Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
General rule. A permit
will not be issued to install aboveground facilities at a location which the
Department determines to have a high accident potential.
(b)
Location of aboveground
facilities. The location of an aboveground facility shall be:
(1) Within nonlimited access right-of-way.
(i) New poles and other aboveground
facilities shall be installed outside the highway clear zone as near the
right-of-way line as practicable, under the permit and applicable provisions of
Design Manual, Parts 2 and 5.
(ii)
Replacement of poles and other aboveground facilities shall comply with the
permit and applicable provisions of Design Manual, Part 5.
(iii) Installation of poles and other
aboveground facilities in locations where highway guide rail or curb exists
shall comply with the permit and applicable provisions of Design Manual, Parts
2 and 5.
(2) Installation
of poles, guys and other aboveground facilities within limited access
right-of-way shall comply with applicable provisions of the Federal Highway
Program Manual-Volume 6, Chapter 6, section 3; the A.A.S.H.T.O. "Policy on the
Accommodation of Utilities on Freeways"; and Design Manual, Part
5.
(c)
Location
of wires, cables or conductors. A wire, cable or conductor which
overhangs a portion of the right-of-way shall be placed to provide a minimum
vertical clearance of 18 feet over the pavement and shoulder, except where the
National Electrical Safety Code requires vertical clearances in excess of 18
feet due to voltage or span lengths.
(d)
Guys. A guy shall be
placed and insulated in the following manner:
(1) A guy shall be placed to avoid
interference with vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
(2) A guy shall be insulated or grounded in
compliance with the National Electrical Safety Code.
(e)
Identification of poles
. A pole shall bear the name or initials of the facility owner and the pole
numbers assigned by the facility owner.
(f)
Seismograph-vibroseis
method. Seismograph-vibroseis method shall comply with the following:
(1) Seismograph operations by other than the
vibroseis method will not be permitted.
(2) A permit will not be issued to authorize
seismograph operations within limited access highway right-of-way.
(3) Wherever possible, seismograph operations
shall be performed entirely off the pavement and shoulder to lessen
interference to traffic.
(g)
Modular concrete replacement
units, metal reinforcing collars and similar devices.
(1) Modular concrete replacement units, metal
reinforcing collars and similar devices may not be placed in State highway
right-of-way unless located:
(i) Thirty feet
or more beyond the edge of pavement under Design Manual, Part 2, Chapter
12.
(ii) At the top of a slope (2:1
or greater) or at least 8 feet beyond the toe of the slope.
(iii) Beyond parallel drainage
ditches.
(iv) Beyond the specified
deflection distance for the type guide rail in front of the location, under
Design Manual, Part 2.
(2) No permit will be issued for the
placement of a new facility, or for the repair, modification, reinforcement or
replacement of an existing facility, by modular concrete replacement units,
metal reinforcing collars or similar devices unless the facility is located in
compliance with paragraph (1).
The provisions of this §459.9 amended under sections 411,
420 and 702 of the State Highway Law (36 P. S. §§
670-411,
670-420 and
670-702).
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
459.6 (relating to emergency
work); and 67 Pa. Code §
459.7 (relating to general
conditions).
