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 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 Montville in the County of Morris,
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 of 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 works in violation of
this section.
It is the responsibility of the person, 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 Township of Montville 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 section prior
to the start of such work or whose plans are not approved by the Police
Department is in violation of this section.
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
emergency contact cannot be reached, or if the emergency contact person
does not respond to the call from the Police Department to correct
a hazardous condition, the Township may respond to correct such hazardous
conditions. The reasonable fees for such emergency service by the
Township shall be charged to the person, contractor, or utility responsible
for such conditions.
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 Township of Montville 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. to 4:00 p.m.
Road closings and/or traffic detours shall not
be permitted unless approved by the Township of Montville Police Department.
The Township of Montville Police Department shall forward road closing
requests to the Township Committee for review if, in the sole opinion
of the Police Department, the proposed road closing will have a substantial
impact on traffic.
Traffic directors shall be posted at all construction
or maintenance sites when determined by the Township of Montville
Police Department that same is necessary to provide for the safe and
expeditious movement of traffic.
The Township of Montville 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 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.
