Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ANTHONY ANGELOZZI
District 8 (Atlantic and Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOT to study and report on pedestrian safety on South Lakeshore Drive in Township of Pemberton.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct a study and issue a report concerning pedestrian safety.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Township of Pemberton, shall conduct a study on pedestrian safety on South Lakeshore Drive in the Township of Pemberton, Burlington County. The study shall conclude no later than two years after the effective date of this section and shall, at a minimum, examine the rates of speeding, collisions, and pedestrian injuries and fatalities on South Lakeshore Drive, as well as potential remedies.
b. No later than one year after the conclusion of the study required pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Department of Transportation shall prepare and submit a report to the governing body of the Township of Pemberton, the Governor, and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), the Legislature detailing the findings of the study. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a description of:
(1) the number of collisions, speeding tickets, and pedestrian injuries and fatalities that occurred on South Lakeshore Drive during the study; and
(2) a list of recommendations for how the Township of Pemberton or the State can reduce the number of collisions, speeding tickets, and pedestrian injuries and fatalities that occur on South Lakeshore Drive.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire upon the submission of the report required by section 1 of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT), in consultation with the Township of Pemberton (Pemberton Township), to conduct a study on pedestrian safety on South Lakeshore Drive in Pemberton Township. Under the bill, the DOT is required to, no later than two years after the bill’s effective date, prepare and submit a report on the study’s findings to Pemberton Township, the Governor, and the Legislature.