Section 105 IAC 16-1-16 - Requirements for installation of cable duct markersAuthority: IC 8-23-2-6; IC 8-23-5-10
Affected: IC 8-23-5-10
Sec. 16.
(a) Cable duct markers shall be installed in accordance with the permit plans and specifications.(b) Concrete cable duct markers shall be marked "INDOT F/O Conduit Bank" with field-cut arrows identifying the direction of the underground conduits.(c) Flexible cable duct markers shall be manufactured of an integrally colored orange, single piece, two-sided, UV resistant, fiberglass reinforced composite, constructed of adequate strength and rigidity to enable installation into compacted soil. Markers shall be capable of returning to vertical and remaining functional after being subjected to a head-on vehicle impact. At a minimum, markers shall be three and seventy-five hundredths (3.75) inches wide by sixty-six (66) inches long with raised and reinforced ribs along each side to protect the decal.(d) Decals shall be provided on both sides of the markers. Decals shall consist of a standard fiber optic warning message, visible from a distance, such as "Warning Fiber Optic Cable and Conduit". The decal shall also include the message "Call INDOT Before Digging 855-463-6848".(e) All markers and decals shall be from a single manufacturer.(f) Markers shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations, or to a depth suitable to resist the impact of wind or an errant vehicle without pulling free. Locations of marker installations shall be as shown on the plans or as determined by the department.Indiana Department of Transportation; 105 IAC 16-1-16; emergency rule filed 12/16/2021, 12:43 p.m.: 20211222-IR-105210537ERA, eff Jan 1, 2022