Section 105 IAC 16-1-17 - Fiber optic locator postAuthority: IC 8-23-2-6; IC 8-23-5-10
Affected: IC 8-23-5-10
Sec. 17.
(a) Fiber optic locator post shall be installed in accordance with the permit plans and specifications.(b) The fiber optic locator post shall be made of a non-conductive, high-density polymer, and shall be integrally white in color with an orange cap with black graphic and lettering on two sides. All colors shall be stabilized against ultraviolet light such that they will not fade under continuous exposure to direct sunlight. The marker shall retain dimensional stability in temperatures ranging between negative forty (40) [sic, -40] degrees Fahrenheit and one hundred seventy-five (175) degrees Fahrenheit. Each post shall be able to withstand a single vehicle impact at forty-five (45) miles per hour and return to within ten (10) degrees of vertical within sixty (60) seconds.(c) A locator post shall be installed at each fiber optic splice location. At splice points, the posts shall be connected to the fiber splice cases and the armored cable with a #12 tracer wire in innerduct as shown on the plans.(d) Locator posts shall be installed at the same time, or immediately after the installation of the underground conduits and vaults for identification of underground infrastructure.Indiana Department of Transportation; 105 IAC 16-1-17; emergency rule filed 12/16/2021, 12:43 p.m.: 20211222-IR-105210537ERA, eff Jan 1, 2022