Department of Transportation proposing to amend rules on State Highway Access Management Code

(Trenton) – The New Jersey Department of Transportation is proposing to amend N.J.A.C. 16:47, State Highway Access Management Code. These rules manage vehicular traffic to and from State highways and minimize its interference with through traffic by utilizing an access classification system which regulates the construction and operation of access points along these highways.

The proposed amendments appear in the July 7, 2014 issue of the New Jersey Register. The public has until September 5, 2014 to comment on the proposal. Persons wishing to comment on the proposal must provide their comments in writing and may do so using any one of a variety of delivery options, including a new online comment form. Send comments to:

• Miriam Weeks
  Administrative Practice Officer
  New Jersey Department of Transportation
  PO Box 600, Trenton, NJ 08625-0600 
  Fax:
  609.530.4638
  Email:
  NJDOTRules@dot.nj.gov
  Online: http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/rules/comments.shtm

Comments must be postmarked, sent by fax, email, or submitted online on or before September 5, 2014, which is the close of the 60-day public comment period.

Comments submitted to the Department on the proposed rulemaking are public records and are available for public inspection by prior appointment during normal Department business hours.