2 Del. Admin. Code § 5.14

Current through Register Vol. 27, No. 12, June 1, 2024

Section 5.14 - UTILITY DESIGN

Utility design and relocations within the right-of-way shall be performed in accordance with DelDOT's Utilities Design Manual available at http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms. Where feasible, underground utilities shall be placed behind the proposed curb line or in an established utility easement.

A. Existing utilities shall be shown on the plans with the best available information. This may be done by placing a design ticket call to Miss Utility of Delaware (1-800-282-8555) to obtain a list of utilities having facilities within the limits of construction in order to obtain as-built plans from utility companies and/or by field designating utilities.

B. The developer's engineer shall ensure coordination with utility companies for overhead facility relocation design (to determine real estate needs), and underground facility conflict review. Based upon the extent of underground utility conflicts, utility test pits and designation shall be performed by the applicant during design. Also, plans shall provide locations and approximate depths of large cuts and fills.

Ongoing coordination with affected utility companies is required during design so the proper amount of real estate can be acquired or dedicated to facilitate the relocation, and to coordinate these facilities with other aerial structures such as signal poles and light poles. It is also imperative that the utility test hole information be analyzed to determine which underground utility conflicts cannot be avoided. Once it is determined that it is not possible to avoid the utility conflict, the affected utility company needs to be informed as soon as possible so underground relocation design can commence. If underground utility relocation will impact real estate needs, it should be identified as early as possible.

C. Should utility relocations be required, the engineer shall prepare and submit a utility relocation plan for review. It should also be noted that if any conflicts arise as the result of a design change after plan submittal, then the engineer shall notify the affected utility company as soon as it is identified.

2 Del. Admin. Code § 5.14

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