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Township of Cranbury, NJ
Middlesex County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Cranbury as indicated in section histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Engine braking — See Ch. 78.
Handicapped parking — See Ch. 92.
Traffic controls for street and highway construction and maintenance operations — See Ch. 130, Art. V.
[Adopted 1-25-1988 by Ord. No. 88-2]
A. 
Trucks or other motor vehicles with the gross weight in excess of four tons are hereby excluded from the following streets within the Township of Cranbury, except for the pickup and delivery of materials on such streets:
[Amended 9-11-2017 by Ord. No. 08-17-12; 8-20-2020 by Ord. No. 08-20-010]
George Davison Road
The Plainsboro-Cranbury Road
Station Road (CR 615) — between Main Street (CR 535) and Route US 130
Main Street (CR 535) — between Cranbury Neck Road (CR 615) and Station Road (CR 615)
B. 
The driver of any vehicle violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding $500 for each violation thereof.
[Adopted 11-11-1996 by Ord. No. 09-96-12]
The following described areas within the Township of Cranbury are hereby designated as no-passing zones:
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Location
Cranbury Neck Road (CR 615)
[Amended 2-11-2008 by Ord. No. 01-08-01]
Both
From South Main Street to Wynnewood Drive
Half Acre Road
Both
From the intersection of Route 130 to a point 800 feet east of the intersection with Route 130
Half Acre Road
Both
Beginning at a point 5,600 feet from the easterly sideline of Route 130 and thence proceeding in an easterly direction a distance of 550 feet
North Main Street (CR 539)
[Added 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 08-00-25]
--
As authorized by the NJDOT on sketch drawing no. NPZ 3651, dated 11-9-1998[1]
Plainsboro Road
[Added 11-11-1996 by Ord. No. 09-96-13]
Both
From a point beginning at the westerly edge of Lot 16, Block 23, on the Cranbury Township Tax Map and running easterly therefrom to the intersection of Main Street
Station Road
[Added 2-28-2000 by Ord. No. 01-00-02]
Both
From the point of its intersection with U.S. Highway 130 to the point of its intersection with South Main Street
South Main Street (CR 685)
[Added 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 08-00-25]
--
As authorized by the NJDOT on sketch drawing no. NPZ 3651, dated 11-9-1998[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said sketch is available in the Township offices.
[2]
Editor's Note: Said sketch is available in the Township offices.
[Adopted 2-28-2000 by Ord. No. 01-00-03; amended 6-23-2003 by Ord. No. 06-03-10; 6-22-2015 by Ord. No. 06-15-11]
A. 
Speed limits are hereby established upon the following described streets or parts thereof:
Name of Street
Speed Limit
(mph)
Limits
Adams Drive
25
All Township parks
15
Ancil Davidson Road
50
Applegate Court
25
Aurora Drive
35
Barclay Street
25
Bennett Place
15
Bergen Drive
25
Big Barn Road
25
Bloom Drive
35
Bodine Drive
25
Brainerd Drive
25
Brickyard Road
50
Bunker Hill
25
Capital Drive
35
Cedar Brook Drive
35
Chamberlin Court
25
Clarke Drive
35
Corporate Drive
35
Cranbury Half Acre Road
50
Cranbury Neck Road
25
From South Main Street to Wynnewood Drive
Cranbury Neck Road
35
From Wynnewood Drive to Applegate Court
Cranbury Neck Road
50
From Applegate Court to John White Road
Cranbury Station Road
50
From US 130 North to Railroad Tracks
Cubberly court
25
Danser Drive
25
Dey Road
45
Duncan Drive
35
Evans Drive
25
Farmstead Way
25
Gavett Drive
35
George Davison Road
45
Goodwin Road
25
Griggs Road
25
Hagerty Lane
25
Half Acre Road
50
From US 130 North to Township Line
Half Acre Road
35
From Maplewood Avenue to US 130 South
Halsey Reed Road
35
Handley Court
25
Hardley Drive
25
Hart Way
25
Hightstown-Cranbury-Station Road
25
From Cranbury Station Road to Bridge
Hightstown-Cranbury-Station Road
40
From Bridge to Brickyard Road
Hightstown-Cranbury-Station Road
50
From Brickyard Road to Township Line
Holmes Road
25
Jackson Court
25
Jefferson Road
25
John White Road
50
Labaw Drive
25
Lenape Court
25
Liberty Way
35
Liedtke Drive
25
Logan Drive
25
Longstreet Lane
25
Lynch Way
25
Madison Way
25
North Main Street
25
From Goodwin Road to Lake Bridge
North Main Street
40
From US 130 North to Goodwin Road
South Main Street
25
From Lake Bridge to Old Trenton Road
South Main Street
40
From Old Trenton Road to US 130 South
Maplewood Avenue
25
From Plainsboro Road to Scott Avenue
Maplewood Avenue
40
From US 130 South to Plainsboro Road
Mcknight Court
25
Mershon Lane
25
Monroe Place
25
Nicola Court
25
Oak Lane
25
Obrien Road
25
Old Cranbury Road
25
From Old Trenton Road to Pin Oaks Drive
Old Cranbury Road
40
From Pin Oaks Drive to Township Line
Old Hightstown Road
25
Old Trenton Road
35
From South Main to Township Line
Old Trenton Road
40
From US 130 South to South Main Street
Orchardside Drive
25
Park Place East
25
Park Place West
25
Parkview Road
25
Perrine Lane
25
Petty Road
35
Pine Hill Road
25
Pin Oaks Drive
15
Plainsboro Road
25
From Maplewood Avenue to area of No. 142
Plainsboro Road
40
From Area of No. 142 to Petty Road
Plainsboro Road
45
From Petty Road to Township Line
Pleasant Hill Road
35
Prospect Street
25
Prospect Plains Road
45
Quincy Lane
25
Ryan Road
25
Santa Fe Way
35
Schoolhouse Lane
10
Scott Avenue
25
Scottsdale Court
25
Security Drive
35
Shady Brook Lane
25
Silvers Lane
25
South River Road
50
Spraul Lane
25
Stahl Lane
25
Stites Drive
25
Station Road
[Added 7-27-2015 by Ord. No. 07-15-13]
25
From South Main Street to US 130 South
Station Road
[Added 7-27-2015 by Ord. No. 07-15-13]
50
From US 130 North to the Township line
Stockton Drive
25
Stonaker Drive
35
Symmes Court
25
Trowbridge Lane
25
US Highway 130 North
55
US Highway 130 South
55
Washington Drive
25
Wesley Place
25
Westminster Place
25
West Property Drive
[Added 5-9-2016 by Ord. No. 04-16-07]
10
Entire length
Wheatfield Road
25
Woodview Drive
25
Wyckoff Mills Road
35
Wynnewood Drive
25
B. 
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statutes, every person convicted of a violation of this section or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days or both.
[1]
Editor’s Note: The provisions that formerly appeared in § 143-4, Left-hand turns prohibited, can now be found in § 143-7, Turn prohibitions.
[Adopted 2-28-2000 by Ord. No. 01-00-05]
Parking shall be prohibited at all times in the following locations:
Name of Street
Side
Location
Maplewood Avenue
West
For a distance of 325 feet in a southerly direction from the intersection of Maplewood Avenue and Plainsboro Road
Old Cranbury Road
[Added 11-23-2015 by Ord. No. 11-15-20]
Both
From Township Line to Pin Oaks Drive, dusk to dawn
[Adopted 7-27-2009 by Ord. No. 07-09-11]
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle at any time on any of the streets or parts of streets described below:
Name of Street
Sides
Hours
Location
Liberty Way
Both
All
Station Road to South River Road
Half Acre Road
Both
All
New Jersey State Highway Route 130 to Monroe Township border
Old Trenton Road
[Added 10-23-2017 by Ord. No. 10-17-16]
Both
From South Main Street to Old Cranbury Road
Old Trenton Road
[Added 6-23-2003 by Ord. No. 06-03-10[1]
Both
All
Between US Route 130 and South Main Street
Prospect Plains Road (CR 614)
[Added 7-27-2009 by Ord. No. 07-09-12]
Both
All
South River Road to Monroe Township border
South River Road (CR 535)
[Added 7-27-2009 by Ord. No. 07-09-12]
Both
All
New Jersey State Highway Route 130 to Pleasant Hill Road
Station Road (CR 615)
[Added 7-27-2009 by Ord. No. 07-09-12]
Both
All
New Jersey State Highway Route 130 to Monroe Township border
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 4 of this ordinance provided as follows: "Unless another penalty is expressly provided for by the New Jersey Statutes, every person convicted of a violation of this ordinance or any suuplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both."
[Adopted 8-21-1991 by Ord. No. 07-91-16]
The following turns are prohibited:
Intersection
Turn Prohibited
Movement Prohibited
Cranbury Neck Road and Symmes Court[1]
Left
From Cranbury Neck Road onto Symmes Court between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., and between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., weekdays
Hightstown-Cranbury-Station Road and Station Road
[Added 4-27-2020 by Ord. No. 04-20-04]
Right on red
From Hightstown-Cranbury-Station Road onto Station Road
North Main Street and Scott Avenue[2]
Right
From North Main Street onto Scott Avenue between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., weekdays
Old Cranbury Road and South Main Street
[Added 2-28-2000 by Ord. No. 01-00-04]
Left
From Old Cranbury Road onto South Main Street between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., and between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., weekdays
Plainsboro Road and Prospect Street
Right
From Plainsboro Road onto Prospect Street between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., and between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., weekdays
Station Road and Evans Drive[3]
Right
From Station Road onto Evans Drive between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., weekdays
Station Road and Oak Lane[4]
Right
From Station Road onto Oak Lane between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., weekdays
Station Road and Pine Hill Drive[5]
Right
From Station Road onto Pine Hill Drive between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., weekdays
[1]
Editors' Note: This prohibition was adopted by resolution of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders on 6-6-1991.
[2]
Editors' Note: This prohibition was adopted by resolution of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders on 6-6-1991.
[3]
Editors' Note: This prohibition was adopted by resolution of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders on 6-6-1991.
[4]
Editors' Note: This prohibition was adopted by resolution of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders on 6-6-1991.
[5]
Editors' Note: This prohibition was adopted by resolution of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders on 6-6-1991.