Requires DOT to compensate local government entities for contractual delay damages resulting from shutdown of transportation projects funded by Transportation Trust Fund; authorizes local government entities to use certain funds for transportation projects.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Transportation (DOT) to pay local governments (like cities, counties, or townships) for financial losses caused by delays in transportation projects due to the 2016 shutdown of Transportation Trust Fund projects (Executive Order No. 210). It also allows local governments to use their own funds to continue or finish projects halted by that shutdown, without DOT or other agencies withholding their regular transportation funding. The law applies to projects funded through DOT's local aid programs, including both current and future projects. The bill aims to resolve financial impacts from the 2016 shutdown while giving local entities flexibility to keep projects moving.