ASSEMBLY, No. 1936
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2022 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman LISA SWAIN
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Increases traffic threshold for local installation of certain speed humps on
certain local streets without DOT approval.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities
Committee with technical review.
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EXPLANATION – Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is
not enacted and is intended to be omitted in the law.
Matter underlined thus is new matter.
AN ACT concerning the installation of speed humps by counties and 1
municipalities on local roadways and amending P.L.2004, c.107. 2
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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 4
of New Jersey: 5
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1. Section 2 of P.L.2004, c.107 (C.39:4-8.10) is amended to 7
read as follows: 8
2. a. Pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2004, c.107 9
(C.39:4-8.11), a municipality or county may, without the approval 10
of the commissioner, construct a speed hump on two-lane 11
residential streets and on one-way residential streets under 12
municipal or county jurisdiction with a posted speed of 30 mph or 13
less and which have fewer than 3,000 vehicles per day, or fewer 14
than 4,000 vehicles per day for any version of a speed hump with a 15
flat top of at least 10 feet, such as a speed table. The board of 16
directors of any corporation, or the board of trustees of any 17
corporation or other institution of a public or semipublic nature not 18
for pecuniary profit, having control over private roads, may 19
construct or provide for the construction of a speed hump on any 20
private road subject to the provisions of Title 39 of the Revised 21
Statutes, pursuant to P.L.1945, c.284 (C.39:5A-1 et seq.). 22
b. Pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2004, c.107 23
(C.39:4-8.11), a municipality or county may, without the approval 24
of the commissioner, construct traffic calming measures where 25
appropriate, which may include, but are not limited to, speed humps 26
on streets under municipal or county jurisdiction with a posted 27
speed of 30 mph or less and which have fewer than 3,000 vehicles 28
per day, or fewer than 4,000 vehicles per day for any version of a 29
speed hump with a flat top of at least 10 feet, such as a speed table, 30
when any road construction project or repair of a street set forth in 31
this subsection is undertaken and located within 500 feet of that 32
street is a school or any property used for school purposes. 33
c. Pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2004, c.107 34
(C.39:4-8.11), a municipality or county may, without the approval 35
of the commissioner, construct traffic calming measures in business 36
districts on streets, other than on a street designated as a coastal 37
evacuation route by the Office of Emergency Management in the 38
Division of the State Police, under municipal or county jurisdiction. 39
The traffic calming measure shall comply with specifications 40
provided in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for 41
Streets and Highways and any other department rule or regulation 42
governing traffic calming measures. For the purposes of this 43
subsection, "business district" shall have the same meaning as 44
provided in R.S.39:1-1. 45
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d. Prior to a municipality or county constructing a speed hump 1
which places any impact on roadways in an adjoining municipality 2
or county, the governing board or body of the municipality or 3
county shall provide appropriate notice to the adjoining 4
municipality or county. 5
e. Prior to a municipality or county constructing a speed hump 6
or other traffic calming measure which places any impact on a State 7
roadway, the county or municipality shall obtain the approval of the 8
commissioner. 9
(cf: P.L.2015, c.3, s.2) 10
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2. This act shall take effect immediately 12