New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 14 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter 5 - ELECTRIC SERVICE
Subchapter 2 - PLANT
Section 14:5-2.3 - Protection at crossing of cables
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 14:5-2.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) At all crossings where buried supply conductors or cables are above communication conductors or cables, the supply conductors or cables shall be protected from digging operations by concrete or rot-resistant treated wood plank or equivalent mechanical protective covering extending at least two feet in each direction from the point of crossing.
(b) Exceptions to (a) above are as follows:
1. This separation and protection is not required where supply circuits having a potential of 550 volts or less between conductors and having a total transmitted power of not in excess of 3,200 watts are laid adjacent to communication cables, if all cables are used exclusively for the operation of a railway signal or supply system and are maintained by the same company.
2. This protection is not required where supply conductors over 550 volts between conductors are installed in accordance with 14:5-2.2(b)3 and 4.
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