The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in

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, 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 Commissioner is

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History

The agency that became NJDOT began as the New Jersey State Highway Department (NJSHD) circa 1920. 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 many

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. In 1979, with the establishment of

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, 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-operating

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(MVC).

NJDOT Commissioners

*David J. Goldberg (1966–1970) *John C. Kohl (1970–1974) *Alan Sagner (1974–1977) * Russell Mullen (1977–1978) * Louis J. Gambaccini (1978–1981) * Anne P. Canby (1981–1982) * John P. Sheridan Jr. (1982–1985) *Roger A. Bodman (1985–1986) *Hazel Frank Gluck (1986–1989) *Robert Innocenzi (1989–1990) *Tom Downs (1990–1993) *Kathy Stanwick (1993–1994) *Dennis Keck (1994) *Frank J. Wilson (1994–1996) *John J. Haley (1997–1998) * James Weinstein (1998–2001) * Jamie Fox (2002) *Jack Lettiere (2003–2006) * Kris Kolluri (2006–2008) * Stephen Dilts (2008–2010) * James S. Simpson (2010–2014) *Joseph Bertoni (2014) *Jamie Fox (2014–2015) *Richard T. Hammer (2015–2018) *

(2018–present)

Divisions, programs and services

Public roads

NJDOT operates, develops, and maintains the State's public 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). Most major highways including Interstate, U.S. and NJ State routes within New Jersey are under NJDOT jurisdiction, except toll routes including the

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(under the New Jersey Turnpike Authority) and the

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as well as the interstate toll bridges and tunnels.

Freight planning

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.

Capital programs

The Transportation Capital Program and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) allocate state and federal transportation funding, including projected projects and investment.

Community programs

Assistance to local communities and grants for transportation-related projects, such as

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Engineering

This refers to technical planning, development, design and research for projects.

Bureau of Aeronautics

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.

Railroads

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 purchased

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s for the

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in 1968, the

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locomotives and Comet I cars for the

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(1970) and Arrow I, II & III electric MU cars for the

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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,

assumed responsibilities for passenger rail in New Jersey. NJDOT is a member of the

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Traffic management

NJDOT maintains the Statewide Traffic Management Center (sTMC) headquartered in

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. STMC is also the home to

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and the New 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.

References

External links

New Jersey Department of Transportation
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