Township of Mount Olive, NJ Street Construction Traffic Controls

The Township of Mount Olive 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 the MUTCD while performing such work is in violation of this section.

Preconstruction meetings. It shall be 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 Traffic Bureau of the Mount Olive Police Department in order to arrange a preconstruction meeting to submit plans for the safe movement of traffic during such period of construction of 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 Traffic Bureau of the Mount Olive Township Police Department is in violation of this section.

Hazardous conditions. The person, contractor or utility shall provide the Traffic Bureau of the Mount Olive Township 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. For purposes of this section, a "hazardous condition" is any condition which, in the opinion of the inspecting police officer or inspecting municipal official, creates a situation where there is an unacceptable risk to the police.

Hours. 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 Mount Olive 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.

Road closings and detours. Road closings and/or traffic detours shall not be permitted unless approved by the Traffic Bureau of the Township of Mount Olive Police Department.

Traffic directors. Traffic directors shall be posted at the construction or maintenance sites when determined by the Traffic Bureau of the Township of Mount Olive Police Department that same is necessary to provide for the safety and expeditious movement of traffic.

Stop work. The Traffic Bureau of the Township of Mount Olive Police Department shall have the authority to stop work, including the removal of equipment and vehicles, stored material within the street right-of-way, back filling of open excavations and/or related work, in order to abate any nuisance and/or safety hazard or for any violation of this section.

Site preparation. 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.