105 Ind. Admin. Code 16-1-12

Current through October 2, 2024

Section 105 IAC 16-1-12 - Requirements for installation of fiber optic cable

Authority: IC 8-23-2-6; IC 8-23-5-10

Affected: IC 8-23-5-10

Sec. 12.

(a) If space exists in the limited access highway conduit and operator has not previously installed its own conduit, the operator shall install fiber optic cable in the limited access highway conduit. An operator may populate no more than two (2) limited access highway conduits. If more than two (2) limited access highway conduits are needed, the operator must petition the department for an exception. The limited access highway conduit must be populated in its entirety by the operator or its subsidiary within ninety (90) days from the date of the full execution of the broadband access agreement.

(b) Fiber optic cable shall not be installed in a ditch line.

(c) Fiber optic cable must be located as to not interfere with the department's traffic signals and related equipment. The crossing must be a minimum of ten (10) feet away from the loop detectors on the backside of the loops.

(d) Fiber optic cable shall be labeled on the plan sheets as follows:

(1) The length and type of fiber optic cable proposed for installation on each page.

(2) The edge of pavement and/or curb and gutter.

(3) The department's right-of-way line, depicting the total width of available right-of-way along the roadway route.

(4) The distance of proposed fiber optic cable from the roadway.

(5) The proposed fiber optic cable installation method on each plan sheet, such as hand, machine trenching, directional bore or plowing.

(e) Identification signs, no larger than two hundred (200) square inches, identifying the operator's name, telephone number and the type of buried improvement must be placed within twelve (12) inches of the right-of-way fence, at the line of sight, along the entire occupancy route. Double signs must be used at all manhole or handhole locations, one sign at each end.

105 IAC 16-1-12

Indiana Department of Transportation; 105 IAC 16-1-12; emergency rule filed 12/16/2021, 12:43 p.m.: 20211222-IR-105210537ERA, eff Jan 1, 2022