N.J. Admin. Code § 19:9-1.9 - Limitations on use of Roadway
(a) Use of the
Roadway and entry thereon by the following, unless otherwise authorized by the
Authority, is prohibited:
1.
Pedestrians;
2. Bicycles with or
without motors and any other two or three-wheel vehicles, excluding
motorcycles;
3. Motorcycles, during
high winds or other adverse weather conditions as directed by the Authority or
the New Jersey State Police;
4.
Vehicles drawn by animals;
5.
Animals led, ridden or driven on the hoof;
6. Vehicles loaded with animals or poultry
not properly confined;
7. Vehicles
with improperly inflated pneumatic tires; also vehicles with tires in such
condition that they are, in the judgment of the Authority or the New Jersey
State Police, unsafe for use upon the Roadway;
8. Farm implements and farm machinery,
whether self-propelled or towed;
9.
Passenger vehicles and passenger vehicle-drawn trailers with improperly secured
loads:
i. Passenger vehicles and passenger
vehicle-drawn trailers carrying any load on the top or sides with lateral or
horizontal projection in excess of 12 inches from body of vehicle or vertical
projection in excess of 24 inches from body of vehicle;
10. Vehicles with metal tires or solid tires
worn to metal and vehicles with caterpillar treads;
11. Construction equipment other than motor
trucks or truck cranes capable of maintaining 45 miles per hour;
12. Except for the Interstate 95 Extension,
any vehicle operated pursuant to a special permit issued pursuant to
39:3-84, unless said permit or its
equivalent is issued by the Authority;
13. Passenger vehicles or passenger
vehicle-drawn trailers being towed by other vehicles, unless both vehicles and
the connecting and control devices between them meet the following
requirements:
i. Not more than one vehicle is
being towed;
ii. A hitch bar is
used in combination with chain strong enough to hold if the bar became
disconnected from either vehicle; and
iii. Brakes, brake lights and directional
signals on both vehicles are controlled by the driver of towing vehicle and
synchronized. A trailer with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less may be
operated without brakes if it is towed by a vehicle whose gross weight is at
least 2 1/2 times the gross weight of the trailer;
14. Vehicles with loads extending more than
four feet:
i. Beyond the rear of the vehicle
body or other supporting member; or
ii. Beyond the rear of vehicle-drawn
trailer;
15. Vehicles
with improperly secured loads;
16.
Vehicles so loaded or operated that the contents or any part thereof may be
scattered on the Roadway;
17.
Vehicles that are not capable of maintaining a speed of at least 35 miles per
hour on a level grade;
18. Vehicles
not otherwise specified in this section that create a probable hazard to other
vehicles or to persons;
19. During
winds or during the prevalence of other adverse weather conditions, house
trailers, horse trailers, boat trailers, utility trailers, motorcycles and all
passenger vehicle-drawn trailers (applicable on the Turnpike only, and as may
be directed on the Parkway);
20.
Vehicles in tow:
i. With an axle or
combination of axles raised off the ground and supported by cable, chains,
rope, dollies or other devices, except that Class 1 vehicles in tow with front
axle off the ground and supported by dollies with safety chains are permitted
to enter and use the Turnpike provided that the brake lights and turn signals
of the tow dolly trailering system or towed vehicle are connected to and
operating in conjunction with the towing vehicle's lights;
ii. Without axles raised, if interconnected
with rope, chains, cable or pipe or tow bars without chains; or
iii. By a fifth wheel crane or hoist mounted
on a truck-tractor.
21.
Vehicles owned or operated by a member or employee of a diplomatic mission,
where said member or employee of the diplomatic mission has been sent prior
written notice from the Authority that said member or employee violated any
provision of N.J.A.C. 19:9 and who, subsequent to said notice, committed
another violation of a provision of N.J.A.C. 19:9. Upon the occurrence of the
second violation, said vehicle or vehicles shall be escorted off the Roadway at
the nearest point of exit or interchange;
22. Commercial motor vehicles, trailers and
semitrailers, including, but not limited to, farm trucks, while loaded with hay
or straw when the extreme overall dimension is greater than 102 inches in
width, without special permit;
23.
Drive-away saddlemount vehicle transporter combinations and drive-away
saddlemount with fullmount vehicle transporter combinations, wherein a tractor
is hauling additional tractors, as defined at
23
CFR 658.5, exceeding an overall length of 75
feet;
24. Buses exceeding 45 feet
in length, excluding bumpers, and articulated buses exceeding 61 feet in
length, excluding bumpers;
25.
Vehicles operated with a tandem trailer combination, commonly known as a
"double bottom," if one or more of the individual trailers exceeds 28 feet, six
inches in length; and
26. Vehicles,
or combination of vehicles, including any load thereon, exceeding the following
maximum dimensions:
i. Height: 13 feet, six
inches;
ii. Width: eight feet, six
inches;
iii. Length: Semitrailer in
excess of 53 feet in length when in a tractor-semitrailer combination, private
utility, house-type semitrailer, or trailer with a length of any single vehicle
in excess of 35 feet, private utility, house-type semitrailer, and towing
vehicle combination in excess of 45 feet and private utility, house-type
trailer, and towing vehicle combination in excess of 50 feet, except that
single recreational vehicles of up to 40 feet in length and combination
recreational vehicles of up to 62 feet in length may operate on the
Roadway;
iv. Gross weight: 80,000
pounds;
v. Weight on single axle:
22,400 pounds;
vi. Weight on tandem
axle: 34,000 pounds; or
vii. Weight
on tri-axle: 56,400 pounds; and
27. Notwithstanding (a)1 through 26 above,
limitations, a combination of vehicles designed, built, and used to transport
other motor vehicles may carry a load that does not exceed 65 feet overall
length, including load overhang. The overhang shall be limited to seven feet
and may not exceed three feet at the front and four feet at the rear.
(b) Use of the Parkway and entry
thereon by the following is prohibited north of Interchange 105:
1. Commercial vehicles with a G.V.W.R. in
excess of 10,000 pounds, with the exception of vehicles holding a special
permit, New Jersey State Police vehicles, buses, Authority maintenance
vehicles, and other Authority authorized vehicles.
2. Notwithstanding the limitation in (b)1
above, all vehicles in excess of 10,000 pounds are allowed on the KT Ramp in
Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County for purposes of accessing the Turnpike
from northbound Route 9.
(c) In addition to the State Police, toll
collection employees of the Authority are authorized to enforce the provisions
of this section, and all persons shall comply with the orders of such employees
given to prevent the use of the Roadway by any of the aforesaid prohibited
vehicles.
(d) Where the Roadway has
been divided in such manner that there are three or more lanes for traffic in
any one direction, the following restrictions shall apply:
1. On the Parkway, no vehicles except
passenger vehicles without an attached trailer or semitrailer and while not in
a funeral cortege shall be driven in the farthest left lane of a three-lane
traffic configuration or in the farthest two left lanes of a four or more lanes
configuration, except when and to the extent necessary to prepare for a left
turn or when necessary to enter into or leave the Parkway or service area by
entrance or exit to or from the left lane or when reasonably necessary in
response to emergency conditions or in conformance with motor vehicle
laws.
2. On the Turnpike, no
vehicles in excess of 10,000 pounds G.V.W.R. or having an attached trailer or
semitrailer shall be driven in the farthest left lane of a three-lane traffic
configuration, in the farthest two left lanes of a four or more lanes
configuration, or in any lane designated as "Cars Only," except where posted in
accordance with
N.J.A.C.
19:9-1.24, or when reasonably necessary in
response to emergency conditions or in conformance with motor vehicle
laws.
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