Requires DOT, NJTA, and SJTA to construct suicide prevention barriers at certain bridges and overpasses.
This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Transportation (DOT), New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA), and South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) to install suicide prevention barriers on specific bridges and overpasses. Within one year of enactment, each agency must study state-owned bridges over state roads to identify those posing a significant suicide risk based on height, location, transportation hazards, and past suicide incidents. If barriers are feasible, agencies must install them; if not, they must implement secondary measures like surveillance systems, emergency phones connected to crisis hotlines, increased patrols, or informational signs. The law directly affects state bridges under these agencies' jurisdiction, not local or county structures.
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Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 19, 2024
Last action Sep 19, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee
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Jon Bramnick
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