Requires DOT, NJTA, and SJTA to construct suicide prevention barriers at certain bridges or 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 state bridges and overpasses deemed high-risk. Within one year of enactment, each agency must study bridges over state highways (excluding local/county structures) to identify those posing significant suicide threats based on height, location, transportation hazards, and past suicide incidents. If barriers are feasible, agencies must install them; if not, they must implement alternatives like surveillance systems, crisis hotline phones, or safety signage. The law directly affects individuals who might access these structures and applies to all state-maintained bridges over highways under the three authorities' jurisdiction.
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May 2025
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Introduced May 22, 2025
Last action May 22, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
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Melinda Kane
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