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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-4 - License Agreements-Utility Lines

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Depending on
				the complexity, length, and/or if the utility's project is to be constructed by
				a contractor(s) hired by the utility, the WHD District Office may require that
				a License Agreement be prepared by the WHD Utilities Section in
				Cheyenne.
(b) The District Office
				will transmit all exhibits and information submitted by the applicant, as well
				as specific stipulations the District wants incorporated, to the Utilities
				Section for preparation of the Agreement. Copies of the agreement will be sent
				to the applicant for signatures and upon complete execution by all parties the
				authorization to proceed with construction will be given by the WHD
				District.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-5 - License Agreements-Railroad Crossings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				When a railroad company or an industry approaches the District regarding the
				construction of a track crossing, whether at-grade or requiring a separation
				structure, the District shall review the proposed location and method of
				construction with the applicant and their engineer, provide stipulations to be
				incorporated into the applicants design, and send all pertinent information to
				the Utilities Section in Cheyenne for preparation of an Agreement.
(b) Crossing requests for railroad company
				owned and operated communications and/or signal systems may be handled with a
				Form E-54, at the discretion of the District.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-6 - License Agreements - Fiber Optics Cables

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When a
				communications company, federal agency, or other governmental agency approaches
				the District regarding the crossing and/or parallel encroachment of fiber
				optics facilities, the District shall review their proposed construction,
				stipulate changes in the proposed construction method and/or location, and
				furnish Form E-54B (Fiber Optics Construction Standard) to the
				applicant.
(b) After the Districts
				recommendations have been incorporated into the applicants design and all other
				provisions of Department regulations have been met, the District will furnish
				all pertinent information and exhibits to the Utilities Section in Cheyenne for
				preparation of a License Agreement.
(c) In cases where the applicant's proposed
				project consists of crossings and/or encroachments in several locations within
				a WHD District, one License Agreement may be prepared to cover the entire
				District instead of each crossing or encroachment separately, at the discretion
				of the District.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-7 - License Agreement - Special Situations

Current through July 13, 2024
Any time the District receives a request for a crossing
				  and/or encroachment that meets all criteria for being placed within the highway
				  right-of-way or involves work by others within the R/W and Form E-54 is not
				  specific enough to cover the proposed work, the pertinent background
				  information, proposal, and exhibits may be sent to the Utilities Section for
				  consultation with the WHD Staff and attorney, as well as preparation of a
				  special agreement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-8 - Exhibits for Licenses

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General - All
				Installations.
(i) Each License Form E-54
				and/or License Agreement shall have a drawing(s) attached which shows the
				current man-made and natural terrain features and how the proposed facility is
				to be constructed in order to miss obstacles within the highway R/W.
(ii) Exhibits that show straight line
				construction with a standard offset distance are only acceptable if a field
				review by the WHD District confirms that construction along straight lines is
				practical. (See related Section on location within the R/W).
(iii) If unanticipated or unusual
				circumstances are encountered during utility construction which force a
				deviation in excess of two feet from the approved horizontal alignment, the
				respective District Maintenance Engineer will be contacted prior to making the
				deviation, for approval of the deviation and an amended exhibit will be filed
				by the utility.
(iv) As a minimum
				the exhibit will show the following:
(A) The
				existing roadway, right-of-way line, right-of-way fence, and cross fences if
				they are not on the R/W line. Existing approaches, intersecting roads or
				streets, drainage ditches, irrigation ditches, pipes and culverts that have to
				be crossed. Existing major utility facilities. The proposed utility alignment
				with offset distances from either the roadway center line or right-of-way
				line.
(B) Land description and
				accurate ties to the nearest highway milepost. If milepost markers are not
				available the tie shall be to a highway station.
(C) Location of existing facilities on the
				highway R/W that are owned and/or operated by the applicant.
(D) Proposed locations of all appurtenances
				like air relief valves, manholes, pedestals, junction boxes, line markers, vent
				pipes, guys and anchors, etc.
(E)
				Size and or capacity of the proposed facility (i.e. kv, cablepairs, pipe
				diameter), pipe type and wall thickness for carrier and casing, product to be
				carried, as applicable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-9 - Change of Ownership

Current through July 13, 2024
If a utility contemplates selling portions or all of their
				  facilities, which include crossing or parallel encroachments on Department R/W,
				  the license holder shall notify the Department in writing of this intent and
				  provide the name, address and telephone number of the buyer, as well as a list
				  itemizing all of the crossings and encroachments involved in the transfer by
				  land description and highway milepost.
The Department may choose to have the new owner sign new
				  License Forms (E-54) if only a few locations are involved, or opt to write a
				  Change of Ownership Agreement, to be executed by all parties, if several
				  crossings/encroachments are involved in numerous locations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-10 - Abandonment of Facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a utility
				contemplates abandoning or otherwise taking out of service a previously
				licensed facility, the Department shall be notified in writing, with a listing
				showing the location(s) of the facility by land description and highway
				milepost, and if possible a copy of the originally issued license(s).
(b) If the Department, based on engineering
				judgement and future plans for highway work, determines that the facility
				should be removed from the highway R/W, the owner will be notified and shall
				remove the facility and restore the highway R/W as directed by the
				Department.
(c) If a utility sells
				their facility to a salvage firm for removal, the salvage contractor is
				required to contact the respective WHD District Maintenance Engineer who will
				provide applicable stipulations regarding safety of traffic and restoration of
				the highway R/W. The utility holding the license will remain responsible until
				the work is done to the satisfaction of the Department.
(d) The WHD District will notify the
				Utilities Section when the abandonment and/or removal of a facility has been
				authorized so that the appropriate notation can be made to the main file copy
				of the original license.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-11 - Cancellation of a License, Suspension, Removal of a Facility

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) By the Utility.
(i) A utility must cancel a previously
				granted license if no construction has taken place within 12 months by
				notifying the respective District Maintenance Engineer and/or the Utilities
				Section in Cheyenne.
(ii) A utility
				must cancel a previously granted license after a facility has been taken out of
				service and removed. (Also see Abandonment).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-12 - Cause for Removal or Suspension of a License

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Removal.
(i) The Department may require removal of a
				facility when the installation deviates more than two feet horizontally an/or
				was installed at a shallower depth than approved by the District and thereby
				causes an unnecessary encumbrance on the operation, maintenance and safety of
				the highway and the right-of-way.
(ii) If such a removal is necessary in the
				best engineering judgement of the District, the utility shall be notified by
				the District of the remedial measures to be taken and the time frame in which
				the removal will be accomplished. This notification should be sent by
				Registered Mail.
(iii) Failure by
				the utility to respond will be prosecuted in accordance with the due process
				procedures and provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedures
				Act.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-13 - Additional Facilities on Existing License

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				Additional facilities by the same utility may be attached to or located
				immediately adjacent to an existing licensed facility, provided the existing
				facility is in compliance with the provisions of this regulation and the
				additional facility can be installed likewise.
(b) At the discretion of the District such
				additional facilities may be authorized for construction upon submittal of an
				amended exhibit showing the location of the additional line.
(c) In case of an aerial facility that is
				being upgraded to a larger capacity, or in case of an underbuilt by the utility
				holding the existing license, the revised exhibit should show the increased
				capacity and revised low sag vertical clearance above the high point of the
				paved portion of the road, which shall be no less than eighteen (18) feet
				and/or otherwise in compliance with the National Electric Safety
				Code.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-14 - Additional Facility-Different Owner

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A utility may
				allow secondary use by other utilities provided the utility proposing to
				underbuild has been granted a license from the Department and the low sag
				vertical clearance is not less than eighteen (18) feet above the high point of
				the paved portion of the road and/or otherwise is in compliance with the
				National Electric Safety Code.
(b)
				If a utility is contemplating installing a facility in a joint trench with
				someone else, licensing procedures shall be followed by all users of the common
				trench.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-15 - Denial of Request to Construct on Highway Right-of-Way

Current through July 13, 2024
Wyoming Statute
										1-26-813 states that
				  public utility facilities and fixtures may be set along, across or under any
				  public roads, streets and waters of this state in such a manner as not to
				  inconvenience the public in their use.
(a) Based on the provisions of this statute,
				and the exercise of good engineering judgement weighed against the public good,
				the Department may deny occupancy of highway right-of-way by utility facilities
				under the following conditions:
(i) The
				facility will interfere with ongoing maintenance operations.
(ii) In backslopes of erosive soils or slopes
				steeper than 2:1.
(iii) Within the
				roadway template except for buried facilities that cross at a safe distance
				below the drainage ditch, and except in urban areas or city street roadway
				templates where poles may be placed behind the sidewalk, slopes permitting, and
				buried facilities may be placed under the traveled lanes or sidewalk.
(iv) In road segments where it is known that
				road construction will take place in the near future.
(V) Any other area within the highway
				right-of-way where, from an engineering, maintenance, or traffic safety point
				of view, the operations of the Department will be hindered.
(vi) Within the limits of the clear recovery
				area as determined by use of the AASHTO Guide for Selecting, Locating, and
				Designing Traffic Barriers and the Roadside Design Guide, or similar criteria
				normally used in highway design.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-16 - Joint Occupancy Agreements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If, during the
				construction or reconstruction of a road, the facilities of a utility are
				incorporated within the new highway right-of-way and the utility facilities do
				not have to be relocated due to conflict with the road construction, the
				Utilities Section will prepare a Joint Occupancy Agreement which recognizes
				that the utility had a prior right in the location shown on the exhibit and
				that future relocation and/or adjustments of the utility, necessitated by
				future road construction, will be at the expense of the Department.
(b) The same provisions as in (a) above apply
				to a utility facility that is being incorporated into new highway R/W and must
				be relocated due to conflicts. The utility may be relocated within the new
				highway R/W rather than on a new private easement outside of the highway R/W,
				provided the new location does not interfere with the road's construction and
				future operations.
(c) The
				Department will reimburse relocation costs for a facility of the same type and
				capacity as described in the original Joint Occupancy Agreement.
(d) Issuance of a license (Form E-54) for a
				facility covered under such an agreement is not required.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-17 - Relocation/ Adjustment Agreement

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a utility
				facility is being relocated from a private right-of-way due to a road
				construction project, the utility may place the relocated facility within the
				existing or new right-of-way of the subject road providing the stipulations of
				this regulation can be met.
(b) The
				relocation/ adjustment agreement contains language which stipulates that future
				relocation of the facility due to highway projects will be reimbursed by the
				Department for a facility of the same type and capacity as was originally
				relocated under the agreement.
(c)
				Issuance of a license (Form-54) for a facility covered under such an agreement
				is not required.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-18 - Approaches and Driveways

Current through July 13, 2024
Access to utility facilities located adjacent to but utside
				  of the highway R/W may be granted by the District Engineer provided the
				  proposed location meets all Department safety criteria and other provisions and
				  policies.
Application should be made to the District by separate
				  procedure.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 5 - LICENSING PROCEDURES, AGREEMENTS, DENIAL OF APPLICATION › Section 5-19 - Groundwater Monitor Wells

Current through July 13, 2024
Requests for the construction of these wells on highway
				  right-of-way may come from Federal or State agencies as well as from private
				  individuals who have a requirement to monitor groundwater for pollution.
License Form E-54 may be issued for these facilities as long
				  as the well location(s) is not interfering with maintenance activities or
				  anticipated construction/ reconstruction of the road, and as long as the
				  location of the facility and the periodic extraction of samples or inspection
				  does not create a hazard to pedestrians or vehicle traffic during and after the
				  placement of the well.
Upon completion of the testing/monitoring activity, the well
				  shall be capped and the site restored by the Licensee as specified by the
				  Department's engineer.
Private use of these wells for irrigation or other purposes
				  after completion of the testing period shall not be
				  permitted.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-1 - General

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) There are certain areas within the
				highway right-of-way that should be kept clear of utility facilities due to the
				hazard created to vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic and/or the
				restraints the utility facility imposes on the Department's routine maintenance
				work as well as roadway safety and widening projects.
(b) Utilities contemplating crossing or
				encroaching on highway R/W should incorporate the provisions of this regulation
				into their design in order to avoid redesign and delay in the approval of their
				license application.
(c) Applicants
				for a license to place facilities on or across the highway R/W are advised to
				establish the actual limits of the highway R/W instead of assuming that a fence
				represents the property line.
(d)
				If the facility being placed on the R/W causes any sort of damage to the
				right-of-way, paved areas, or highway appurtenances, during or after
				construction, the repair of such damage shall be paid for by the owner of the
				facility.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-2 - Clear Roadway Recovery Area

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General.
(i) Also referred to as the "Clear Zone".
				This area, adjacent to the traveled lanes and including the paved shoulder or
				emergency parking lane, provides for an obstruction free recovery area for a
				driver to regain steering control should the vehicle leave the traveled
				lane.
(ii) Highway appurtenances
				installed within this clear zone, except for barrier rail, are of the yielding
				or breakaway design.
(iii)
				Obstructions located within the clear zone that can not be relocated must be
				protected with barrier rail if the rail provides the least hazard, and steep
				embankment slopes should be flattened.
(iv) The actual clear zone width for a given
				segment of road is a function of the road's speed, horizontal curvature, and
				embankment slopes. It is not a standard fixed distance from the edge of the
				traveled lane as the often used term "30 ft. clear zone" would imply. However,
				the Department generally uses the area between the edge of the traveled lane
				and 40 feet parallel thereto for the installation of guardrail, delineators and
				traffic signs.
(V) In any case,
				and on all types of roads, utility facilities should be located as close as
				possible to the outer limits of the highway right-of-way. Facilities that have
				to be located within the limits of the clear recovery area will be of a
				breakaway design.
(vi) Actual clear
				zone required at a specific location and road shall be in accordance with the
				AASHTO Roadside Design Guide.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-3 - Roadway Slopes

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The roadway
				embankment slope (from the clear recovery area break point down to the bottom
				of the ditch or intercept with natural ground) should be kept clear of parallel
				encroaching utility lines and supporting facilities of crossing utility lines
				like guys and anchors, vent pipes, manholes, markers, etc.
(b) The backslope (from the ditch section up
				to a point of intersection with natural ground) should be kept clear of
				paralleling utility facilities and supporting structures of crossing utility
				lines, like guys and anchors, vent pipes, manholes, markers, etc. if the slope
				is 2:1 or steeper.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-4 - Ditches, Culverts, Drainage Pipes, Stockpasses

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Utility
				facilities shall not be placed in or attached to any type of drainage pipe,
				concrete box or stockpass.
(b)
				Temporary (short term) use of pipes, boxes, or stockpasses for any noncorrosive
				or non-combustible utility line may be authorized by the Department's engineer
				on a case by case basis.
(c)
				Parallel installation of utility facilities in roadway ditches is not
				allowed.
(d) For buried crossings
				of drainage ditches, the utility trench will be backfilled and compacted in
				lifts, and the flowline restored, as directed by the Department's
				engineer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-5 - Attachment to Existing Bridges or Structures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				General.
(i) Attachment of utility facilities
				to the bridge deck surface, to the top of curbs and sidewalks, or to traffic or
				pedestrian railings will not be allowed. Open wire electrical or telephone line
				attachments are not allowed.
(ii)
				Welding of utility attachments to main steel girders or direct attachment to
				main load carrying girders will not be allowed.
(iii) Requests for attachment of utility
				lines to bridges shall be forwarded by the District Maintenance Engineer to the
				State Bridge Engineer for review and recommendation regarding the method of
				attachment.
(iv) Prior to
				requesting attachment to bridges over railroad tracks from the Department, the
				applicant shall furnish written approval of a permit from the railroad
				company.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-6 - Attachment to Proposed Bridges or Structures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				General.
The provisions of Paragraph (i) & (ii). Section
				  5(a) apply.
(b) New Construction, Utility has
				Prior Right.
When the construction of a new bridge or structure forces the
				  relocation of a utility facility and this relocation is reimbursable, the
				  facility may be attached to the new structure provided the provisions of
				  Chapter IV and Chapter VI, Section
				  5
				  can be met.
The Bridge Department will contact the utility during
				  preliminary engineering and enter into an "Authority for Rendering Special
				  Services" (ARS) with the utility. The cost of design, materials, and
				  installation will be billed to the utility as those phases are
				  completed.
Reimbursements due the utility for the bridge attachment
				  shall be prorated by the utility based on the cost of the attachment versus the
				  cost of not attaching to the bridge, and shown in the final billing to the
				  Department for all of the reimbursable work on the project.
(c) New Construction, Utility by License.
When the construction of a new bridge or structure conflicts
				  with an existing utility fine that is located on public R/W or otherwise has no
				  reimbursable right; or
If a utility company wishes to attach facilities to a bridge
				  or structure for other reasons, provided the criteria of Section
				  5
				  can be met, the Bridge Department will design the appropriate hanger system for
				  the facility and include the installation in the Departments construction
				  contract.
The cost of design, materials, and installation will be
				  billed to the utility company. The request for work and costs shall be covered
				  by an "Authority for Rendering Special Services" (ARS).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-7 - Crossing Underneath Existing Bridges

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Adjacent to
				Crossroad.
Buried utility facilities may be allowed to cross adjacent to
				  a crossroad provided there is adequate horizontal clearance between the edge of
				  the existing pavement and the closest bridge piers or slope paving.
Additional depth of bury may be required to allow for the
				  reconstruction of the crossroad and installation of concrete barrier.
If the area underneath a bridge is congested, the utility
				  facility should be bored underneath the adjacent embankment behind the bridge
				  abutments. (See Detail Drawing).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-8 - Appurtenances and Support Facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Above ground
				support facilities like repeater huts, gas pressure regulator buildings, ground
				mounted electrical transformers, junction or splice boxes, cathodic protection
				ground beds and their rectifiers, above ground pipeline shutoff valves and
				cleanout traps, pressure relief valves, etc., shall not be constructed within
				the highway right-of-way unless extenuating circumstances exist and the
				proposed location has expressly been approved by the Department's engineer and
				the location meets all provisions of this regulation.
(b) Top of manholes, vaults, or other below
				ground facilities shall be flush with the existing ground and their locations
				and design must be specifically approved by the Department's
				engineer.
(c) Access driveways to
				facilities located outside of but adjacent to the highway R/W may be granted by
				separate application to the District Traffic Engineer.
(d) Guy wires and anchors for aerial
				facilities located outside of the highway R/W shall not be permitted on the
				highway R/W unless extenuating circumstances exist and the location of the guys
				and anchors meets other criteria of this regulation.
(e) Temporary pole structures for use during
				stringing of aerial lines shall be placed no closer to the road's traveled way
				than allowed by the clear zone provisions.
(f) In any case, permitted appurtenances and
				support facilities shall be located as close as possible (preferably within 15
				feet) of the R/W line.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-9 - Overhanging Aerial Lines

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Utility
				facilities located outside of the highway R/W that have crossarms and conductor
				wires or cables which overhang onto the highway R/W shall be covered by a
				license (Form E-54).
(b) The
				vertical clearance above ground shall be of sufficient height to allow for the
				safe operation of maintenance equipment on the highway R/W, and allow for the
				safe construction and operation of driveways and approaches in those areas
				where they exist or a need for them can be anticipated in the foreseeable
				future.
(c) Crossarm and/or
				conductor encroachment into the highway R/W shall not exceed eight (8)
				feet.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-10 - Buried Facility Crossings

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Urban Areas -
				Depending on the type of facility crossing being proposed and the physical
				constraints at the site, the Department's engineer may authorize open trenching
				or require a bored crossing of the roadway template and paved surface.
When an open trench is authorized the backfilling and
				  compaction of the trench as well as the replacement of the paved surfaces will
				  be as specified by the Department.
(b) Rural Areas - Utility facility crossings
				in rural areas, whether across the main roadway or connecting paved sideroads
				and approaches, shall be bored.
The acceptable methods are boring/drilling, pushing or
				  jacking, and tunneling. The use of a high pressure stream of liquid Getting) to
				  create a cavity for subsequent placement of a utility line is not
				  permitted.
(c) The diameter
				of any bore shall not exceed the outside diameter of the pipe being placed by
				more than five (5) percent.
(d) The
				applicant's engineer is advised to make arrangements with the Department's
				engineer regarding a site investigation to determine if boring is feasible in
				the proposed locations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-11 - Casing of Utility Lines

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department
				does not require casing of pipelines crossing the highway R/W as long as heavy
				wall thickness carrier pipe is used and the pipeline is cathodically protected.
				(Also see Section on Pipelines).
(b) For crossings of small diameter power,
				communications, or similar lines that can not be pushed or bored underneath the
				roadway embankment, a metallic or nonmetallic casing pipe of a wall thickness
				that can withstand highway loading may be used.
(c) Casing pipe or heavy wall thickness pipe
				shall extend at a minimum to the face of the bore/ receiving pit to allow for
				future dirt widening of the road embankment and shall be of a wall thickness
				meeting the criteria for highway loading.
(d) For casing of water, sanitary sewer, and
				storm water pipelines see the stipulations in Chapters VI and VII of this
				regulation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-12 - Bore and Receiving Pits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The face of
				these pits shall be no closer than 15 feet to the bottom of the roadway
				embankment or ditch flow line and/or no closer than 30 feet to the edge of the
				traveled way in order to provide for a continuous clear zone and to leave the
				embankment undisturbed.
(b) On
				divided roadways where the median is less than 120 feet, no pits will be
				allowed in the median section of the road.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-13 - Material Storage, Equipment Parking, Access to Work Site

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All pipe, conduit, wire, poles,
				crossarms, or other construction material distributed along the highway
				right-of-way prior to installation of the facility shall be placed as far away
				from the traveled lanes as possible and shall not be stored within the highway
				R/W for longer than two weeks prior to construction unless specifically
				approved by the Department's engineer.
(b) Equipment used for the construction of
				the facility, vehicles used during the construction and/or delivering materials
				and vehicles of the workers and/or inspectors at the work site shall not in any
				way obstruct the traveled lanes of the road unless a traffic control and
				traffic safety plan has been approved by the Department's engineer and is in
				use.
(c) Existing approaches and
				driveways shall be used as much as possible to access the work site in order to
				minimize the hazard to the road user and minimize the damage to the roadway,
				shoulders, embankment slopes, drainage structures, ditches and other existing
				utility facilities.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-14 - Wetlands

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Several Federal Regulations address the
				disturbing of wetlands and the mitigation of impacts caused by construction. It
				is possible that proposed utility construction within existing highway R/W
				could impact on existing or proposed wetland areas within the highway
				R/W.
(b) Construction through such
				wetland areas shall be avoided by the utility companies by planning alternate
				routing of their facilities.
(c)
				Relocation and/or adjustment of utility facilities in connection with proposed
				Highway Department construction of replacement wetland areas will be handled
				separately and in conjunction with the construction project and as outlined in
				FHPM7-7-7 "Mitigation of Environmental Impacts to Privately Owned Wetlands" or
				other rules/ regulations addressing this topic.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-15 - Seismographic Activities

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Drilling,
				blasting, or any type of longitudinal seismographic investigation will not be
				allowed within the highway rights-of-way under Department
				jurisdiction.
(b) The laying of
				temporary cable across interstate, primary, and secondary roads may be
				permitted upon receipt of a formal request by the respective District
				Maintenance Engineer.
(c) The
				District may issue Form M-23 "Seismograph Cable Crossing License" which
				outlines specific stipulations to be followed. (Also see Operating Policy
				19-3).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-16 - Utility Line Construction by Private Individuals or Developers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Construction by private individuals and
				their contractors shall in all respects meet the construction and safety
				requirements applicable to public utility companies.
(b) Service connections from public and/or
				municipal systems to a customer shall be constructed by the provider of the
				commodity or their contractor, and the license shall be issued to the provider
				of the service, not the customer.
(c) Developers who are constructing utility
				lines that will ultimately become part of a municipal system shall have the
				municipality's approval for the design and the license shall be issued to the
				municipality, not the developer.
(d) Even though some utility services have
				been deregulated to the point where a customer could start his privately owned
				service connection at the suppliers main trunk line, such privately owned
				encroachments and/or crossings are not permitted. The license shall be issued
				to the supplier and construction across the highway R/W shall be by the
				supplier of the service or their contractor.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-17 - Service Connections to Adjacent Developments

Current through July 13, 2024
If at all possible, individual service line crossings to an
				  industrial or residential development should be avoided.
The utility or municipality shall construct a limited number
				  of major feeder lines across the highway right-of-way and begin distribution
				  and service lines outside of the highway R/W within designated utility
				  corridors, on private property or adjacent city streets.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-18 - Traffic Control and Detours

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) General. If a
				utility's construction in any way obstructs or interrupts the flow of traffic
				on the road or restricts the use of the roadway the utility shall furnish the
				District with a Traffic Control Plan.
The provisions of the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
				  Devices" and/or the Department's manual on "Traffic Control for Roadway Work
				  Operations" shall apply.
(b) Detours Within Municipalities for
				Crossings and Parallel Construction. If the use of the roadway becomes too
				restricted or hazardous during utility construction, the utility shall
				coordinate detour routes with the municipality.
(c) Detours Outside of Municipalities for
				Crossings Only. If the use of the roadway becomes too restricted or hazardous
				during utility construction of a crossing it may become necessary to provide a
				traffic detour within the highway R/W.
The design, construction, traffic control, and removal of a
				  detour shall conform to current Department design and construction practices
				  and shall be as directed by a Department engineer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-19 - Restoration of Highway Right-of-Way

Current through July 13, 2024
Any time a utility or municipality enters upon highway R/W to
				  construct, repair or replace all or any portion of a facility, those portions
				  of the highway R/W that have been disturbed or damaged in any way shall be
				  restored as directed by the Department's engineer.
If frequent maintenance and/or inspection trips by a
				  utility's vehicles cause destruction of vegetation, rutting in the roadway
				  slopes and drainage ditches, or a breakdown of roadway shoulders and pavement
				  taper sections, the Department will direct the utility to make the necessary
				  repairs in compliance with Department specifications.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-20 - Access to Utility Facilities for Construction and Maintenance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Interstate Highways or Other Fully Access
				Controlled Roads. Access for construction and maintenance of facilities shall
				be in compliance with Chapter IV, Section
				5.
(b) All Other Roads. Access for
				construction and maintenance shall be from existing approaches and driveways or
				as designated by the Department's engineer. (Also see Section
				13 of this regulation).
(c) Utility facilities, advertising signs,
				and other private facilities located outside of the highway right-of-way in
				rural areas shall not be maintained, inspected, repaired, or serviced from
				within the highway R/W.
Damage to the highway R/W due to such activity shall be
				  repaired at the expense of the utility and such trespass may be
				  prosecuted.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-21 - Railroad Crossings

Current through July 13, 2024
Requests for the crossing of highway rights-of-way with a
				  railroad mainline or spur tracks, whether requested by a railroad company or an
				  industrial user, and whether for an at-grade crossing or separation structure,
				  shall not be granted by issuance of WHD License Form E-54. All pertinent
				  information shall be submitted to the Utilities Section for preparation of a
				  specific agreement.
Upon execution of the agreement between the Highway
				  Commission and the applicant requesting such a rail crossing, the applicant
				  shall file a copy of the agreement with the Public Service Commission of
				  Wyoming in compliance with their most current rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-22 - Construction Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
Utility facilities located on highway right-of-way shall be
				  constructed and maintained in compliance with applicable Federal and State
				  laws, rules, regulations, as well as industry standards and codes, and in
				  accordance with accepted good engineering practices.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-23 - Existing Utility Facilities

Current through July 13, 2024
Any utility contemplating construction of a facility within
				  highway R/W shall make every effort to field locate all existing utility lines
				  and facilities in the area of their proposed construction and to safeguard such
				  facilities from damage during construction. (See Wyoming Statutes
										37-12-301 thru 304).
Existing utility facilities are to be considered as having a
				  prior right over the facility being proposed and their relocation or adjustment
				  shall not be made at the expense of the Department or utility presently
				  occupying the highway right-of-way.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-24 - Closing of Roads to Traffic

Current through July 13, 2024
No roads under the jurisdiction of the Department may be
				  closed to traffic for utility construction unless specifically authorized by
				  the Department's engineer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-25 - Construction Supervision by Utility

Current through July 13, 2024
The utility shall at all times have an individual at the
				  work site that is aware of the Departments stipulations and approved alignment
				  and has the authority to enforce compliance by the utility's construction
				  forces and/or contractor.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-26 - "Call Before You Dig"

Current through July 13, 2024
Reference Wyoming Statutes
										37-12-301 thru 304. These laws set the
				  requirements to be followed by any "person" contemplating "excavation" and what
				  is required to protect "underground facilities." The law defines the key
				  phrases thusly:
(a) "Excavation" means
				any operation in which earth, rock or other material on or below the ground is
				moved or otherwise displaced by means of power tools, power equipment or
				explosives, and includes grading, trenching, digging, ditching, drilling,
				augering, tunneling, scraping and cable or pipe blowing and driving, except
				tilling of soil and gardening or agricultural purposes.
(b) "Person" means an individual,
				partnership, municipality, state, county, political subdivision, utility, joint
				venture or corporation, and includes the employer of an individual.
(c) "Underground facility" means any item of
				personal property buried or placed below ground for use in connection with the
				storage or conveyance of water, sewage, electronic, telephonic or telegraphic
				communications, electric energy, oil, gas or other substances and including,
				but not limited to, pipes, sewers, conduits, cables, valves, lines, wires,
				manholes, attachments and those parts of poles below ground.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-27 - Public Telephone Installations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a local
				telephone company wishes to install public telephones, walk-up or drive-up
				types, within the highway right-of-way, rest areas, or other Department land,
				such installations must be specifically approved by the Department's engineer
				and a License, Form E-54, shall be issued for each location.
(b) General Guidelines for approval are:
(i) The flow of vehicular or pedestrian
				traffic is not restricted in any way.
(ii) The vehicle movement leaving and
				reentering the flow of traffic can be performed safely and with the least
				amount of disruption to the flow of traffic and pedestrians.
(iii) The facility and any turnout does not
				hinder the operations of the road nor significantly interfere with the
				maintenance of the road and the right-of-way.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-28 - Adherence to Standards, Workmanship

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All work
				performed by utilities on the highway right-of-way, whether with their own
				forces or by a contractor working under the utility's direct supervision, shall
				be in compliance with the most current Federal and State laws, rules, and
				regulations, as well as industry standards and the provisions of this
				regulation.
(b) All work performed
				by utilities on the highway right-of-way shall be performed by qualified
				personnel of the utility's own forces or by qualified contractors who are under
				the direct supervision of qualified personnel of the utility or the utility's
				engineer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 045 - Transportation, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Utility Accommodations › Chapter 6 - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION WITHIN HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY › Section 6-29 - High Voltage Line Safety

Current through July 13, 2024
The licensee is advised to comply with the provisions of
				  W.S.
				  37-3-301 through W.S. W.S.
				  W.S.
				  37-3-306, titled Wyoming High Voltage Power
				  Lines and Safety Restrictions Act.