Department of Transportation

Speed Limits For State Roads

Route NJ 3
(a) The rate of speed designated for the certain parts of State Highway Route NJ 3 described in this subsection are hereby established and adopted as the maximum legal rate of speed:
1. In Passaic County:
i. In the City of Clifton:
(1) For both directions of traffic:
(A)Zone 1: 55 MPH between Route US 46 and the City of Clifton -Rutherford Borough corporate line (approximate mileposts 0.00 to 4.95); thence
2. In Bergen County:
i. In the Borough of Rutherford:
(1) For both directions of traffic:
(A)Zone 1: 55 MPH between the City of Clifton - Rutherford Borough corporate line and the Rutherford Borough - East Rutherford Borough corporate line (approximate mileposts 4.95 to 6.86); thence
ii. In the Borough of East Rutherford:
(1) For both directions of traffic:
(A) Zone 1: 55 MPH between the Rutherford Borough - East Rutherford Borough corporate line and the East Rutherford Borough – Town of Secaucus corporate line (approximate mileposts 6.86 to 8.49); thence
3. In Hudson County:
i. In the Town of Secaucus:
(1) For both directions of traffic:
(A)Zone 1: 55 MPH between the East Rutherford Borough – Town of Secaucus corporate line and Patterson Plank Road (approximate mileposts 8.49 to 9.12); thence
(B)Zone 2: 50 MPH between Patterson Plank Road and the Town of Secaucus - North Bergen Township corporate line (approximate mileposts 9.12 to 10.24); thence
ii. In the Township of North Bergen:
(1) For both directions of traffic:
(A)Zone 1: 50 MPH between the Town of Secaucus - North Bergen Township corporate line and Route US 1&9 (approximate mileposts 10.24 to 10.84).
Service Road East (under State jurisdiction)
(a) The rate of speed designated for the certain parts of State Highway Route NJ 3 (Service Road East) described in this subsection are hereby established and adopted as the maximum legal rate of speed:
1. In Hudson County:
i. In the Town of Secaucus:
(1) For the eastbound direction of traffic:
(A) Zone 1: 40 MPH between the westernmost intersection of Route NJ 3 and Roosevelt Avenue; thence
(B) Zone 2: 45 MPH between Roosevelt Avenue and the Town of Secaucus - North Bergen Township corporate line; thence
ii. In the Township of North Bergen:
(1) For the eastbound direction of traffic
(A) Zone 1: 45 MPH between the Town of Secaucus - North Bergen Township corporate line and the easternmost intersection of Route NJ 3.
Service Road West (under State jurisdiction)
(a) The rate of speed designated for the certain parts of State Highway Route NJ 3 (Service Road West) described in this subsection are hereby established and adopted as the maximum legal rate of speed:
1. In Hudson County:
i. In the Township of North Bergen:
(1) For the westbound direction of traffic
(A) Zone 1: 45 MPH between Route I-495 and the North Bergen Township - Town of Secaucus corporate line; thence
ii. In the Town of Secaucus:
(1) For the westbound direction of traffic:
(B) Zone 2: 45 MPH between the North Bergen Township - Town of Secaucus corporate line and the westernmost intersection of Route NJ 3.


Last updated date: April 3, 2020 10:22 AM