2924-25 Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 20 Sections 1.1 et seq.- Revised.doc.pdf

Township of West Orange, NJ 6 The deposit of any surplus after the completion of the work shall be returned to the applicant within 180 days, upon written authorization of the Township Engineer. If any additional sum is required, it shall be paid by the applicant upon receiving written notice to that effect from the Township Engineer. § 20-1.5. General. [1972 Code § 22-1.5; amended 2-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2635-21 ] a. General. The New Jersey State Department of Transportation 2019 Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, or latest revision, shall govern all of the work performed under Township of West Orange Road opening permits, except as supplemented below: 1. Any work under an issued permit must be commenced within three months from the date of issue, and completed 45 days from commencement, or said permit shall be deemed void and reapplication shall be required, unless previously approved by the Municipal Engineer. 2. The permittee shall notify the Municipal Engineer 48 hours, not including weekends and holidays, in advance of the actual commencement of any work under a permit. 3. The permittee shall notify the Municipal Engineer at least 24 hours prior to closing any trench or excavation. 4. The permittee shall notify the Municipal Engineer at least 24 hours prior to doing any final repair of a trench or excavation. 5. Permittees whose work results in the closing of a moving traffic lane, or which requires traffic to be diverted to another lane shall at all times while actively working at the site, utilize an authorized traffic plan approved by the West Orange Police Traffic Bureau for the maintenance and protection of traffic. This includes the use of Police Traffic Directors to assist motorists and pedestrians to proceed safely through the site. 6. Barricades, signs, lights, and other approved safety devices shall be displayed in accordance with the Federal latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Devices. b. Protection of Excavation. Every person, utility or corporation engaged in the digging of any street, in the paving of any street or section of a street, building any sewer or drain, digging any trench for gas, water or other pipes, or in digging and building any manhole or valve box in any public street, or in the placing of any obstruction in any public street, where the work, if left exposed, would be dangerous to vehicles

es, or in digging and building any manhole or valve box in any public street, or in the placing of any obstruction in any public street, where the work, if left exposed, would be dangerous to vehicles or passersby, shall erect a fence or railing at such excavations or work.