Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities
INSTALLATION AND RELOCATION OF FACILITIES AND ENCROACHMENTS
Underground Installations
Section 408.451 - Installation along highway with no curbs and gutters: Required markers

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 408.451

Current through September 16, 2024

1. If an underground facility of a utility is installed along a highway which does not have curbs and gutters:

(a) A standard utility marker or 4-inch by 4-inch (100-millimeter by 100-millimeter) timber must be installed and maintained by the utility outside the ditch line at each location where the facility crosses the highway. The timber or marker must extend 30 inches (750 millimeters) above the ground and have painted indelibly thereon the nature of the underground obstruction and the name or identifying symbol of the owner.

(b) If a facility of a utility is placed longitudinally along a highway, a standard utility marker or 4-inch by 4-inch (100-millimeter by 100-millimeter) timber must be placed adjacent to the offset at such a distance as may be specified by the district engineer and at intervals of not more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) at each angle point, or, if nonconcentric with the highway, at least every 300 feet (91.5 meters).

2. All installations described in this section must be placed or constructed in such a manner as not to create a hazard to the users of the highway.

3. The provisions of this section do not apply to installations in incorporated cities if the installation is completed in accordance with the ordinances or established practices of the incorporated city.

Added to NAC by Dep't of Transportation, eff. 1-6-95; A by R135-98, 10-3-2000

NRS 408.215, 408.423

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