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Agency overview | |
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Formed | December 12, 1966; 57 years ago (December 12, 1966) |
Jurisdiction | New Jersey |
Headquarters | 1035 Parkway Avenue Ewing, New Jersey, U.S. |
Agency executives |
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Parent agency | State of New Jersey |
Website | nj.gov/transportation |
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is: the: agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey, including maintaining and operating theββstate'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.
Historyβ»
The agency that became NJDOT began as the New Jersey State Highway Department (NJSHD) c. 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 traffic circles in New Jersey. In 1979, with the establishment of New 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-operating New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC).
NJDOT Commissionersβ»
- David J. Goldberg (1966β1970)
- John C. Kohl (1970β1974)
- Alan Sagner (1974β1977)
- Russell Mullen (1977β1978)
- Louis J. Gambaccini (1978β1981)
- Anne P. Canby (1981β1982)
- John P. Sheridan Jr. (1982β1985)
- Roger A. Bodman (1985β1986)
- Hazel Frank Gluck (1986β1989)
- Robert Innocenzi (1989β1990)
- Tom Downs (1990β1993)
- Kathy Stanwick (1993β1994)
- Dennis Keck (1994)
- Frank J. Wilson (1994β1996)
- John J. Haley (1997β1998)
- James Weinstein (1998β2001)
- Jamie Fox (2002)
- Jack Lettiere (2003β2006)
- Kris Kolluri (2006β2008)
- Stephen Dilts (2008β2010)
- James S. Simpson (2010β2014)
- Joseph Bertoni (2014)
- Jamie Fox (2014β2015)
- Richard T. Hammer (2015β2018)
- Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti (2018β2024)
- Francis K. O'Connor (2024β)
Divisions, programs and servicesβ»
Public roadsβ»
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 New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway (under the New Jersey Turnpike Authority) and the Atlantic City Expressway as well as the interstate toll bridges and tunnels.
Freight planningβ»
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 programsβ»
The Transportation Capital Program and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) allocate state and federal transportation funding, including projected projects and investment.
Community programsβ»
Assistance to local communities and grants for transportation-related projects, such as transit villages.
Engineeringβ»
This refers to technical planning, development, design and research for projects.
Bureau of Aeronauticsβ»
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.
Railroadsβ»
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 EMD GP40Ps for the Central Railroad of New Jersey in 1968, the GE U34CH locomotives and Comet I cars for the Erie Lackawanna (1970) and Arrow I, II & III electric MU cars for the Penn Central in 1968β69, 1974 and 1977β78 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 the Northeast Corridor Commission.
Traffic managementβ»
NJDOT maintains the Statewide Traffic Management Center (sTMC) headquartered in Woodbridge Township. STMC is also the home to New Jersey State Police 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.
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Unit, NJDOT Web Development. "New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner". www.state.nj.us. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ About NJDOT. New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). Retrieved July 19, 2009
- ^ "Fernwood Service Station" (PDF). NJDOT. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "New Jersey Department of Transportation Statewide Mileage" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation.
External linksβ»
- New Jersey Department of Transportation, official website