Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Part II - Utilities
Chapter 17 - Fiber Optic Permit Rules
Section II-1705 - Cables Installed Parallel to the Highway
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code II-1705
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. In addition to the requirements enumerated above, the following requirements shall apply to cables installed parallel to the highway.
1. Installations shall occupy
available space within the back 10 feet of the right-of-way (located on the
side most distant from the traveled roadway), except where, upon showing of
actual necessity, a permit is issued for another location.
2. Installations shall have a minimum earth
cover of 36 inches.
3.
Installations shall have a minimum clearance of 24 inches below existing or
proposed drainage structures, unless otherwise approved by the
department.
4. There shall be no
installation of cable within the median.
B. In general, installation of cable shall be as close to the right-of-way line as possible. The order of preferred locations for installing cable shall be:
1. between the
control-of-access and the right-of-way;
2. between control-of-access right-of-way and
shoulder if environmental conditions allow;
3. on longitudinal elevated
structure.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:381.2.
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