New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 25 - UTILITY ACCOMMODATION › Subchapter 7A - UTILITY FACILITIES LONGITUDINALLY OCCUPYING LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY › Section 16:25-7A.3 - Location

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Where the
				Department deems public utility facility installations feasible, the Department
				will establish, within the right-of-way of limited access highways, a corridor,
				generally not closer than 30 feet (9 m) to the edge of roadway, but contiguous
				to each side of the roadway's control of access line, for the installation of
				underground utility facilities, with possible exceptions to be granted by the
				Department, at the Department's sole discretion, pursuant to
				16:25-1.7(b).
				Should such an exception allow a public utility facility to be placed within 15
				feet (4.5 m) of the edge of pavement, the facility shall be cased.
(b) Prudent utilization of the corridor to
				provide for multiple occupancy will be required; however, the Department will
				not reserve space within said corridor for any facility or public utility
				company.
(c) At interchange areas,
				the installation corridor shall continue along the control of access boundary
				outside of the outermost roadway or ramp, with possible exceptions to be
				granted by the Department, at the Department's sole discretion, pursuant to
				16:25-1.7(b).
(d) Transverse installations associated with
				longitudinal occupancy of the limited access highway shall occur within
				interchange areas, with possible exceptions to be granted by the Department, at
				the Department's sole discretion, pursuant to
				16:25-1.7(b)  and
				16:25-2.1(c).
(e) Installations shall continue along the
				respective control of access line even when encountering rest areas,
				scenic-overlook sites, truck weigh stations, and other such facilities, with
				possible exceptions to be granted by the Department, at the Department's sole
				discretion, pursuant to
				16:25-1.7(b).
(f) Facilities attached to structures shall
				be encased pursuant to
				16:25-4.1.
(g) Installations along limited access
				highways which cross the ramps or roadways of other highways, whether owned or
				under Department or local jurisdiction, shall be placed within a
				casing.
(h) Where trees and/or
				shrubbery act as a buffer for the adjacent property, their removal is generally
				not permitted. However, if removal of vegetation is necessary, replacement
				trees and shrubs shall be provided by the permittee as required by the
				Department.
(i) Service connections
				to adjacent properties from within the limited access highway right-of-way are
				prohibited; however, at interchanges and local road crossings, branch line and
				transmission line connections may be permitted by the Department, at the
				Department's sole discretion, pursuant to
				16:25-1.7(b).
				When connections are permitted they shall be accomplished as close as feasible
				to the highway's right-of-way line.
(j) Fiber-optic facilities shall be buried at
				least 60 inches (1.5 m). The utility company shall install along with the
				facilities a continuous plastic ribbon marking tape at least 12 inches (300 mm)
				below the existing ground and above the fiber-optic facility. The fiber-optic
				facility shall be detectable by locator equipment operated on the surface. The
				width of excavation shall not exceed 18 inches (450 mm). Exceptions may be
				granted by the Department, at the Department's sole discretion, pursuant to
				16:25-1.7(b).
(k) Existing fences should be located at the
				no-access line and replaced in kind when impacted by facility
				construction.