Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 730 - Department of Transportation
Chapter 10 - Department Programs
Subchapter 3 - Surface Transportation Program
Section 730:10-3-6 - Construction/design standards; inspections; maintenance; right-of-way

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 730:10-3-6

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

The following policies and procedures shall be followed on all county Surface Transportation Program projects:

(1) Only registered professional engineers, qualified by the Department, shall be approved to design and perform construction engineering work on federal-aid Surface Transportation Program projects.

(2) Federal-aid Surface Transportation Program projects shall be designed to the current State of Oklahoma County Roads Design Guidelines or better. Only a design adequate for the projected traffic volumes will be approved. Insufficient funds will not be a valid reason for a reduction of design standards.

(3) The Department will be responsible for the necessary construction inspection on county federal-aid projects. The engineer making the construction inspection shall review the work on a regular basis and see that any unsatisfactory engineering or construction practice is corrected. The inspector shall prepare a construction report and furnish a copy of the report to the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of the county involved and retain a copy for the Department's files.

(A) The engineer in charge shall make regular reports of materials tests, inspections, and construction activities, in keeping with standard Department practices. The Department shall maintain a file of such reports.

(B) Before any county federal-aid Surface Transportation Program project is accepted by the Department, core tests, depth tests and density determinations as applicable to the type of surfacing, analysis of materials, material reports and any other requested information shall be available to the Department and shall be made a part of the Department's record file.

(4) A maintenance agreement between the Department and the county shall obligate the county to provide competent personnel and adequate equipment to satisfactorily maintain the type of highway constructed and shall provide for special maintenance care of the project during the critical period immediately following construction.

(5) The Department shall make a maintenance inspection of the project at least every six months during the first year after construction and then at least once yearly during the estimated service life of the project. Inspection reports will be forwarded to the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and any deficiencies in maintenance shall be corrected in order to place the project in satisfactory condition.

(6) All rights-of-way shall be acquired in accordance with 69 O.S., Sections 1204 through 1206, as amended. On any project where federal funds are involved all federal rules and regulations shall be complied with in acquiring the rights-of-way.

Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1368, eff 5-11-00

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