Section 8-23-6-6 - Excavations, obstructions, and utility work; restrictions; violations(a) An opening may not be made in: (1) a highway in the state highway system;(2) the right-of-way of a state highway; or(3) the roadway of a street of a city or town over which a state highway is routed and which the department is required to maintain; and a structure or obstruction may not be placed in a highway or roadway of a state highway without the consent of the department. A highway or roadway may not be dug up for laying or placing a pipe, sewer, pole, wire, conduit, track, or railway or for any other purpose, and trees may not be removed from the right-of-way of a state highway without the written permit of the department, and then only in accordance with the rules of the department. The work shall be done under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the department, and the entire expense of restoring the highway or street in as good condition as before shall be paid by the person to whom the permit is given.
(b) The department may require, before the granting of a permit, that a sufficient bond be given, or cash deposit made, to insure the restoration of the highway or street. In granting a permit, the department may designate the place in the street, highway, or right-of-way thereof where the pipe, sewer, pole, wire, conduit, track, railway, or other device or thing may be constructed.(c) A person who violates this section commits a Class C infraction.As added by P.L. 18-1990, SEC.215.