Bill > A705

Introduced Session

This bill requires the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (authority) to implement safety policies for roadside maintenance performed by employees of the authority. The safety policies for roadside maintenance are to include: (1) a provision that prohibits employees of the authority from using power tools in inclement weather to perform non-emergency roadside maintenance; (2) a provision that requires that all available precautions be taken to ensure the immediate safety of employees of the authority performing emergency roadside maintenance in inclement weather, including placing roadside warning signs and safety vehicles at a certain distance before the work zone and using variable message signs to inform motorists that emergency roadside maintenance is being performed ahead; (3) a provision that requires that all roadside maintenance operations involving the use of gas-powered landscaping equipment be performed during daylight hours, except in emergency situations; and (4) a provision that requires that portable roadside light towers be used during the performance of all roadside maintenance performed at times other than during daylight hours.

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JoAnn Downey (D)*,  Carol Murphy (D)*,  Shavonda Sumter (D)*,  Eric Houghtaling (D),  Angela Mcknight (D), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee (on 01/14/2020)

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