STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman NANCY F. MUNOZ
District 21 (Essex, Morris, Somerset and Union)
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOT to construct noise barriers on Interstate 78.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act requiring the Department of Transportation to construct noise barriers on a certain portion of Interstate 78.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the Department of Transportation shall erect noise barriers along the north side of the westbound lane of Interstate 78 in the Borough of Watchung in Somerset County between mile marker 42.7 and mile marker 41.2. To the extent practicable, the noise barriers shall be constructed with recycled materials.
b. The Commissioner of Transportation shall include in the annual report of general project categories and proposed projects submitted pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-22) an amount necessary for the construction of the noise barriers required by subsection a. of this section.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to erect noise barriers along a certain portion of Interstate 78 in the Borough of Watchung in Somerset County. To help reduce the cost of such barriers and to further promote recycling efforts, the bill requires that the noise barriers be constructed with recycled materials to the extent possible.
This bill also directs the Commissioner of Transportation to include funding for the noise barriers in the annual request for appropriations from the Transportation Trust Fund.