70:04:05:14Application for utility permit.

In order to install, relocate, or expand utility facilities on a state highway within the right-of-way, the utility owner must submit an application to the applicable regional engineer. Each permit application must contain a description, including dimensions, of the proposed utility installation and a detailed plan or sketch showing the physical placement of the utility with relation to highway features. For complex installations that appreciably affect traffic patterns, a detailed traffic control plan showing the proposed signing and delineation layout is required. Traffic control, in accordance with Part 6 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, Eleventh Edition, must be provided. An approved utility permit allows for the maintenance of a utility installation, provided the utility notifies the nearest department maintenance unit before repairs are made within the right-of-way.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 11 SDR 22, effective August 12, 1984; transferred from § 70:01:08:19, 11 SDR 112, effective February 25, 1985; transferred from § 70:01:08:35, effective November 1, 1986; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 134, effective July 1, 1987; 15 SDR 185, effective June 4, 1989; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024.