N.J. Admin. Code § 19:2-4.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 19:2-4.3 - Restricted vehicles

(a) The following vehicles are prohibited at all times from using the Expressway:

1. Vehicles drawn or pushed by animals;

2. Bicycles, every motor scooter or every bicycle with a motor attached of 150 cubic centimeters or less piston displacement;

3. Vehicles with livestock not properly confined;

4. Farm implements or machinery, either self-propelled, pushed or towed;

5. Vehicles with deflated pneumatic tires, metal or solid tires, or caterpillar treads;

6. Vehicles being towed or pushed, unless both the towing and towed vehicles and the connecting and control devices between them meet the requirements of the laws of New Jersey except under the direction of the Expressway police;

7. Vehicles with improperly secured attachments or loads;

8. Vehicles or combinations of vehicles, including any loads thereon, which exceed the following maximum dimensions:

i. Length: 62 feet;

ii. Width: Eight feet, six inches;

iii. Height: 13 feet, nine inches;

iv. Maximum gross weight: 80,000 pounds;

9. Vehicles with loads extending more than 48 inches beyond the front or the rear of the body, or with lateral projections in excess of 12 inches, or vertical projections in excess of 24 inches. This paragraph shall apply to passenger vehicles only;

10. Vehicles whose condition, equipment or tires are such as to be considered unsafe for operation on the Expressway, in the judgment of the Expressway employees or Expressway police;

11. Vehicles performing emergency or repair service unless acting under contract or permit from the Authority. (See 19:2-4.5, Permits.)

(b) Alternate fueled vehicles powered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), or compressed natural gas (CNG) shall be permitted to use the Brigantine Connector Tunnel only when the vehicle has:

1. A dedicated alternate fuel system installed by the manufacturer of the vehicle, or a fuel system that has been properly converted to an alternate fuel system;

2. A vehicle alternate fuel system that conforms to applicable Federal regulations including, but not limited to, 40 CFR 85, 86, and 600, and to applicable industry standards, including the following National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented, available at www.njpa.org:

i. NFPA 52-Standard for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicular Fuel Systems (1998 Edition);

ii. NFPA 58-Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) (1998 Edition); and

iii. NFPA 59A-Standard for the Production, Storage and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) (2013 Edition);

3. A fuel capacity that does not exceed 100 gasoline gallon equivalents (GGEs) of fuel; and

4. All markings and symbols displayed required by law or regulation to identify the alternate-fuel system.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:2-4.3

Amended by 46 N.J.R. 879(a), effective 5/19/2014.