Alaska Administrative Code
Title 17 - Transportation and Public Facilities
Chapter 20 - Maintenance
17 AAC 20.017 - Lane closure permits
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) A person who wishes the use of a highway right-of-way for access to, or construction and maintenance activities related to, physically contiguous land during the construction, alteration, or maintenance of improvements, or to allow access to utility facilities for which a permit has been issued under 17 AAC 15, may apply to the department for a lane closure permit by submitting a completed lane closure permit application to the department representative specified on the application together with a nonrefundable $100 application fee. An application must be completed and signed by the applicant and must include the following:
(b) The traffic control plan prepared under (a)(3) of this section shall be prepared and implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Alaska Traffic Manual,adopted by reference in 17 AAC 20.950.
(c) Within 30 days after the date that the department receives a correctly completed application submitted under (a) of this section, the department will review the application and send a written determination to the applicant informing that person whether the department will grant the request for a lane closure permit. The department will grant the request if the department determines that the proposed activity will not pose an unreasonable risk to the traveling public, public safety, or any individual occupying the right-of-way under the permit for the purposes specified.
(d) An applicant aggrieved by the denial of a permit under this section or permit conditions imposed under (e) of this section may appeal under 17 AAC 85.
(e) The department may issue a lane closure permit subject to conditions that the department considers to be in the state's best interest or to be necessary to protect the traveling public, including the following:
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