N.J. Admin. Code § 16:20B-5.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 16:20B-5.1 - Standards

(a) Proposed road and bridge improvements shall conform to the current design standards utilized by the Department, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, including, but not limited to, the appropriate American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) publications listed below. These publications are available in book form or as a compact disk from AASHTO at: https://bookstore.transportation.org/direct_order_form.aspx:

1. A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 6th edition;

2. Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges, 17th edition; and

3. Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities, 4th edition.

(b) All road and bridge design shall also conform to the standards contained in the "Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices" (MUTCD), 2009 edition with Revisions 1 and 2, which are incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

1. The MUTCD is available in electronic format from the FHWA website at http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/.

2. The MUTCD is available in book form or as a compact disk from the following organizations:

i. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) at: https://bookstore.transportation.org/direct_order_form.aspx;

ii. Institute of Traffic Engineers (ITE) at: http://www.ite.org/bookstore/mutcd.asp; and

iii. American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) at: http://www.atssa.com/.

(c) Design of traffic barriers and drainage systems shall conform to the Departments Roadway Design Manual, 2012 edition, which is incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented. The Roadway Design Manual is available in electronic format on the Departments website at http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/eng/documents/RDM/.

(d) The Department shall be advised in writing of all deviations from the above standards for all road and bridge projects. If there is deviation from these standards, the municipality shall have a New Jersey licensed professional engineer prepare a Design Exception Report based on the requirements of the Departments Design Exception Manual, and a certification providing an analysis and justification for any controlling substandard design elements. The municipality shall accept any and all responsibility for any injury or damage to any person or property when there is deviation from the standards.

1. The Departments Design Exception Manual, 2012 edition, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, is available in electronic format on the Departments website at http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/eng/documents/DEM/.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:20B-5.1

Adopted by 46 N.J.R. 868(a), effective 5/19/2014.