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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23, TRAFFIC CHAPTER 1, IN GENERAL, SECTION 23:1-9, CONSTRUCTION ZONE: TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OPERATION AND ADOPTION OF MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES FOR STREETS AND HIGHWAYS (Municipal Roads Only), OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BEGIN CONSTRUCTION AT 8:00 A.M.
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WHEREAS, the City has been dealing with complaints related to street closures during street construction and/or street maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council desires to enact regulations to address the start time for street and highway construction and maintenance; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2, the City is authorized to enact and amend ordinances as deemed necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and as may be necessary to carry into effect the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the City of Newark by law; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
Note: Additions are shown as underlined and bold. Deletions are strikethroughs.
Section 1. Chapter 1-9, entitled “Construction Zone: Traffic Controls for Street and Highway Construction and Maintenance Operation and Adoption of Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.(Municipal Roads Only)” is hereby amended to the City of Newark Municipal Code as follows:
Controls Established for Construction Zone. The Governing Body hereby finds and declares that problems of traffic control occur and 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 welfa...
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