic entering Paterson Avenue from Cornelia Street shall make a right turn only.

C. All vehicles entering Paterson Avenue from Herrick Street shall make a right turn only.

D. The center lane of the intersection of Hoboken Road and Hackensack Avenue shall be reserved for left-hand movements only.

E. There shall be no left-hand turn from Paterson Avenue onto Garden Street during peak traffic hours, defined as 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

[Added 9-18-1984 by Ord. No. 84-15]

F. There shall be no left hand turn from Paterson Avenue onto Poplar Street during peak traffic hours, defined as 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

[Added 9-18-1984 by Ord. No. 84-15]

G. All vehicles entering Paterson Avenue from any parking lot serving any commercial premises located on the north side of Paterson Avenue between Hackensack Street and Vreeland Avenue shall be prohibited from making a left turn onto Paterson Avenue and shall make a right turn only.

[Added 12-11-1984 by Ord. No. 84-21; amended 3-20-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-04]

H. (Reserved)[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Former Subsection H, regarding vehicles entering Paterson Avenue upon leaving the National Community Bank, added 12-11-1984 by Ord. No. 84-21, was repealed 3-20-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-04.

I. No person shall use the northbound right lane of Carlton Avenue from its south terminus to its intersection with Herrick Street for any turning movements other than a right hand turn only onto Herrick Street in the Borough of East Rutherford.

[Added 3-18-1986 by Ord. No. 86-3]

J. The two existing eastbound lanes of Paterson Avenue approaching the traffic signal at Mount Pleasant Avenue in Wallington will be designated as follows:

[Added 5-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-12]

(1) The left lane (the northmost lane) will be designated as "left turn only" onto Mount Pleasant Avenue, Wallington.

(2) The right lane (the southmost lane) will be designated "thru traffic."

K. No person shall make a right turn on red signal, from eastbound on Paterson Avenue, to southbound on Herrick Street, and a traffic sign implementing same will be placed at said intersection.

[Added 5-21-1996 by Ord. No. 96-12]

L. There shall be no left-hand turn from the parking lot at the southeast corner of Route 17 South and the intersection of East Union Avenue onto East Union Avenue.

[Added 12-19-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-27]

M. Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection M, no vehicle traveling on Paterson Avenue may enter or otherwise utilize the bus-only cut-through lane connecting Paterson Avenue and Hoboken Road. This Subsection M shall not apply to buses operated by New Jersey Transit or to emergency vehicles.

[Added 10-19-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-20]

N. No vehicle traveling on Hoboken Road shall enter or otherwise utilize the bus-only cut-through lane connecting Paterson Avenue and Hoboken Road.

[Added 10-19-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-20]

§ 285-6 Through streets.

The following first-named streets are hereby designated as "through streets" at their intersection with intersecting roadways as herein indicated. All vehicles crossing or entering said "through streets" must come to a full stop:

Name of Street	Location
Boiling Springs Avenue	At the intersection of Garden Street
Boiling Springs Avenue	At the intersection of Main Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Brook Terrace
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Chadwick Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Cottage Place
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Elm Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Grant Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Herrick Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Hope Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Jersey Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Locust Lane
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Madison Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Morton Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of New Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of River Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Rose Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Spring Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Union Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of Wall Street
Carlton Avenue	At the intersection of York Street
Grove Street [Added 7-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13]	At the intersection of Clinton Place
Grove Street [Added 7-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13]	At the intersection of Mozart Street
Grove Street	At the intersection of Uhland Street
Hackensack Street	At the intersection of Garden Street
Hackensack Street	At the intersection of Union Avenue
Herrick Street [Added 2-21-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-07]	Northbound at the intersection of White Terrace
Main Street [Added 7-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13]	At the intersection of Everett Place
Main Street	At the intersection of Humboldt Street
Main Street [Amended 12-15-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-20]	At the intersection of Uhland Street (four-way stop)
Park Avenue	At the intersection of Main Street
Park Avenue	At the intersection of Railroad Avenue
Paterson Avenue	At the intersection of Carlton Avenue
Paterson Avenue	At the intersection of Franklin Place
Paterson Avenue	At the intersection of High Street
Paterson Avenue	At the intersection of Lincoln Place
Paterson Avenue	At the intersection of Mozart Street
Paterson Avenue	At the intersection of Oak Street
Paterson Avenue	At the intersection of Park Avenue
Paterson Avenue	At the intersection of Washington Place
Railroad Avenue	At the intersection of Boiling Springs Avenue
Railroad Avenue	At the intersection of Everett Place
Uhland Street [Added 12-15-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-20]	At the intersection of Main Street (four-way stop)
Washington Place	At the intersection of Randolph Avenue

§ 285-7 Vehicle weight limits.

[Amended 11-12-1997 by Ord. No. 97-19; 8-17-1999 by Ord. No. 99-11; 11-16-1999 by Ord. No. 99-13; 11-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-22; 8-16-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-10]

A. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle having a carrying capacity of 3.5 tons or over to be used, driven or operated upon any street or public roadway within the Borough of East Rutherford, excepting the following streets or roadways:

(1) Carlton Avenue.

(2) Central Avenue between Herman Street and Poplar Street.

(3) Hackensack Street.

(4) Herman Street between Railroad Avenue and Central Avenue.

(5) Madison Street.

(6) Union Avenue.

(7) Paterson Avenue.

(8) Railroad Avenue.

B. Signs shall be placed along the streets of East Rutherford, at such locations as may be required by law, clearly designating the restrictions set forth in this § 285-7 and prohibiting vehicles in excess of the capacity described in Subsection A on any of the streets or public roadways of the municipality, in compliance with Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey.

C. No tractor, steamroller, steam shovel or similar type heavy vehicle, machinery or equipment shall hereafter be operated, driven, propelled or conveyed through or over the streets, roads or highways of the Borough of East Rutherford except those streets, roads or highways specifically enumerated in Subsection A hereof, and except those other streets within the Borough of East Rutherford on which construction or repair work is in progress in connection with the aforementioned vehicles, machinery or equipment are actually engaged.

D. Notwithstanding Subsection A, all vehicles mentioned in Subsection A hereof may, however, enter and be operated upon any street, road, or highway within the Borough of East Rutherford for the purpose of receiving from or delivering to a building or premises, located on such street, road, or highway, any goods, wares, materials, supplies, merchandise or other property provided that:

(1) Each such vehicle shall have documentation demonstrating that the address for delivery or pickup is on the street upon which the vehicle is traveling; and

(2) The vehicle is travelling on the most direct route to its destination.

E. All trucks having a total combined gross weight of vehicle plus load in excess of four tons shall be excluded from through travel and operation on Hoboken Road in the Borough of East Rutherford.

F. Trucks having a total combined gross weight of vehicle plus load in excess of four tons shall be permitted to travel and operate upon State Highway Route 17 in the Borough of East Rutherford.

G. Deliveries and pickups as referenced in Subsection A shall be limited to be made between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 10:59 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

[Amended 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-12]

H. No person shall accept a delivery of or make available for pickup any goods, wares, materials, supplies, merchandise or other property at a time not authorized under Subsection G to or from any premises located on any street described in Subsection A.

§ 285-8 Limited or prohibited access to certain streets.

A. No vehicular traffic shall proceed through the following streets between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on any and every day that the public schools of the Borough of East Rutherford shall be in session:

[Amended 4-15-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-7; 12-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-30]

	Name of Street	Location
	Grove Street	Between Uhland Street and Everett Place

B. Any and every police officer, any and every Borough Marshal and any and every special marshal of the Borough are hereby authorized to place, at either or both points of the entrance to said streets, appropriate barriers to prevent the entrance of motor vehicles and other vehicles into and upon said street during the hours and upon the days hereinabove specified.

C. Signs shall be placed at both vehicular entrances to said streets in the type and manner required by N.J.S.A. 39:4-183.27, which signs shall have written thereon the following message:

[Amended 12-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-30]

STREET CLOSED

SCHOOL DAYS

7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

D. The provisions hereto shall not apply to any person, firm or corporation who or which shall operate upon, across or within said streets during the time hereinabove prohibited a motor vehicle destined to or originating from any lands and premises abutting the aforesaid streets.

E. No vehicular traffic shall proceed through Wall Street between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on any and every day that the public schools of the Borough of East Rutherford shall be in session, except for traffic destined to, or originating from, any lands and premises abutting the aforesaid street and to vehicles entering such street for the purpose of dropoff or pickup of children at the McKenzie School site.[1]

[Added 10-15-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-14]

[1] Editor's Note: Former Subsection F, added 7-15-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-15, which subsection immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 12-30-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-23.

§ 285-9 Speed limits.

A. It shall be unlawful to drive or operate a motor vehicle of any nature or kind, including mopeds or motorized bicycles, on any Borough street at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour.

B. It shall be unlawful to drive or operate a motor vehicle of any nature or kind, including mopeds or motorized bicycles, on Madison Street at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour.

[Amended 3-17-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]

C. It shall be unlawful to drive or operate a motor vehicle of any nature or kind, including mopeds or motorized bicycles, on Laurel Place in excess of 15 miles per hour.

D. It shall be unlawful to drive or operate a motor vehicle of any nature or kind, including mopeds or motorized bicycles, on Washington Place and Lincoln Place at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour.

[Added 5-18-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-8]