Document Summary

This is a New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) operational guide document that establishes snow plowing and spreading service standards for state and local highways. The guide provides standardized protocols and visual diagrams for contractors and NJDOT personnel responsible for winter maintenance operations across various highway configurations in New Jersey.

The document outlines specific plowing standards and truck deployment procedures for five distinct highway types: two-lane two-direction highways, three-lane two-direction highways, four-lane undivided highways, multi-lane divided highways with raised medians and no drainage, and multi-lane divided highways with depressed medians and drainage. For each configuration, the guide specifies truck positioning, spacing intervals (typically 100 to 500 feet between trucks), overlap distances (approximately 2 feet), and directional plowing patterns. Additional standards are provided for specialized areas including jughandles and switch-back curve ramps. The standards establish that Truck #1 typically guides on centerlines or lane dividers while subsequent trucks follow at prescribed distances, overlap previously plowed areas to ensure complete coverage, and push snow to shoulder or gutter lines. No pricing, contract amounts, option periods, or renewal terms are specified in this operational guide, which functions as a performance and methodology reference document rather than a procurement contract.