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DocuSign Envelope ID:A3839651-094E-48D2-872A-CD6D1A8820BC <br /> CDOT UTILITY/RELOCATION/SPECIAL USE PERMIT STANDARD PROVISIONS <br /> 4) The most recent version of the ANSI standards listed above d. Where no feasible alternate locations exist,the Department may <br /> shall apply. permit parallel installations along roadside areas within 15 feet from <br /> edge of shoulder or back of curb. In these cases,the facility must be <br /> 12. ADA REQUIREMENTS so located and safeguarded as to avoid potential conflict with <br /> necessary highway appurtenances(signs,guard rail,delineators, <br /> The Permittee shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Americans etc.). Specific safeguards such as increasing depth of cover to 60 <br /> With Disabilities Act,with respect to both permanent facilities installations and inches,capping,or encasement,shall be specified in this permit's <br /> temporary work zones. Special Provisions. <br /> 13. CLEAR ROADSIDE CONSIDERATIONS e. Parallel installations shall follow a uniform alignment,wherever <br /> practical.Due consideration must be given to conserving space <br /> a. CDOT is committed to provide a roadside area that is as free as available for future utility accommodations.The standard allowable <br /> practical from nontraverseable hazards and fixed objects("clear deviation from the approved horizontal alignment is t 18 inches. <br /> zone").New above ground installations may be permitted within the <br /> clear zone only upon a showing that no feasible alternate locations f. Minimum cover shall conform to the Special Provisions.Normal <br /> exist.Permittee must utilize appropriate countermeasures to specified cover will be 48 inches or greater;reduced cover may be <br /> minimize hazards. approved where site conditions warrant,subject to other safeguards <br /> as may be specified or approved in the permit. Minimum overhead <br /> b. Permittee shall remove materials and equipment from the highway clearance shall conform to the Special Provisions,consistent with <br /> ROW at the close of daily operations. The traffic control plan must Utility Accommodation Code criteria. <br /> include protective measures where materials and equipment may be <br /> stored on ROW. Protection of open trenches and other excavations 16. PAVEMENT CUTS AND REPAIRS <br /> within highway ROW shall be addressed in the Permittee's traffic <br /> control plan. All excavations shall be closed at the end of daily Paved surfaces shall not be cut unless otherwise specified in this permit.No <br /> operations,and no open excavation will be allowed in the clear zone more than one half the width of the roadbed may be opened at a time,when <br /> after dark. The Permittee agrees to promptly undertake mitigating otherwise permitted.Pavement shall be sawed or wheel-cut to a neat line. <br /> or corrective actions acceptable to the Department upon notification Pavement shall be replaced to a design equal to or greater than that of the <br /> by CDOT that the installation permitted herein has resulted in a surrounding undisturbed pavement structure.Pavement repair shall conform to <br /> hazardous situation for highway users. the Special Provisions or the approved plans. <br /> 14. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS 17. BORING,JACKING,ENCASEMENT <br /> a. Work shall not be performed at night or on Saturdays,Sundays,or Unless otherwise specified,buried crossings shall be bored orjacked beneath <br /> holidays without prior authorization or unless otherwise specified in the roadway,at least from toe of slope to toe of opposite slope. Portals for <br /> this permit.CDOT may restrict work on ROW during adverse untrenched crossings more than 5 feet in depth shall be bulk headed in <br /> weather conditions or during periods of high traffic volume. conformance with OSHA construction and safety standards. Portal limits of <br /> untrenched crossings shall be established safely beyond the highway surface <br /> b. Those areas within ROW,which must be disturbed by permit and clear zone and in no case shall the lateral distance from the surfaced area of <br /> operations,shall be kept to a practical minimum.Permittee shall not the highway to the boring or jacking pit be less than the vertical difference in <br /> spray,cut,or trim trees or other landscaping elements within elevation between such surface and the bottom of the pit. Waterjetting or <br /> highway ROW,unless such work is otherwise specified in this tunneling is not permitted.Water assisted boring may be pemutted as <br /> permit,or clearly indicated on the approved plans. Cleated or determined by the CDOT inspector.Boring hole shall be oversized to the <br /> tracked equipment shall not work on or move over paved surfaces minimum amount required to allow pull-through of the conduit being installed. <br /> without mats,or pads on tracks. Resultant voids shall be grouted or otherwise backfilled,subject to CDOT <br /> approval.Ends of bored sections shall not be covered before being inspected. <br /> C. Material removed from any portion of the roadway prism must be Encasement shall be consistent with Utility Accommodation Code provisions. <br /> replaced in like kind with equal or better compaction.Segregation CDOT may require protective casing for shallow installations or certain <br /> of material is not permitted. The permitted facility shall be of conduit materials. Encased crossings shall extend at least from toe of slope to <br /> durable materials in conformity with accepted practice or industry toe of slope,or the full width between access-control Imes on freeways, <br /> standards,designed for long service life,and relatively free from including the interstate System. <br /> routine servicing or maintenance. <br /> 18. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE <br /> d. Construction or compaction by means of jetting,puddling,or water <br /> flooding is prohibited within all highway ROW. a. CDOT will determine the extent of inspection services necessary for <br /> a given installation.Permittee shall attend final inspection as may <br /> e. Thirst blocks are required on all vertical and horizontal bends in be required. If the initial performance of permitted work was <br /> pressure pipes. unacceptable,as determined by the Department,the Permittee shall <br /> perform any reconstruction or improvement of that work as ordered <br /> f. Meters shall not be placed on highway ROW except within by the Department,in a timely manner and prior to any further <br /> corporate limits where municipal regulations allow such use. construction. If permitted operations are not being carried out in <br /> compliance with the terms and conditions of this permit,the <br /> 15. ALIGNMENT,COVER,CLEARANCE Department may order the Permittee to perform whatever corrective <br /> measures are necessary to attain compliance with the permit. if <br /> a. Location and alignment of Perrittee's facilities shall only be as there is an immediate danger to the public's health,safety or <br /> specified in this permit or as otherwise indicated in the approved welfare,the Department may order the Permittee to cease all <br /> plans or work sketch(EXHIBIT A). operations and if necessary,to remove all equipment and facilities <br /> from the SHROW. <br /> b. Parallel installations will not be permitted within roadways <br /> (including curbing and/or shoulders)or median areas,except within b. Final acceptance does not relieve Permittee of maintenance <br /> corporate boundaries,subject to municipal regulations. obligations toward those elements of the highway facility <br /> constructed under this permit. Final acceptance begins the two-year <br /> C. Parallel installations should be located as near as practicable to the warranty period(see requirement under"Operation and <br /> ROW line. Crossings shall be as nearly perpendicular to the Maintenance"below). <br /> highway as feasible <br /> 19. ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCESIPERMITS <br />