La. Admin. Code tit. 70 § II-1915

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section II-1915 - Pre-Installation CCTV Inspection

A. It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to televise the sewer pipe immediately before the pipe bursting/crushing to assure that the existing pipe conditions are acceptable for pipe bursting/crushing.

B. If Pre-Installation CCTV inspection reveals a sag in the existing sewer that is greater than one-half the diameter of the existing pipe, it shall be the responsibility of permittee to install the replacement pipe so that the result is an acceptable grade without the sag. The permittee shall take the necessary measures to eliminate these sags by one of the following measures:

1. pipe replacement

2. digging a sag elimination pit and bringing the bottom of the pipe trench to a uniform grade in line with the existing pipe invert, or

3. by other measures approved by the DOTD.

C. Eliminating sags under the roadway will not be allowed if it necessitates open cutting the roadway.

La. Admin. Code tit. 70, § II-1915

Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Highways/Engineering, LR 31:106 (January 2005).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:381, et seq.