Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 13b - Transportation
17 - Encroachment Permit Regulations
Section 13b-17-32 - Slide and cave-ins

If the pavement, shoulder or sidewalk along the side of the trench or excavation becomes damaged due to slides or cave-ins or other movements ofthe side of an excavation, whether or not it is sheeted, the permittee or his/her contractor shall remove or safeguard the damaged pavement, improved shoulder or sidewalk and take immediate remedial measures to prevent further deterioration of the highway or its appurtenances. The permittee is responsible for replacing the entire amount of pavement, shoulder or sidewalk destroyed by such slides or cave-ins and for satisfactorily repairing or replacing them when damaged by lesser movements.