Bill > A3579

Introduced Session

This bill requires the New Jersey Department of Transportation (department) to assume responsibility for the operations and maintenance of a pedestrian overpass bridge that may be constructed to connect the portions of the Johnson Trolley Trail that bisect Interstate Highway 295 in Mercer County. The bill also requires the department to develop a set of planning, engineering, and construction standards for the potential construction of this bridge. At a minimum, these standards would be required to ensure that the bridge is accessible for public use by pedestrians, bicycles, scooters, and other devices or vehicles that the department deems appropriate. Before the bridge may be constructed, the bill requires the project sponsor to submit a copy of the proposed project design and construction plan to the department to ensure that the project complies with the standards developed by the department. The bill also clarifies that the department would not be permitted or obligated to construct the pedestrian overpass bridge nor would it be responsible for maintaining and operating other portions of the Johnson Trolley Trail corridor.

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Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)*,  Anthony Verrelli (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee (on 02/08/2024)

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