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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 5 - Standards Manual for Accommodating Facilities on Highway Right-of-Way › Section II-515 - Standards for the Installation of Utilities on Highways

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. General
1. All materials and workmanship shall
				conform to the requirements of the applicable federal, state, and industry code
				and the DOTD's specifications.
2.
				All safety precautions for the protection of the traveling public must be
				observed. Undue delay to traffic will not be tolerated.
3. All excavations within the limits of the
				right-of-way shall be backfilled and tamped in layers to the density of the
				adjacent undisturbed soil. Where sod is removed or destroyed, it shall be
				replaced. Where it is necessary to make excavations in the shoulder, the top 6
				inches of backfill shall be with like shoulder material. Existing soil
				materials declared unsuitable for backfill by the DOTD shall be disposed of by
				approved methods and replaced with select material as needed.
4. All above ground installations such as
				hydrants, pedestals, pipeline vents, markers, etc., must be installed at or
				beyond the highway right-of-way line. This does not include pole lines and
				other facilities specifically covered by other standards and regulations in the
				permit form or agreement.
5. Any
				nonmetallic or nonconductive (electric current) underground facility must be
				installed with a noncorrosive metallic wire or tape placed directly over and on
				the center of the facility for its entire length within highway right-of-way.
				This applies to both parallel installations and crossings. Wire or tape must be
				connected to all fixtures and appurtenances. Qualified Products List No. 21
				from the Materials Labor gives the names of acceptable materials which can be
				used for this purpose.
6. When
				conditions warrant, a guarantee deposit to ensure the satisfactory completion
				of the work may be required by the DOTD. The amount of the guarantee deposit
				shall be determined by the DOTD on a case-by-case basis. The guarantee deposit
				will be refunded promptly upon receipt of notice from the district utility and
				permit specialist that the work has been satisfactorily completed.
7. A fee may be charged for a permit required
				for particular work. The amount of the fee shall be as specified by the DOTD
				and listed on fee schedules found herein.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 5 - Standards Manual for Accommodating Facilities on Highway Right-of-Way › Section II-517 - Additional Standards Applicable to the Installation of Utilities on Interstate Highways and Freeways

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A.
				General. All applicable general considerations, specific policies and
				conditions, and general standards shall apply, in addition to those listed in
				this Section. This Section shall be the DOTD's compliance with  23 CFR 713
				 Subpart B, the accommodation policy for controlled access areas.
B. Access. Access for installation and for
				future service and maintenance of utilities, and all work performed in
				connection therewith, must be effected from the frontage road or from some
				point other than through lanes and ramps except where specifically waived by
				the permit or agreement. No interference with traffic on through lanes or ramps
				will be tolerated.
C. Parallel
				Utilities
1. Utilities parallel to the
				centerline of the highway shall not be permitted within highway right-of-way
				except in instances where the right-of-way and controls of access do not
				coincide, such as where frontage roads are constructed along and outside
				controls of access or where the control of access is located on the facia of
				bridge structures.
2. In such
				instances subsurface and aerial utility distribution facilities may be
				installed inside and as near to the highway right-of-way line as possible in
				accordance with standards for such facilities listed elsewhere in this
				Chapter.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 5 - Standards Manual for Accommodating Facilities on Highway Right-of-Way › Section II-519 - Standards for the Installation of Plastic Pipe

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A. General
1. All applicable general considerations,
				specific policies, and general standards listed elsewhere in this Chapter shall
				apply.
2. Where uncased crossings
				are permitted, the following general considerations shall apply.
a. New installations must provide at least 5
				feet of cover below the roadway and 3 feet below ditches or drainage
				structures.
b. Repairs under the
				roadway will not be allowed if it necessitates open cutting the roadway. If
				trouble with the crossing is experienced, the utility company must install a
				new crossing at 100 percent their cost. Repairs are not allowed within control
				of access areas.
c. Where possible,
				joints below the roadway should be avoided. However, if joints below the
				roadway are necessary, they should be solvent welded, fusion welded, or in the
				case of bell joint PVC pipe, mechanically restrained.
d. Protection in the form of a concrete slab,
				or other acceptable method, must be provided in vulnerable locations, such as
				below ditches when there is less than the minimum cover.
3. Markers must be installed over the pipe
				which clearly define its location, product carried, operator and telephone
				number.
4. Detection tape or wire
				must be installed with all thermoplastic underground facilities.
5. Since the use of PVC for gaslines and
				polyethylene for waterlines is rare, applications to install either will be
				scrutinized on a case-by-case basis.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 5 - Standards Manual for Accommodating Facilities on Highway Right-of-Way › Section II-521 - Standards for Jacking and Boring Pipe under Roadway

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A. In addition to the standards described
				elsewhere in this manual, requirements for jacking and boring pipe under
				roadways shall be governed by Section 728 of the
Louisiana Standard
				Specifications for Roads and Bridges
and EDSM No. III.2.6.1
				(construction) and EDSM No. IV.2.1.1 (maintenance) as found in the
Engineering Directives and Standards Manual
.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:381-382,
				  48:193.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 5 - Standards Manual for Accommodating Facilities on Highway Right-of-Way › Section II-523 - Scenic Enhancement Areas

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A.
				In addition to the applicable standards set forth in other sections, the
				following apply to all new utility installations permitted within areas that
				have been acquired or set aside for their scenic quality, namely scenic strips,
				overlooks, rest areas, recreation areas, the right-of-way of highways adjacent
				thereto, and the right-of-way of sections of highways which pass through public
				parks and historic sites. These standards shall also apply to utility-type
				installations that are needed for highway purposes.
1. Underground. New underground utility
				installations may be permitted within such lands where they do not require
				extensive removal or alteration of trees or other natural features visible to
				the highway user or do not impair the visual quality of the lands being
				traversed.
2. Aerial. New aerial
				installations will be avoided at such locations where there is a feasible and
				prudent alternative to the use of such lands by the aerial facility. Where this
				is not the case, they may be considered only where all three of the following
				conditions are met:
a. other locations are
				unusually difficult and unreasonably costly, or are less desirable from the
				standpoint of visual quality;
b.
				underground installation is not technically feasible or is unreasonably costly;
				and
c. the proposed installation
				can be made at a location acceptable to the DOTD and will employ suitable
				design and materials which give adequate attention to the visual qualities of
				the area traversed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 5 - Standards Manual for Accommodating Facilities on Highway Right-of-Way › Section II-525 - Drainage Related Actions within or Adjacent to State Highway

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A. General
				Requirements
1. All construction activities
				within state highway rights-of-way or servitudes shall conform to latest DOTD
				standards. Typical sections of ramps, driveways, intersecting streets, etc.,
				shall generally conform to the standards under which the roadway was built. The
				design of drainage structures, such as side-drains, pipe drops, cross-drains,
				storm sewer systems, etc., shall be according to current standards as indicated
				in the DOTD's
Hydraulics Manual
; the materials must also
				conform to current standards. Extensive construction activities are subject to
				erosion from flowing water. Seeding, fertilizing and watering of denuded areas,
				using current standards, are required.
2. Diversion of additional drainage area to
				highway ditches, side-drains, crossdrains, bridges and storm sewer systems will
				not be allowed unless acceptable compensating or mitigating features are
				provided. Significant modifications of roadside ditches which adversely affect
				safety, drainage, maintainability or esthetics will not be allowed. The
				applicant should include sufficient information so that the required
				evaluations can be performed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 5 - Standards Manual for Accommodating Facilities on Highway Right-of-Way › Section II-527 - Miscellaneous

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A.
1. Preservation, Restoration, and Clean Up
a. Temporary Erosion Control
i. When the engineer determines that the
				utility owner's forces are causing erosion that may damage the highway
				right-of-way, adjacent property, streams or otherwise become a public nuisance,
				the engineer may order the utility owner to perform and maintain temporary
				erosion control methods until such time as the restoration and clean-up of the
				right-of-way can be satisfactorily accomplished in accordance with these
				standards.
ii. The methods used by
				the utility owner shall be in compliance with the DOTD's standard
				specifications for such work in effect at the time the work is
				performed.
iii. Prior to beginning
				temporary erosion control work, the utility owner shall present to the DOTD,
				for its approval, the method and/or procedures by which the utility owner
				expects to temporarily control erosion.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 5 - Standards Manual for Accommodating Facilities on Highway Right-of-Way › Section II-529 - Utility Relocation

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A. The
				DOTD shall enter into an agreement with each utility owner to provide for
				adjustment of utilities in conflict with proposed highway construction. Utility
				agreements must be completed on forms approved by the DOTD. Copies of approved
				agreement forms may be obtained from the district utility and permit office.
				Also available are:
1.
Guide for
				Completing the Agreement for Relocating Utilities
;
2.
Guide to Invoicing Procedures for
				Utility Relocation Projects
;
3. FHPM 1-7-2 "Administration of Negotiated
				Contracts";
4. FHPM 6-6-3-1
				"Utility Relocations, Adjustments and Reimbursement";
5. FHPM 6-6-3-2 "Accommodation of
				Utilities";
6. 23 CFR 713  Subpart
				B;
7. Secretary's PPM No. 22
				"Employment of Consultants";
8.
				Alternate Procedure for Approval of Federal-Aid Utility Agreements, all of
				which are contained in this manual.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 5 - Standards Manual for Accommodating Facilities on Highway Right-of-Way › Section II-531 - Driveway Permits

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A. Guidelines.
				Driveway permits are required in order to assure safe and orderly movement for
				vehicular traffic entering and leaving the highway; to abolish hazardous and
				indiscriminate parking adjacent to the roadway surface; to preserve adequate
				sight distances at intersections; to encourage beautification of property
				frontage and to insure uniform design and construction of driveways on highway
				right-of-way. The DOTD's authority to require permits for driveways is set
				forth in
				R.S.
				48:344. All rules governing the installation
				of driveways are now located at LAC 70:I.Chapter 15, Access Connection
				Permits.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:381-382,
				  48:193,
				  48:344.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 5 - Standards Manual for Accommodating Facilities on Highway Right-of-Way › Section II-537 - Guide to Invoicing Procedures for Utility Relocation Projects

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A. General
				Information
1. When selecting a contractor,
				the DOTD is not allowed to pay interest, late charges, or any other related
				penalty fees.
2. The agreement is
				between the DOTD and the utility, contractors should not contact the DOTD
				directly about payments.
3. No
				invoices may be paid until evidence of compensable property is submitted (i.e.,
				copies of right-of-way servitudes, deeds, or an affidavit stating the right to
				occupy the area).
4. It takes
				approximately four weeks to produce a check once the headquarters office
				submits a voucher to accounting.
5.
				When state funds are used, the project records of all parties involved on a
				utility adjustment project is subject to audit by DOTD auditors. This includes
				all utility company, consultant, and contractor records.
6. It takes one to three months for an audit
				once the headquarters office submits a project to audit. Note that all final
				invoices for actual cost agreements must be audited.
7. When invoicing the DOTD, the company must
				submit three copies of the invoice to the district utility
				specialist.
8. The purpose of lump
				sum agreements is to eliminate paper work on projects involving small costs
				(less than $25,000 on federal projects or $75,000 on state projects) to the
				state. Therefore, partial payments are not made on lump sum
				agreements.
9. Three copies of a
				final and complete invoice should be submitted to the district utility
				specialist, as soon as possible, after completing the utility adjustments
				specified in the utility agreement.
10. The following DOTD personnel examine,
				approve, or otherwise handle each partial invoice:
a. district utility specialist;
b. project engineer;
c. headquarters utility specialist;
d. utility and permit engineer;
e. DOTD accounting and Division of
				Administration personnel;
f.
				headquarters utility check processing clerks.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 7 - Utility Operator Fees › Section II-701 - Use of Rights-of-Way

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A.
				Following is a schedule of fees for use of highway rights-of-way by utility
				operators.
Operator Type
Customers
Annual Fee
Class 1
0-100
$ 20
Class 2
101-500
$ 50
Class 3
501-6000
$200
Class 4
more than 6000
$700
Operator of Transmission Pipelines $100/Parish;
							 $1500/Maximum
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381(E).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 7 - Utility Operator Fees › Section II-703 - Procedure

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A. Following is the
				procedure for the processing of utility operator permit fees.
1. This fee only covers use of highway
				right-of-way for utility facilities and driveways; it does not cover
				attachments to structures, leasing excess property or joint use
				agreements.
2. The fee shall cover
				all utility facilities owned by the utility operator, regardless of how many
				different types of facilities are owned by the operator.
3. If, as the result of a highway relocation
				or other activity performed for the benefit of Department of Transportation and
				Development, a utility operator that previously had no facilities within
				highway right-of-way has facilities within highway right-of-way, this operator
				shall maintain his prior rights, and shall not be liable for this fee, until
				such time as he places additional facilities within the right-of-way.
4. Class 1 and Class 2 operators who own
				facilities that cross highways perpendicularly, and that have no facilities
				located longitudinally within highway right-of-way shall be exempt from this
				fee.
5. Each operator shall include
				in his application updated information which may affect the amount of his
				invoice.
6. Each December the
				Department of Transportation and Development shall invoice all known utility
				operators with facilities located within state highway right-of-way.
7. Each operator shall pay the invoice in
				full by January 31 of the following year.
8. One fee shall be paid by each owner,
				regardless of how many divisions or types of facilities he owns.
9. Separate companies owned by the same
				parent company shall each pay separate fees.
10. Issuance of permits to operators failing
				to submit full payment by February 1 of each year shall be suspended. The
				operator shall be notified of this deficiency, and shall have 60 days from the
				date of this notification to submit payment in full. Facilities owned by
				operators who fail to submit full payment within the 60-day notification period
				shall be removed from highway right-of-way.
11. All payments shall be in a lump sum form,
				and shall be paid by cashier's check, money order, or approved
				alternative.
12. Upon receipt of
				all monies, the Department of Transportation and Development shall deposit same
				in the Right-of-Way Permit Processing Fund. All monies existing in this fund at
				the end of each fiscal year shall be retained in the Right-of-Way Permit
				Processing Fund and shall not be deposited in the General Fund
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 9 - Requirement for Utility Companies to Subscribe to Louisiana Regional Notification Center › Section II-901 - General

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A. No underground
				facility shall be permitted within highway right-of-way under the jurisdiction
				of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development unless and until
				the facility owner subscribes to the services of the Louisiana Regional
				Notification Center as provided for in
				R.S.
				40:1749 et seq. This subscription must be
				continued throughout the duration of the permit.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 9 - Requirement for Utility Companies to Subscribe to Louisiana Regional Notification Center › Section II-903 - Exceptions

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A. Owners of
				utility distribution facilities serving less than 100 customers shall be exempt
				from the requirement of subscription to the Regional Notification Center for
				purposes of installation in rights-of-way controlled by the Department of
				Transportation and Development.
B.
				The Department of Transportation and Development headquarters utility and
				permit engineer may exempt owners of utility distribution facilities within
				highway project limits when said owners are required to relocate their
				facilities in order to accommodate highway construction. This exemption shall
				be determined on a project-by-project basis.
C. Municipalities or parish governments which
				adopted ordinances exercising their options not to participate in the regional
				notification program, in accordance with the provisions of
				R.S.
				40:1749.19, shall be exempt from the
				requirement of subscription to the Regional Notification Center for purposes of
				installation in rights-of-way controlled by the Department of Transportation
				and Development.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 9 - Requirement for Utility Companies to Subscribe to Louisiana Regional Notification Center › Section II-905 - Sanctions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Unless
				specifically exempted, each owner of utility distribution facilities who does
				not comply with the requirements set forth herein shall be unable to obtain a
				permit for activity within highway rights-of-way under the jurisdiction and
				control of the Department of Transportation and Development. This suspension of
				the permitting process may be lifted if the owner comes into
				compliance.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 11 - Contracts, Leases and Agreements › Section II-1101 - Joint Use Agreements

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A.
				Elements of the Lease
1. At the initiation of
				the lease, DOTD's real estate section will estimate the fair market lease value
				of the property. That value will be utilized in determining the amount charged
				as a rental fee. At the conclusion of a five-year term, the market value of the
				leased property will be reassessed. If the lessee chooses not to renew the
				lease and pay the revised fair market value as a fee, the lease shall
				expire.
2. DOTD property that is
				"excess," or that was expropriated through unfriendly negotiations will not be
				eligible for lease. DOTD "excess" property shall be disposed of in accordance
				with
				R.S.
				48:224 and EDSM Number I.1.1.10, and shall
				not be leased.
3. Property that
				bears improvements constructed with public funds will not be eligible for lease
				for a period of 20 years from the date of completion of said
				improvements.
4. Preference in use
				of right-of-way is as follows:
a. highway
				purposes;
b. drainage
				purposes;
c. legal street
				connections purposes;
d. legal
				driveway connections purposes;
e.
				utilities purposes;
f. joint use
				(lease) purposes.
5.
				Preference for availability of joint use leases shall be given to the following
				entities, in the following order:
a.
				governmental bodies using the property for the general public and generating no
				revenue;
b. governmental
				bodies;
c. the land owner from whom
				the property was expropriated;
d.
				adjacent land owners;
e. general
				public.
6. Title and
				control of the area of right-of-way involved will remain with DOTD.
7. Subleasing is prohibited without the prior
				written consent of DOTD.
8. Use of
				property shall be in accordance with local building and zoning ordinances
				and/or codes.
9. DOTD may terminate
				the lease agreement at any time and require lessee to vacate the premises and
				remove all improvements. Improvements not removed by lessee within 30 days may
				be removed by DOTD at lessee's expense.
10. The lease shall be subordinate to any
				existing agreements between DOTD and other parties affecting the leased
				property.
11. Illegal activities on
				the premises conducted by lessee are prohibited and shall trigger automatic
				termination of the lease.
12. All
				heavy commercial activity and the serving of alcohol are prohibited on the
				leased premises.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 13 - Permits for Rural Water Districts › Section II-1301 - Exemptions

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A. All parish and
				municipal facilities are exempt from payment of annual permit fees.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381
				  (E).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 13 - Permits for Rural Water Districts › Section II-1303 - Expense Reimbursement

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A. The
				Department of Transportation and Development shall reimburse any reasonable
				expenses incurred by the rural water districts during an inspection and issue
				permits insofar as funding for such expense is available.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381(E).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 13 - Permits for Rural Water Districts › Section II-1305 - Inspection Fee Reimbursement

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A. Rural
				water districts shall comply with the following regulations if inspection fees
				are to be reimbursed.
1. A cost estimate per
				unit break-down shall accompany each permit request. The minimum cost
				reimbursable estimate shall be one inspector-hour.
2. The rural water district shall notify DOTD
				within 72 hours of completing work, and DOTD shall arrange for a final
				inspection. Failure to notify DOTD within the time limit specified shall
				relieve DOTD of any responsibility for reimbursement of inspection
				fees.
3. The rural water district
				shall submit the detailed invoice to DOTD within one week of the final
				inspection.
4. Upon receipt of the
				above information, DOTD shall schedule an audit of the rural water district's
				records. Upon completion of audit, all verifiable inspection expenses shall be
				paid by DOTD. Any expenses which cannot be verified by the DOTD auditor will
				not be approved for reimbursement.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 13 - Permits for Rural Water Districts › Section II-1307 - Fees Covering Expenses

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A. Reasonable
				inspection fees include one rural water district representative for the on-site
				inspection by DOTD, and other expenses incurred as a result of DOTD requests,
				such as surveying, excavating, probing, etc.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381
				  (E).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 13 - Permits for Rural Water Districts › Section II-1309 - Expenses Not Reimbursed

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A. DOTD
				shall not reimburse expenses associated with highway relocation projects or
				expenses incurred after the permitted work has been completed.
B. Rural water districts that have received
				or requested Utility Relocation Assistance Funds (URAF) shall not be eligible
				for reimbursement.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381(E).
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 15 - DOTD Wireless Telecommunications Permit › Section II-1501 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In accordance
				with the provisions
				R.S.
				48:381.2, the chief engineer of the
				Department of Transportation and Development, or his designee, may issue
				nonexclusive permits, on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis
				for use of public rights-of-way to utility operators for the purpose of
				installation of wireless telecommunications equipment and facilities within
				highway rights-of-way.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 15 - DOTD Wireless Telecommunications Permit › Section II-1505 - Specific Standards for Installation and Operation of Wireless Telecommunication Tower Facilities

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A. All
				materials and workmanship shall conform to the requirements of the applicable
				industry codes and to department specifications.
B. All safety precautions for the protection
				of the traveling public shall be observed. Delays to traffic will be minimized
				to the maximum extent possible during construction of wireless
				telecommunication facilities. Acceptable delays will be determined and approved
				by the DOTD permit engineer. Thereafter, no traffic delays are permissible.
				These precautions shall be in force and effect not only during the construction
				phase of the installation, but shall also be in force and effect at all times
				that maintenance is required. (See Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
				Devices-MUTCD.)
C. There shall be
				no unsupported, aerial installation of horizontal or longitudinal overhead
				power lines, wireless transmission lines, or other overhead wire lines, except
				within the confines of the wireless operator's facility as described herein.
1. Coaxial transmission lines, tower light
				power cables, and other wires or cables necessary for the proper and safe
				operation of the telecommunication facility required to crossover from the
				operator's equipment pad, shelter, or other means of communications equipment
				housing, to the vertical tower structure, shall be supported along their entire
				horizontal length by a structural cable trough and shall not exceed 25 feet in
				length.
2. Electrical utility
				lines, wireline telephone lines, and other utility services transmitted via
				wireline shall be installed underground in accordance with the National
				Electrical Code, and the department's specifications.
3. It is the responsibility of the wireless
				facility operator to negotiate with owners of preexisting utilities in order to
				have the preexisting lines relocated to accommodate these new
				installations.
4. Joint use
				agreements and existing permits and servitudes will be taken into consideration
				in determining areas for installations.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 15 - DOTD Wireless Telecommunications Permit › Section II-1507 - Order of Preference in Location Selection (to be Determined by the Department)

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A. Rest
				areas and stationary weigh stations;
B. power poles and light standards;
C. on longitudinal elevated
				structures;
D. co-located on
				DOTD-owned communications tower facilities;
E. inside interchange loops and adjacent
				on/off ramps.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 15 - DOTD Wireless Telecommunications Permit › Section II-1509 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Definitions for
				use in this Section:
Installation Facility-
any tower or pole
				  installed or utilized by a wireless telecommunications carrier for wireless
				  audio and visual communications.
Monopole/Guyed Tower-
tower that consists of
				  one stem or one pole anchored to the ground and supported by a structurally
				  designed foundation or guyed anchor system. The wires may be anchored to the
				  top of the structure or to the ground.
Pole-
column or post, constructed of wood or
				  metal, supported by a simple concrete foundation up to 2 feet in diameter
				  and/or with partial embedment.
Self-Supporting Tower-
a three or four sided
				  lattice structure with self-supporting frame made from solid rod, pipe, or
				  angle.
Small Wireless Facility ("SWF")
-wireless
				  communications facilities that meet each of the following conditions:
a. the facilities:
i. are mounted on poles or other structures
				50 feet or less in height including their antennas;
ii. are mounted on poles or other structures
				no more than 10 percent taller than other adjacent poles or structures;
				or
iii. do not extend existing
				poles or other structures on which they are located to a height of more than 50
				feet or by more than 10 percent, whichever is greater;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 15 - DOTD Wireless Telecommunications Permit › Section II-1511 - Types of Towers Permitted

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A. In
				rest areas, weigh stations, maintenance units, and other large tracts of
				property:
1. 350 ft. (maximum) self
				supporting lattice type towers;
2.
				195 ft. (maximum) monopole tower;
3. lighted monopole tower replacement of
				light standard;
4. existing
				communication tower.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 15 - DOTD Wireless Telecommunications Permit › Section II-1513 - Co-Location

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. DOTD
				communications equipment shall be allowed to co-locate on wireless facility
				towers, at no cost to DOTD, provided that the tower's structural capacity is
				adequate to safely support such additional use; the existing space on the tower
				is at the height DOTD desires; and no technical factors exist which would
				prohibit such a co-location.
B.
				Wireless facility operators, in certain instances, may be permitted to
				strengthen DOTD-owned towers, at the sole cost of the wireless facility
				operator, to provide additional structural capacity for multiple users.
				Alternatively, the tower structure may be replaced, rather than modified.
				Ownership of the new or modified tower and responsibility for maintaining the
				tower shall be negotiated prior to issuance of the permit, and shall be stated
				on the front of the permit. Applicant shall submit a structural analysis with
				the permit application. DOTD retains the right in perpetuity to have its
				antennae, pre-existing or added subsequent to permit issue, mounted on the new
				or modified tower.
C. Each wireless
				facility operator which co-locates on existing wireless telecommunication
				facilities operating within DOTD rights-of-way shall be subject to the same
				conditions and requirements which apply to the owner of the tower. The
				co-locator shall meet all departmental standards and policies and shall access
				the facility only after receiving prior written permission from the
				department.
D. When co-locating on
				an existing wireless telecommunication facility, each installation must be
				permitted separately by the co-locating facility owner.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 15 - DOTD Wireless Telecommunications Permit › Section II-1515 - Attachments to Existing Bridge Structures

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A. No authorized attachment to an existing
				structure shall cause technical interference with any equipment on the
				facility.
B. Plans will be
				submitted to the bridge design engineer and the structures and facilities
				maintenance engineer for approval.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 15 - DOTD Wireless Telecommunications Permit › Section II-1517 - Access Requirements

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A. Repairs
				under the roadway will not be allowed if such repairs necessitate open cutting
				the highway. If a problem occurs with a line crossing, the applicant must
				install a new crossing. The applicant must bear 100 percent of the
				cost.
B. Prior to the start of
				construction of wireless telecommunication facilities, the District Permit
				Office shall be contacted and notified of the required construction time to
				complete the wireless facility. The permit engineer may provide the operator
				with a specific authorized duration for access to the construction
				site.
C. Facilities Requiring Less
				than Six Accesses per Year
1. Access to the
				telecommunication facilities located adjacent to controlled access highways
				shall be first from the land side, second from the interchange (longitudinally)
				and third from the highway (to be approved in each instance). This shall not
				apply to those facilities with pre-existing access, such as rest areas, weigh
				stations or district offices.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 15 - DOTD Wireless Telecommunications Permit › Section II-1519 - Security Requirements

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A. Fences,
				parking, and other security measures may be permitted in accordance with other
				DOTD standards.
B. Traffic barriers
				and/or crash mitigation structures shall be installed as deemed necessary by
				the permit engineer.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 17 - Fiber Optic Permit Rules › Section II-1701 - General Permit Conditions and Standards

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rights and privileges granted to
				applicant shall be non-exclusive and shall not be construed to be any broader
				than those expressly set forth in Louisiana law. Any facilities placed on the
				highway right-of-way shall be placed in accordance with existing laws and the
				standards of the department.
B. All
				facilities, after having been erected, shall at all times be subject to
				inspection. The department reserves the right to require such changes,
				additions, repairs, relocations and removal as may at any time be considered
				necessary to permit the relocation, reconstruction, widening and maintaining of
				the highway, to provide proper and safe protection of life and property on or
				adjacent to the highway, or to insure the safety of traffic on the highway. The
				cost of making such changes, additions, repairs and relocations shall be borne
				by the applicant, and all of the cost of the work to be accomplished under the
				permit shall be borne by the applicant.
C. The proposed facilities, their operation
				and maintenance shall not unreasonably interfere with the facilities or the
				operation or maintenance of the facilities of other persons, firms or
				corporations previously issued permits of use and occupancy. The proposed
				facilities shall not be dangerous to persons or property using or occupying the
				highway or using facilities constructed under previously granted permits of use
				and occupancy. Departmental records of prior permits are available for
				inspection. It is the duty of the applicant to determine the existence and
				location of all facilities within the highway right-of-way.
D. Installations within the highway
				right-of-way shall be established in accordance with applicable provisions
				contained in the following:
1. AASHTO Guide
				for Accommodating Utilities within Highway Right-of-Way;
2. Code of Federal Regulations,  23 CFR
				23 ;
3. National Electrical Safety
				Code (C2); and
4. 1996 Federal
				Telecommunications Act.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 17 - Fiber Optic Permit Rules › Section II-1703 - Specific Standards for Installation of Fiber-Optic Cable

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A. All materials
				and workmanship shall conform to the requirements of the applicable industry
				code and to department specifications.
B. All safety precautions for the protection
				of the traveling public must be observed. Undue delay to traffic will not be
				tolerated.
C. All excavations
				within the limits of the right-of-way shall be backfilled and tamped in 6 inch
				layers to the density of the adjacent undisturbed soil. Where sod is removed or
				destroyed, it shall be replaced within one week of the original disturbance.
				Where existing spoil material is, at the discretion of the department,
				unsuitable for backfill, select material shall be furnished in lieu thereof,
				and the existing material shall be disposed of by approved methods.
D. Any clearing and grubbing which may be
				required by the applicant shall be represented by a plan covering any such
				actions. Such plans shall also be submitted for erosion control measures which
				may be required to vegetate the area under such clearing and grubbing. The
				applicant is authorized to retain all cleared timber. The applicant shall
				follow up with an erosion control, seeding plan approved by the
				department.
E. Access to the
				permitted installation shall be made in the following order of priority:
1. first from the land side;
2. second from the interchange
				(longitudinally); and
3. third from
				the highway.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 17 - Fiber Optic Permit Rules › Section II-1705 - Cables Installed Parallel to the Highway

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. In addition to the requirements enumerated
				above, the following requirements shall apply to cables installed parallel to
				the highway.
1. Installations shall occupy
				available space within the back 10 feet of the right-of-way (located on the
				side most distant from the traveled roadway), except where, upon showing of
				actual necessity, a permit is issued for another location.
2. Installations shall have a minimum earth
				cover of 36 inches.
3.
				Installations shall have a minimum clearance of 24 inches below existing or
				proposed drainage structures, unless otherwise approved by the
				department.
4. There shall be no
				installation of cable within the median.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 17 - Fiber Optic Permit Rules › Section II-1707 - Cables Crossing the Highway

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Crossings shall have at least 5 feet of cover below the roadway and 24 inches
				of cover below ditches or drainage structures.
B. Crossings shall be made at as nearly right
				angles to the highway as possible. No existing drainage structure under the
				highway may be used for this purpose.
C. Construction methods used shall be in
				accordance with the following requirements.
1. Cutting the surface or tunneling under it
				is specifically prohibited.
2.
				Installation shall be made either by boring or jacking under the highway from
				ditch bottom to ditch bottom. In the absence of ditches, or along sections of
				highway with curb or gutter, boring or jacking shall extend beyond the outside
				edge of the traveled way to a point at least equal to three times the vertical
				difference between the elevation of the roadway surfacing and the elevation of
				the top of the cable. Where width of right-of-way is insufficient to enable
				compliance with this requirement or where it is necessary to make a connection
				to an existing parallel facility which precludes compliance, the distance shall
				be computed to the right-of-way line or to the parallel facility. Any voids or
				overbreaks resulting from this task shall be backfilled with grout consisting
				of a cement mortar or a slurry of fine sand or clay, as conditions require.
				Excavating an open ditch to the edge of the pavement and boring and jacking the
				remainder of the distance is prohibited. Jacking and boring shall be done in
				accordance with Section 728 of the Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads
				and Bridges, latest edition.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 17 - Fiber Optic Permit Rules › Section II-1709 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A flat fee of
				$5,000 per mile shall apply to fiber optic telecommunications installations
				placed within state controlled access highway rights-of-way.
B. The department may reduce fees in exchange
				for shared resources.
C. The
				department may reduce fees for its agents, i.e., those applicants who erect
				facilities on behalf of the department in order to conduct departmental
				work.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381.2.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 19 - Pipe Bursting/Crushing › Section II-1901 - Definition

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The pipe
				bursting process is defined as the reconstruction of pipeline by installing an
				approved pipe material, by means of one of the pre-approved processes set forth
				in this specification.
B. The
				process involves one of the following methods:
1. the use of a hydraulic "moling" device or
				pneumatic hammer, suitable in size to break out the old pipe; or
2. the use of a modified boring "knife" with
				a flared plug that implodes and crushes the existing sewer pipe;
3. forward progress of the "mole" or the
				"knife" may be aided by the use of a hydraulic winch, as specified in the
				patented process;
4. the
				replacement pipe is either pulled or pushed by means of hydraulic force into
				place, size on size and/or upsizing two pipe sizes or upsizing according to
				manufacturer specifications;
5. the
				size hammer to be used shall be the minimum diameter necessary to facilitate
				the restoration process. Oversized hammers shall not be allowed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 19 - Pipe Bursting/Crushing › Section II-1903 - Applicability and Liability

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Pipe
				bursting will only apply to water or sewer pipes, with the recommendation of
				the District Permit Specialist and with the approval of the Headquarters Permit
				Engineer.
B. If allowed, the
				fragments of the old pipe remaining in the soil shall not be considered
				abandoned until such time as the replacement pipe is abandoned.
C. The fragments of the old pipe, as well as
				the replacement pipe, both remain the liabilities of the permittee, and can
				only be abandoned as provided for in this Section.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  48:381, et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT › Part II - Utilities › Chapter 19 - Pipe Bursting/Crushing › Section II-1905 - Responsibility for Overflows and Spills

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A. It shall be the responsibility of the
				permittee to schedule and perform the work in a manner that does not cause or
				contribute to incidents of overflows or spills of sewage from the sewer
				system.
B. In the event that the
				work activities of the permittee contribute to overflows or spills, the
				permittee shall immediately take appropriate action as follows:
1. contain and stop the overflow;
2. clean the spillage;
3. disinfect the area affected by the
				overflow or spill; and
4. notify
				the owner in a timely manner.