SENATE, No. 2193

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

INTRODUCED JUNE 12, 1997

 

 

By Senator BASSANO

 

 

An Act concerning expenditures from the revenues and other funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority.

 

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

    1. a. From funds authorized by the Legislature to be appropriated from the revenues and other funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the FY 1997 transportation capital construction program, the Commissioner of Transportation shall allocate and transfer from a part or all of any item or items to a new item the sum necessary for the repavement of lanes in both directions of Route 24, traversing Millburn Township, Essex County and the City of Summit, Union County, with noise-reducing open graded asphalt, beginning at the intersection of Route 24 and Morris Avenue and terminating at the intersection of Route 24 and John F. Kennedy Boulevard.

    b. A contract for the repavement of Route 24 required by subsection a. of this act shall be awarded within six months of the effective date of this act.

 

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

    This bill would require the Commissioner of Transportation to allocate and transfer from a part or all of any item or items from funds authorized by the Legislature to be appropriated from the revenues and other funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the FY 1997 transportation capital construction program to a new item the sum necessary for the repavement of lanes in both directions of Route 24, traversing Millburn Township, Essex County and the City of Summit, Union County, with noise-reducing open graded asphalt, beginning at the intersection of Route 24 and Morris Avenue and terminating at the intersection of Route 24 and John F. Kennedy Boulevard.

    In addition to reducing noise, open graded asphalt increases skid resistance and reduces water spray, thereby creating safer driving conditions.

    The bill requires that a contract for the repavement of Route 24 to be awarded within six months of the effective date of this act.

 

 

                             

Directs DOT commissioner to repave portion of Route 24 with open graded asphalt.