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CDOT UTILITY/RELOCATION/SPECIAL USE PERMIT STANDARD PROVISIONS
<br /> Class 3 apparel shall be considered for use at night or in C. Parallel installations should be located as near as practicable to the
<br /> particularly hazardous situations. ROW line. Crossings shall be as nearly perpendicular to the
<br /> highway as feasible.
<br /> 4) The most recent version of the ANSI standards listed above
<br /> shall apply. d. Where no feasible alternate locations exist,the Department may
<br /> permit parallel installations along roadside areas within 15 feet from
<br /> 12. ADA REQUIREMENTS edge of shoulder or back of curly. In these cases,the facility must be
<br /> so located and safeguarded as to avoid potential conflict with
<br /> The Permittee shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Americans necessary highway appurtenances(signs,guard rail,delineators,
<br /> With Disabilities Act,with respect to both permanent facilities installations and etc.). Specific safeguards such as increasing depth of cover to 60
<br /> temporary work zones. inches,capping,or encasement,shall be specified in this permit's
<br /> Special Provisions.
<br /> 13. CLEAR ROADSIDE CONSIDERATIONS
<br /> e. Parallel installations shall follow a uniform alignment,wherever
<br /> a. CDOT is committed to provide a roadside area that is as free as practical.Due consideration must be given to conserving space
<br /> practical from nontraverseable hazards and fixed objects("clear available for future utility accommodations.The standard allowable
<br /> zone").New above ground installations may be permitted within the deviation from the approved horizontal alignment is f 18 inches.
<br /> clear zone only upon a showing that no feasible alternate locations
<br /> exist.Permittee must utilize appropriate countermeasures to f. Minimum cover shall conform to the Special Provisions.Normal
<br /> minimize hazards. specified cover will be 48 inches or greater;reduced cover may be
<br /> approved where site conditions warrant,subject to other safeguards
<br /> b. Permittee shall remove materials and equipment from the highway as may be specified or approved in the permit. Minimum overhead
<br /> ROW at the close of daily operations. The traffic control plan must clearance shall conform to the Special Provisions,consistent with
<br /> include protective measures where materials and equipment may be Utility Accommodation Code criteria.
<br /> stored on ROW. Protection of open trenches and other excavations
<br /> within highway ROW shall be addressed in the Permittee's traffic 16. PAVEMENT CUTS AND REPAIRS
<br /> control plan. All excavations shall be closed at the end of daily
<br /> operations,and no open excavation will be allowed in the clear zone Paved surfaces shall not be cut unless otherwise specified in this permit.No
<br /> after dark. The Permittee agrees to promptly undertake mitigating more than one half the width of the roadbed may be opened at a time,when
<br /> or corrective actions acceptable to the Department upon notification otherwise permitted.Pavement shall be sawed or wheel-cut to a neat line,
<br /> by CDOT that the installation permitted herein has resulted in a Pavement shall be replaced to a design equal to or greater than that of the
<br /> hazardous situation for highway users. surrounding undisturbed pavement structure.Pavement repair shall conform to
<br /> the Special Provisions or the approved plans.
<br /> 14. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
<br /> 17. BORING,JACKING,ENCASEMENT
<br /> a. Work shall not be performed at night or on Saturdays,Sundays,or
<br /> holidays without prior authorization or unless otherwise specified in Unless otherwise specified,buried crossings shall be bored or jacked beneath
<br /> this permit.CDOT may restrict work on ROW during adverse the roadway,at least from toe of slope to toe of opposite slope. Portals for
<br /> weather conditions or during periods of high traffic volume. untrenched crossings more than 5 feet in depth shall be bulk headed in
<br /> conformance with OSHA construction and safety standards. Portal limits of
<br /> b. Those areas within ROW,which must be disturbed by permit untrenched crossings shall be established safely beyond the highway surface
<br /> operations,shall be kept to a practical minimum.Permittee shall not and clear zone and in no case shall the lateral distance from the surfaced area of
<br /> spray,cut,or trim trees or other landscaping elements within the highway to the boring or jacking pit be less than the vertical difference in
<br /> highway ROW,unless such work is otherwise specified in this elevation between such surface and the bottom of the pit. Water jetting or
<br /> permit,or clearly indicated on the approved plans. Cleated or tunneling is not permitted.Water assisted boring may be permitted as
<br /> tracked equipment shall not work on or move over paved surfaces determined by the CDOT Inspector.Boring hole shall be oversized to the
<br /> without mats,or pads on tracks. minimum amount required to allow pull-through of the conduit being installed.
<br /> Resultant voids shall be grouted or otherwise backfilled,subject to CDOT
<br /> C. Material removed from any portion of the roadway prism must be approval.Ends of bored sections shall not be covered before being inspected.
<br /> replaced in like kind with equal or better compaction.Segregation Encasement shall be consistent with Utility Accommodation Code provisions,
<br /> of material is not permitted. The permitted facility shall be of CDOT may require protective casing for shallow installations or certain
<br /> durable materials in conformity with accepted practice or industry conduit materials. Encased crossings shall extend at least from toe of slope to
<br /> standards,designed for long service life,and relatively free from toe of slope,or the full width between access-control lines on freeways,
<br /> routine servicing or maintenance. including the Interstate System.
<br /> d. Construction or compaction by means of jetting,puddling,or water 18. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE
<br /> flooding is prohibited within all highway ROW.
<br /> a. CDOT will determine the extent of inspection services necessary for
<br /> e. Thrust blocks are required on all vertical and horizontal bends in a given installation.Permittee shall attend final inspection as may
<br /> pressure pipes. be required. If the initial performance of permitted work was
<br /> unacceptable,as determined by the Department,the Permittee shall
<br /> f. Meters shall not be placed on highway ROW except within perform any reconstruction or improvement of that work as ordered
<br /> corporate limits where municipal regulations allow such use. by the Department,in a timely manner and prior to any further
<br /> construction. If permitted operations are not being carried out in
<br /> 15. ALIGNMENT,COVER,CLEARANCE compliance with the terms and conditions of this permit,the
<br /> Department may order the Permittee to perform whatever corrective
<br /> a. Location and alignment of Permittee's facilities shall only be as measures are necessary to attain compliance with the permit. If
<br /> specified in this permit or as otherwise indicated in the approved there is an immediate danger to the public's health,safety or
<br /> plans or work sketch(EXHIBIT A). welfare,the Department may order the Permittee to cease all
<br /> operations and if necessary,to remove all equipment and facilities
<br /> b. Parallel installations will not be permitted within roadways from the SHROW.
<br /> (including curbing and/or shoulders)or median areas,except within
<br /> corporate boundaries,subject to municipal regulations. b. Final acceptance does not relieve Permittee of maintenance
<br /> obligations toward those elements of the highway facility
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