New Jersey § 40A:11-13a Contracts, low-volume road, reclaimed asphalt pavement, maximum percentage, total pavement mixtures.

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§ 40A:11-13a — Contracts, low-volume road, reclaimed asphalt pavement, maximum percentage, total pavement mixtures.

New Jersey § 40A:11-13a

Title 40AMUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40A:11-13a (2026).

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a.Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, when entering into a contract for a local road project on a low-volume road, which project does not receive State funds, a local contracting unit, as defined in and subject to the provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), shall authorize the contracted party to use reclaimed asphalt pavement constituting a maximum of 50 percent, by weight, of the total pavement mixture for base and intermediate pavement courses, and a maximum of 35 percent, by weight, of the total pavement mixture for surface pavement courses, provided that any person or entity that seeks to enter into or renew a contract for the project certifies to the local contracting unit, prior to the award of the contract,

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2. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, when entering into a contract for a local road project on a low-volume road, which project does not receive State funds, a local contracting unit, as defined in and subject to the provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), shall authorize the contracted party to use reclaimed asphalt pavement constituting a maximum of 50 percent, by weight, of the total pavement mixture for base and intermediate pavement courses, and a maximum of 35 percent, by weight, of the total pavement mixture for surface pavement courses, provided that any person or entity that seeks to enter into or renew a contract for the project certifies to the local contracting unit, prior to the award of the contract, that: (1) all asphalt mixtures containing reclaimed asphalt pavement used in the local road project consist of only materials, mixtures, binders, and aggregates that have been approved under current Department of Transportation standard specifications; (2) the person or entity will maintain records of all stockpiles of reclaimed asphalt pavement used in the local road project including, but not limited to, any test results, approval letters from the Department of Transportation, requests for approval to the department and all data submitted therewith, and drawings of stockpile locations at the plant site, including unapproved stockpiles, copies of which shall be provided to the local contracting unit upon request; and (3) the person or entity will maintain records of any performance testing performed on the local road project, copies of which shall be provided to the local contracting unit upon request. b. As used in this section, "low-volume road" means a road, street, or thoroughfare which has an equivalent (80kN) single-axle load level of 300,000 or less over a 20-year design period, and is open to travel by the public. c. Nothing in P.L.2023 c.160 (C.27:2-8.1 et al.) shall be construed as prohibiting a contractor from installing asphalt mixtures that have been approved by the New Jersey Department of Transportation in compliance with the New Jersey Department of Transportation specification for high reclaimed asphalt pavement mixtures. L.2023, c.160, s.2.