Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-51 - Highway access management access permits-Administrative process › Section 468-51-090 - Construction requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 Preconstruction conference. The department may require a preconstruction
			 conference prior to any work being performed on the department's right of way.
			 When required by provisions in the permit, the department will schedule a
			 preconstruction conference. The preconstruction conference should be attended
			 by the necessary personnel to assure compliance with the terms and provisions
			 of the permit.
(2) Time limit.
			 Substantial construction of the connection shall begin within ninety days of
			 the effective date of the permit, unless a longer time is approved by the
			 department or a time extension is requested by the applicant and approved by
			 the department. Construction shall be completed within one hundred twenty days
			 of the date of issuance of the permit, unless a time extension is approved by
			 the department. As a condition of the permit, the department may further limit
			 construction time, if the department determines that such limitation is
			 warranted. Failure to comply with the time limits specified in the permit shall
			 result in an automatic expiration of the permit following written notification
			 to the permit holder. For any permit which expires for failure to begin
			 construction or to complete construction within the specified time limits, the
			 department may require a new application, including the payment of the required
			 application fee prior to the initiation of any construction.
(3) Posting of permit. The approved
			 connection permit shall be displayed in a prominent location, protected from
			 the weather, within the vicinity of the connection construction.
(4) Disruption of traffic. All construction
			 and/or maintenance within department right of way shall conform to the
			 provisions of the connection permit, the "
Manual on Uniform Traffic
			 Control Devices
"
(MUTCD)
; the department's current
			 "
Design Manual
," and the current "
Standard
			 Specifications for Road, Bridge, and Municipal Construction.
" The
			 department may require or restrict hours of construction to minimize disruption
			 of traffic on the state highway system. If construction activity within the
			 department's right of way causes undue disruption of traffic or creates safety
			 hazards on a state highway, or if the construction activity is not in
			 compliance with the traffic control specifications in the permit, the
			 department shall advise the permit holder or the permit holder's contractor of
			 the need for immediate corrective action, and may order immediate suspension of
			 all or part of the work if deemed necessary. Failure to comply with this
			 provision may result in permit modification or revocation.
(5) Traffic signals and other traffic control
			 devices. Traffic signals and other traffic control devices installed by the
			 permit holder shall conform to MUTCD and department design and construction
			 standards. The permit holder is responsible for securing any state and local
			 permits needed for traffic signalization and regulatory signing and
			 marking.
(6) Connection
			 construction inspection. For Category II and Category III connections, the
			 department may require the permit holder, the developer, or landowner to
			 provide inspection of construction and certification that connection
			 construction is in accordance with permit provisions and appropriate department
			 standards by a professional engineer, registered in accordance with
			 chapter
			 18.43 RCW, or the
			 department may do the inspection at the applicant's expense, as provided in the
			 developer agreement.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.50 RCW. 99-06-034 (Order
				  187), § 468-51-090, filed 2/25/99, effective 3/28/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.01.101 and chapter 47.50 RCW. 92-14-044,
				  § 468-51-090, filed 6/24/92, effective
				  7/25/92.