27:23-14.1 - Use of reclaimed asphalt pavement by New Jersey Turnpike Authority - New Jersey Statutes

27:23-14.1  Use of reclaimed asphalt pavement by New Jersey Turnpike Authority.

3. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall permit for a turnpike project under the jurisdiction of the authority the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement that constitutes a maximum of 25 percent by weight of the total pavement mixture for base and intermediate pavement courses and a maximum of 15 percent by weight of the total pavement mixture for surface pavement courses.

b.The authority shall permit for turnpike projects under its jurisdiction the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement that constitutes from 25 to 50 percent by weight of the total pavement mixture for base and intermediate pavement courses, after an evaluation of the material properties of the reclaimed asphalt pavement in a "closed system" project.  A "closed system" project is defined as a project on which the asphalt millings from the project are recycled back into the hot mix asphalt on that same project.

c.Reclaimed asphalt pavement shall not be used for bridge decking and elevated approaches, open-graded and modified open-graded friction courses, or any other special purpose or premium asphalt mix required in specific projects to increase pavement skid resistance.

L.2002,c.114,s.3.