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CDOT UTILITY/RELOCATION/SPECIAL USE PERMIT STANDARD PROVISIONS
<br />d. Conslroction Or compaction by means of jetting, puddling, or water
<br />b. Personal protective equipment (PPE) (e.g, heed protection, flooding is prohibited within alt highway ROW.
<br />footwear, high visibility apparel, safety glasses, hearing protection,
<br />respirators, gloves, etc.) shall be wom as appropriate for the work e. Thrust blocks are required on all vertical and horizontal brnds in
<br />being performed, and es specified in regulation. At a minimum, all pressure pipes,
<br />workers in the 5H ROW, except when in (heir vehicles, shall wear
<br />the following personal protective equipment: t Meters shall not be placed on highway ROW except within
<br />1) Head protection shat complies with the ANSI Z89.lstandard; corporate limits where munidpal regulations allow such use.
<br />2) At all consWction sites or whenever there is danger of injury
<br />to feet, workers shall comply with OSHA's PPE requiremetrts
<br />for foot protection per 29 CI•R L910.13b, 1926.95, and
<br />1926.96. If required such footwear shall meet the
<br />requirements of ANS[ 7A f;
<br />3) High visibility apparel, which shall, at a minimum comply
<br />with the Class 2 specifications of the ANSViSEA L07standard.
<br />Class 3 apparel shell be considered for use at night or in
<br />particularly hazardous situations.
<br />4) The most recent version of the ANSI standards listed above
<br />shall apply.
<br />12. ADA REQUIREMENTS
<br />The Permittee shalt comply with the applicable provisions of the Americans
<br />With Disabilities Act, with respect to both permanent Facilities installations and
<br />temporary work zones.
<br />l3. CLEAR ROADSIDE CONSIDERATIONS
<br />a. CDOT is committed to provide a roadside area that is as free as
<br />practical from nontraverseablehozards and fated objects ("clear
<br />zone"). New above ground installations maybe permitted within the
<br />clear zone only upon a showing Ihat no feasible alternate locations
<br />exist Petmittee must utilize appropriate coun[erneasures to
<br />minimize hazards.
<br />Permittee shall remove materials and equipment from the highway
<br />ROW at the close of deity operations. The traffic control plan must
<br />include protective measures where materials and equipment may be
<br />stored on ROW. Protection of open trenches and other excavations
<br />within highway ROW shall be addressed in the Permittee's traffic
<br />control plan, All excavations shall be cbsed at the end of daily
<br />operations, and no open excavation will be allowed in the clear zone
<br />after dark. The Permittee agrees to promptly undertake mitigating
<br />or corrective actions acceptable to the Department upon notification
<br />by CDOT that the installation permitted herein has resulted in a
<br />hazardous situation for highway users.
<br />14. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
<br />a Work shall not be perfomxd at night ar an Saturdays, Sundays, or
<br />holidays without prior authorisation or unless otherwise specified in
<br />this permit CDOT may restrict work an ROW during adverse
<br />weather conditions or during periods of high traffic volume,
<br />b. Those areas within ROW, which must be disturbed by permit
<br />operations, shall be kept to a practical minimum. Permittee shall not
<br />spray, cut, or trim trees or other landscaping elements within
<br />highway ROW, unless such work is otherwise specified in Ibis
<br />permit, or clearly indicated on the approved plans. Cleated or
<br />tracked equipment shall not work on or move over paved surfaces
<br />without mats, or pads on tracks.
<br />a Material removed from any portion of the roadway prism must be
<br />replaced in It7te kind with equal or better compaction. Segregation
<br />of material is not permitted. The permitted facility shall be of
<br />durable materials in conformity with accepted practice or industry
<br />standards, designed for long service life, and relatively free from
<br />routine servicing or maintenance.
<br />15. ALIGNMENT, COVER, CLEARANCE
<br />a Location and alignment of Permittee's facilities shall only be as
<br />specified in this permit or as otherwise indicated in the approved
<br />plans or work sketch (EXHBIT A).
<br />b. Parallel installations will not be permitted under roadways
<br />(inc[uding curbing and/or shoulders) ar median areas, eatcept within
<br />corporate boundaries, subject to municipal regulations.
<br />c. Parallel installations should be located as near as predicable to the
<br />ROW line. Crossings shall be as nearly pcrprndiwlar to the
<br />highway as Feasible.
<br />d. Where no feasible alternate locations exist, the Lepartment may
<br />permit parallel inslal[etions along roadside areas withia 15 feet from
<br />edge of shoulder or back of curb. In these cases, the facility must be
<br />so located and safeguarded as to avoid potential conflict with
<br />necessary highway appurtenances (signs, guard rail, delineators,
<br />etc.). Specific safeguards such as increasing depth of cover to 60
<br />inches, capping, m rncasemenl, shall be specified in this permit's
<br />Special Provisions.
<br />e. Parallel installations shall follow a uniform alignment, wherever
<br />practical, Due consideration must be givrn to conserving space
<br />available for future utility accommodations. The standard allowable
<br />deviation from the approved horizontal alignment is f 18 inches.
<br />f. Minimum cover shall conform to the Special Provisions. Normal
<br />specified cover will be 48 iactks ar greater, reduced cover may be
<br />approved where site conditions warrant, subject to other safeguards
<br />as may be specified or approved in the permit. Minimum overhead
<br />clearance shall conform W the Special Provisions, consistent with
<br />Utility Accommodation Code criteria.
<br />16, PAV>;MENT CUTS AND REPAIliS
<br />Paved 5ur[aces shall not 60 cut unless oltu:rwise specified in this permit No
<br />mare than one half the width of the roadbed may be opened at a time, when
<br />otherwise permitted, Pavement shall be sawed or wheel-cut to a neat line.
<br />Pavement shall be replaced to a design equal to or greater than that of the
<br />surrounding undisturbed pavement sWclure. Pavement repair shall conform to
<br />the Special Provisions or the approved plans.
<br />17. BORING, JACKING, ENCASEMENT
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<br />Unless otherwise specified, boded crossings shall be bored or jacked beneath
<br />the roadway, at least from tce of slope to toe of opposite slope. Portals for
<br />untrenched crossings move Chao S feet in depth shall be bulk headed in
<br />conformance with OSHA consWcdon and safety standards. Portal limits of
<br />untrenched crossings shall 6e established safely beyond the highway surface
<br />and Blear zone and in no case shall the lateral distance from the surfaced area of
<br />the hightivay to the boring or jacking pit be less Than the vertical difference in
<br />elevation between such surface and the bottom of the pit Water jetting or
<br />tunneling is not permitted. Water assisted boring maybe permitted ss
<br />determined by the CI)O'f Inspector. Boring hole shall lre oversized to the
<br />minimum amount required to allow pull-Through of the conduit being installed.
<br />Resultant voids shall be grouted or aUerwise bat~lled, subject to CDOT
<br />approval Ends of bored sections shall not be covered before being inspected,
<br />Encasement shall be consistent with Utility Accommodation Code provisions.
<br />CDOT may require protective casing for shallow installations or certain
<br />conduit materiels. Encased crossings shall extend at least from too of slope to
<br />toe of slope, or the full width between access-control lines on freeways,
<br />including the Interstate System.
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