17 AAC 15.181. Utility accommodation on rural highways and roads

(a) Longitudinal utility facilities located within the rights-of-way of rural highways and roads must meet the minimum offset requirements set out in the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Highway Preconstruction Manual, as revised through 1986.

(b) Existing longitudinal overhead facilities located within newly used highway rights-of-way may remain if the facilities meet the offset requirements of (a) of this section. Facilities located within the rights-of-way of existing rural highways and roads may remain if they are not roadside hazards.

(c) Longitudinal overhead facilities to be constructed in highway rights-of-way must be located as near as practicable to the highway right-of-way line or, if so directed by the department, in accordance with the offset requirements of (a) of this section.

(d) Existing overhead facilities crossing an existing or newly used highway right-of-way may remain if they are not roadside hazards.

(e) New overhead facilities crossing a highway right-of-way must be installed so that the part of the facility nearest to the edge of the traveled way is located in accordance with the offset requirements of (a) of this section. These facilities must be as nearly perpendicular to the highway centerline as is practicable.

(f) New longitudinal surface-mounted facilities must be located as near as practicable to the right-of-way line or, if directed by the department, in accordance with the offset requirements of (a) of this section.

(g) If the utility can demonstrate that adherence to the requirements of this section is impractical because of difficult topography, mountainous terrain, or other special conditions, the department will, in its discretion, modify the requirements.

(h) A facility determined by the department to be a roadside hazard must be relocated to conform to the requirements of this chapter.

(i) "Offset," as used in (a) of this section, is measured from the edge of the traveled way to the nearest surface of a surface-mounted facility.

History: Eff. 5/23/82, Register 82; am 10/2/87, Register 103

Authority: AS 19.05.020

Editor's note: The Preconstruction Manual referred to in 17 AAC 15.181(a) is available for inspection at the Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks regional offices of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

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