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New Jersey Department of Transportation
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New 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.
Pursuant to the Public Roads Act of 1676, a road was established from Middletown to Piscataway in East Jersey. The East Jersey Public Roads Act of 1682 provided an overview of the New Jersey highways, bridges, landings and ferries.
The Public Roads Act of 1681 established a road from Burlington to Salem in West Jersey. The West Jersey Public Roads Act of 1684 established roads between the various towns along the Delaware River.
In 1891, the State Road Aid Law was passed by the New Jersey Legislature, establishing a $75,000 to help the New Jersey counties build highways. New Jersey became the first state to proactively establish laws and fund transportation endeavors. The roads of New Jersey now fell under the oversight of the President of the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture. Edward Burrough oversaw the road as the President of the Board of Agriculture, from 1892 to 1894.
The Public Roads Act of 1894 officially established the Commissioner of Public Roads and removing it from the Board of Agriculture. Edward Burrough, the former President of the New Jersey Board of Agriculture, became the first Commissioner of Public Roads.
The State Highway Commission was created in 1909.
On March 3, 1917, the State created the State Highway Department to be governed by an eight-member State Highway Commission, led by a chairman as appointed by the New Jersey governor. On March 14, 1917, Governor Walter E. Edge appointed John Warne Herbert Jr. to the State Highway Commission of New Jersey as the first chairman of the board under the new Act. The other seven member of the original State Highway Commission, in 1917, were G.E. Blakeslee; Ira A. Kip Jr.; George W. F. Gaunt; Col. Anthony R. Kuser; Walter J. Buzby; Watson G. Clark; and Col. Edwin A. Stevens. The State Highway Commission was reduced to four members in 1923.
In 1935, the New Jersey Legislature removed the four-member commission and placed authority under a single State Highway Commissioner.
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New Jersey Department of Transportation
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New 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.
Pursuant to the Public Roads Act of 1676, a road was established from Middletown to Piscataway in East Jersey. The East Jersey Public Roads Act of 1682 provided an overview of the New Jersey highways, bridges, landings and ferries.
The Public Roads Act of 1681 established a road from Burlington to Salem in West Jersey. The West Jersey Public Roads Act of 1684 established roads between the various towns along the Delaware River.
In 1891, the State Road Aid Law was passed by the New Jersey Legislature, establishing a $75,000 to help the New Jersey counties build highways. New Jersey became the first state to proactively establish laws and fund transportation endeavors. The roads of New Jersey now fell under the oversight of the President of the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture. Edward Burrough oversaw the road as the President of the Board of Agriculture, from 1892 to 1894.
The Public Roads Act of 1894 officially established the Commissioner of Public Roads and removing it from the Board of Agriculture. Edward Burrough, the former President of the New Jersey Board of Agriculture, became the first Commissioner of Public Roads.
The State Highway Commission was created in 1909.
On March 3, 1917, the State created the State Highway Department to be governed by an eight-member State Highway Commission, led by a chairman as appointed by the New Jersey governor. On March 14, 1917, Governor Walter E. Edge appointed John Warne Herbert Jr. to the State Highway Commission of New Jersey as the first chairman of the board under the new Act. The other seven member of the original State Highway Commission, in 1917, were G.E. Blakeslee; Ira A. Kip Jr.; George W. F. Gaunt; Col. Anthony R. Kuser; Walter J. Buzby; Watson G. Clark; and Col. Edwin A. Stevens. The State Highway Commission was reduced to four members in 1923.
In 1935, the New Jersey Legislature removed the four-member commission and placed authority under a single State Highway Commissioner.