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| Formed | December 12, 1966; 58 years ago (December 12, 1966) |
| Jurisdiction | New Jersey |
| Headquarters | 1035 Parkway Avenue Ewing, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Parent agency | State of New Jersey |
| Website | nj.gov/transportation |
TheNew Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)[2] is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy inNew Jersey, including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transportation policy, and assisting with rail, freight, and intermodal transportation issues. It is headed by the Commissioner of Transportation. The present acting commissioner is Francis K. O'Connor.
The agency that became NJDOT began as theNew Jersey State Highway Department (NJSHD)c. 1920.[3] NJDOT was established in 1966 as the first state transportation agency in the United States. The Transportation Act of 1966 (Chapter 301, Public Laws, 1966) established the NJDOT on December 12, 1966.
Since the late 1970s, NJDOT has been phasing out or modifying manytraffic circles in New Jersey. In 1979, with the establishment ofNew Jersey Transit, NJDOT's rail division, which funded and supported state-sponsored passenger rail service, was folded into the new agency.
Until 2003, the NJDOT included the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), which was reorganized as the self-operatingNew Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC).
NJDOT operates, develops, and maintains the State'spublic road system, including Interstate, State and Federal highways, with a total of 2,316.69 miles of NJDOT-owned and operated roads (as of July 2015).[4] Most major highways including Interstate, U.S. and NJ State routes within New Jersey are under NJDOT jurisdiction, except toll routes including theNew Jersey Turnpike,Garden State Parkway (under theNew Jersey Turnpike Authority) and theAtlantic City Expressway as well as the interstate toll bridges and tunnels.
NJDOT develops interim and long-term plans and strategic policy on freight and shipping in and around the state. These intermodal policies cover trucking, rail, maritime and air freight.
The Transportation Capital Program and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) allocate state and federal transportation funding, including projected projects and investment.
Assistance to local communities and grants for transportation-related projects, such astransit villages.
This refers to technical planning, development, design and research for projects.
NJDOT's Bureau of Aeronautics has general oversight of public use airports and restricted use facilities, including airstrips, heliports and balloon ports, addresses aviation safety and provides licensing and registration on aviation facilities and aerial activities including advertising, aerial racing, and sports.
The NJDOT was also responsible for funding and supporting passenger rail service within New Jersey and to and from nearby points from the late 1960s onward, including procuring new modern equipment and rolling stock. The agency purchasedEMD GP40Ps for theCentral Railroad of New Jersey in 1968, theGE U34CH locomotives andComet I cars for theErie Lackawanna (1970) andArrow I, II & III electric MU cars for thePenn Central in 1968–69, 1974 and 1977–78 respectively. During 1976 NJDOT took control of passenger rail routes operated by the Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, CNJ and Reading Lines (with Conrail operating services under contract).
In 1979,New Jersey Transit assumed responsibilities for passenger rail in New Jersey.
NJDOT is a member of theNortheast Corridor Commission.
NJDOT maintains the Statewide Traffic Management Center (sTMC) headquartered inWoodbridge Township. STMC is also the home toNew Jersey State Police and theNew Jersey Turnpike Authority. STMC is staffed 24/7 and is responsible for the coordination and logistics of statewide resources during major incidents within New Jersey.
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