File #: 23-1811    Version: 1 Name: Ordinance: Title 23:15-2 Multi-Way Stop at Abington Avenue W and North 11th Street
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 11/15/2023 In control: Engineering
On agenda: 12/20/2023 Final action: 1/10/2024
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 15, STOP INTERSECTIONS, YIELD INTERSECTIONS AND THROUGH STREETS, SECTION 23:15-2, MULTI-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY DESIGNATING ABINGTON AVENUE W AND NORTH 11th STREET AS A MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION (NORTH WARD).
Sponsors: Anibal Ramos, Jr., Luis A. Quintana
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 15, STOP INTERSECTIONS, YIELD INTERSECTIONS AND THROUGH STREETS, SECTION 23:15-2, MULTI-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY DESIGNATING ABINGTON AVENUE W AND NORTH 11th STREET AS A MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION (NORTH WARD).

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WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, completed a multi-way stop control warrant study on November 15, 2023, as per the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), the intersection approaches of Abington Avenue W and North 11th Street, in the North Ward, met the conditions for a multi-way stop sign intersection; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals desires to improve safety at the intersection of Abington Avenue W and North 11th Street, in the North Ward, by requiring drivers to stop at all approaches before entering the intersection.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:

SECTION 1. That Section 23:15-2, Multi-way Stop Intersections, of Title 23, Traffic and Parking, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented, be amended by adding thereto the following:

Abington Avenue W and North 11th Street (North Ward)

SECTION 2. Any ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication and in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.

SECTION 4. This Ordinance does not require approval by the Commissioner of Transportation.

SECTION 5. Codification. This Ordinance shall be a part of the Code of the City of Newark as though codified and fully set forth therein. The City Clerk shall have this Ordinance codified and in...

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