New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter IV - Highways › Subchapter B - Work Permits on State Highways, State-owned Bridges and Culverts › Part 131 - Accommodation Of Utilities Within State Highway Right-of-way › Section 131.17 - Construction procedures

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Construction procedures shall be subject to all applicable
					 Federal and State statutes, codes, and regulations, in particular 23 CFR part
					 645, and must be consistent with nationally recognized standards.
(a) General. General locations must be
				  approved by the department, and all work is subject to inspection at any time.
				  All disturbed areas shall be restored as per the approved restoration plan
				  (i.e.,landscape restored; shoulders and ditches restored to proper line, grade
				  and cross-slope; driveways restored with material in kind). All surplus earth
				  and all debris shall be removed from the highway right-of-way. Damage to or
				  disturbance of the highway pavement structure drainage facilities, slopes,
				  vegetation (planted and natural vegetation), or other appurtenances installed
				  by the department, caused at some future time by the placement of utilities,
				  shall be promptly corrected by the utility.
(b) Maintenance of traffic.
(1) Traffic flow is to be maintained at all
				  times during the progress of work. Adequate signs, barricades, flagpersons,
				  lights and other control devices shall be provided and shall be in accordance
				  with the MUTCD. The department may require the permittee to provide an approved
				  detour for traffic, maintain and remove same, and restore the site.
(2) Suitable barriers or barricades, to
				  protect traffic and pedestrians, shall be erected and maintained around
				  trenches, and supplemented with adequate warning lights as prescribed in the
				  MUTCD.
(3) Pavement cuts shall not
				  be left unfilled overnight, except in extraordinary cases. When practicable,
				  prior approval will be obtained; otherwise the department will be notified
				  immediately. In all cases, adequate precautions to protect traffic and
				  pedestrians must be taken.
(4) All
				  work shall be performed in such a manner as to minimize hazards to the
				  traveling public. Construction materials, equipment, etc. shall not be left on
				  the shoulders or pavement after working hours, nor at any time be placed in a
				  manner or location that will obstruct highway or railroad warning signs,
				  highway safety, or the clear sight distance at intersections, including
				  driveway entrances, without proper traffic control devices and
				  measures.
(5) Where work has
				  rendered a shoulder unusable, either "no shoulder" or "low shoulder" signs in
				  the manner specified by the MUTCD shall be erected as appropriate. Soft
				  shoulder signs shall be erected and maintained on all backfilled trenches
				  within the shoulder area, until shoulder restoration is completed.
(6) During winter conditions, the shoulder
				  shall be maintained free of obstructions which could interfere with snow
				  removal and ice control.
(7)
				  Permittee shall keep the roadway free of foreign objects such as mud, rocks,
				  timber and other items. Spillage of material from any vehicle resulting from
				  the permittee's operation shall be removed immediately.
(8) All traffic control devices shall be
				  immediately removed or covered when not required by site conditions.