Alaska Administrative Code › Title 17 - Transportation and Public Facilities › Chapter 15 - Utility and Railroad Permits › Article 2 - Utility Standards and Requirements › 17 AAC 15.271 - Right-of-way clearing and restoration

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Clearing for
				utility facility installations within department rights-of-way must be kept to
				the minimum that is necessary to accommodate the installation, construction,
				operation, and maintenance of the facility. Indiscriminate cutting of trees or
				the disfiguration of any feature of scenic value will not be
				permitted.
(b) A utility may use
				chemical sprays only in compliance with applicable federal and state statutes
				and regulations.
(c) Each utility
				shall dispose of trees, brush, debris, refuse or waste as specified in the
				utility permit.
(d) The department
				will, in its discretion, require the permittee to restore or replace, at his
				expense, trees or shrubbery damaged or disturbed during the construction. Any
				damage to private property must be remedied as directed by the
				department.
(e) All excavated
				material in excess of the quantity required for backfill in a department
				right-of-way must be hauled by the permittee, at his cost and expense, and
				stockpiled as specified by the department. All unusable material must be
				disposed of at the permittee's expense and may not be placed within the limits
				of a department right-of-way unless approved by the department.
(f) Each utility shall maintain temporary
				pavement patches to provide a smooth all-weather surface at all times.
				Permanent replacement of the temporary patches must be made as soon as
				practicable after all other work under the permit is completed.
(g) The department will, in its discretion,
				require seeding or sodding of the construction area to prevent soil erosion or
				to replace the natural vegetative cover. Seeding and sodding operations must
				comply with the 1981 Edition of the
Alaska Standard Specifications for
				Highway Construction
and the special provisions of the utility permit.
				Any area of right-of-way that is adjacent to private property and which has a
				protective vegetative cover must be fully restored.
(h) The department will notify the permittee
				of cleanup and restoration work that has not been satisfactorily performed in
				accordance with the provisions of the utility permit and will specify a date
				for completion of the corrective work. The department will, in its discretion,
				perform the cleanup and restoration work that has not been completed to the
				satisfaction of the department by the specified date. The permittee shall
				reimburse the department for all work done by the department.
Copies of Alaska Standard Specification for Highway
					 Construction - 1981 may be obtained from Department of Transportation and
					 Public Facilities, standards and technical services division, P.O. Box 3-1000,
					 Juneau, Alaska 99802.
Authority:
AS
					 02.15.020
AS 02.15.102
AS 02.15.106
AS 19.05.020
AS 19.05.040
AS 19.25.010
AS 19.25.200
AS 19.30.051
AS 19.30.121
AS 19.40.065
AS 35.05.020
AS 35.10.210
AS
					 35.10.230