Roads, NJ Transportation Fact Book 2007, Publications, About NJDOT

Publication date: January 2007
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Roads

NJDOT	Miles
Lanes	8,371
Shoulders	4,503
Ramps	595
Total	13,469

Other Roads	Center line miles
NJ Turnpike Authority	323
South Jersey Transportation Authority	47
Palisades Interstate Parkway	11
Bridges Authorities	28
County	6,392
Municipality	28,344
Parks	649

Vehicle Miles Traveled (Annual)	Billions
1991	59.288
1992	59.249
1993	59.726
1994	60.466
1995	61.013
1996	62.164
1997	63.280
1998	64.616
1999	65.919
2000	67.172
2001	68.497
2002	69.812
2003	71.262
2004	72.678

NJDOT Operations	Total
Contractor plows	1,369
Contractor loaders, graders	99
Contractor spreaders	139
Dams owned	26
Drawbridges operated (2 or 3 shifts)	17
Drawbridge inspection (3 or 4 times annually)	100
Emergency service patrol responses	100,000*
Emergency calls, Central Dispatch Unit	30,000*
Lane miles resurfaced	207
Lights maintained, highway	35,000
Lights maintained, lanes, ramps shoulders	1,892
Mowings (acres)	44,294
Permits, access	425
Permits, highway	2,439
Salt storage (in tons)	162,155
Traffic signals maintained	3,034
Traffic signal management systems - systems	9
Traffic signal management systems - signals	291
Traffic signals inspected	11,061
*Annually

NJDOT Fleet	Total
Autos	316
Trucks	1,770
Road equipment	5,663

Annual Costs	In millions
Litter pickup	$3.9
Snow/ice control	$20.3
Striping	$9.6
Trash removal	$560,000

Statewide Traffic Operations

Statewide Traffic Operations has integrated the policies and procedures of NJDOT and the Toll Road Authorities as they relate to operating our transportation system. Statewide Traffic Operations is currently working with the NJ Turnpike Authority on constructing a Statewide Traffic Management Center in Woodbridge.

Our overall mission is to keep traffic safely moving by quickly clearing incidents and providing real time traffic information by using the latest transportation technology. This is accomplished through a variety of safety and technology-related programs such as the Emergency Service Patrols, the Traffic Operations Centers, our Statewide Incident Management Program and the deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). In addition, the Department's Centralized Dispatch Unit (CDU) operated under the Statewide Traffic Operations umbrella and is responsible for handling all emergency calls that come in from police departments and the public throughout the state.

Traffic Operations Centers in Elmwood Park and Cherry Hill operate more than 178 cameras, 91 electronic variable message signs, 14 highway advisory radio transmitter sites and help activate Amber Alert bulletins concerning child abductions. Information from these Traffic Operations Centers support real time traffic information online at www.njcommuter.com as well as several traffic reporting services and TRANSCOM. The Web cameras alone experience close to 1 million hits annually.

The Emergency Service Patrols have assisted over 400,000 motorists on New Jersey's state highways during its 12 year existence. They patrol approximately 400 miles of roadway statewide. We also coordinate a Statewide Incident Management Program in cooperation with the New Jersey State Police.

Variable message sign, give drivers updates.

Transportation Security
NJDOT established the Office of Transportation Security in October 2004 to coordinate security initiatives for critical elements of the transportation system: bridges, tunnels, rail freight, trucks, buses, trains, ferries, aiports, ports and air freight.

The office is charged to:

work with NJDOT and other government and private transportation agencies
coordinate with federal agencies that have homeland and transportation security responsibilities
assist the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security with transportation matters: prevention, mitigation, response, recovery
Prepare a New Jersey State Transportation Security Strategy Plan and implement Best Management Practices for Transportation
coordinate major special events

New Jersey Turnpike Authority

Administration Building
PO Box 5042
Woodbridge 08903
732.750.5300; FAX 732.750.5316

Chairman	Kris Kolluri
Vice Chairman	Joseph (J.P.) Miele
Treasurer	Michael R. Dupont
Executive Director	Michael La Polla
Facilities	New Jersey Turnpike
	Garden State Parkway
	PNC Arts Center
Budget	$452,383,200 (2006)
Revenue	$812,242,729 (2006)
Authorized Positions	2,508 full time
	700 part-time

Palisades Interstate Park Commission

PO Box 155
Alpine 07620
201.768.1360; FAX 201.767.3842

Executive Director	Carol Ash
Superintendent	James Hall
Facilities	Palisades Interstate Parkway, two marinas, picnic areas, scenic roads and overlooks, historic sites and hiking trails
Volume	21,300,000 vehicles
	1,300,000 visitors
Revenue	$3,861,000
Employees	80 (average full time/New Jersey)

South Jersey Transportation Authority

Farley Service Plaza
PO Box 351
Hammonton 08037
609.965.6060; FAX 609.965.7315

Executive Director	Bart R. Mueller
Chairman	Frank Spencer
Facilities	Atlantic City Expressway
	Farley Service Plaza
	Atlantic City International Airport
	Atlantic City Visitor's Center Parking Facilities at New York Avenue, Fairmount Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City
	The Expressway Intercept Lot
Volume	980,477 passengers annually (Atlantic City International Airport)
	65,394,611 toll transactions Atlantic City Expressway (2005)
Revenue	$82,007,410 (2005)
Employees	372 full time; 146 part timel
Programs	Transit Link services
	Atlantic City Casion Bus Management
	Sout Jersey Economic Development

TRANSCOM

Transportation Operations Coordinating Committee
Newport Financial Center
111 Town Square Place, 6th Floor
Jersey City, 07310-1755
201.963.4033;FAX 201.963.8376

TRANSCOM is a coalition of 16 highway, transit and public safety agencies in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan region. Created in 1986 to provide a cooperative approach to regional transportation management, it is funded by member agencies and the Federal Highway Administration.

The board is made up of the cheif executives of the 16 member agencies and all actions require their unanimous approval.

Chairman	Brian O. Rowback, P.E. New York State Department of Transportation
Executive Director	Matthew Edelman
Core Programs	Regional incident information and coordination (Operations Information Center) Regional Construction Coordination and Multi-agency Special Event Planning Multi-agency implementation of Intelligent Transportation Systems Regional Traveler Information
Employees	35

Publication date: January 2007

Roads

NJDOT

Miles

Total

13,469

Other Roads

Center line miles

Vehicle Miles Traveled (Annual)

Billions

NJDOT Operations

Total

NJDOT Fleet

Total

Annual Costs

In millions

Statewide Traffic Operations

New Jersey Turnpike Authority

Palisades Interstate Park Commission

South Jersey Transportation Authority

TRANSCOM