Section 17.15.201. Utility clearances.

	(a)  A new or relocated overhead facility must be installed with a minimum vertical clearance of 20 feet between the overhead facility and the right-of-way surface.  
	(b)  Existing overhead facilities must have at least 18 feet of vertical clearance between the overhead facility and the right-of-way surface.  
	(c)  The depth of burial for an underground facility constructed or installed through a roadway prism or under a runway surface must be at least four feet, measured from the surface to the top of the cable, conduit, pipeline, or encasement. An underground facility constructed or installed under another surface must have a depth of burial of at least three feet, measured from the surface to the top of the cable, conduit, pipeline, or encasement.  
	(d)  If the minimum depth of burial under (c) of this section is impractical, the department may permit an underground facility to be rerouted or protected with casing or other mechanical protection.  

Authorities

02.15.020;02.15.102;02.15.106;19.05.020;19.05.040;19.25.010;19.25.200;19.30.121;19.40.065;35.05.020;35.10.210;35.10.230;44.42.020;44.42.030

Notes

Reference

17 AAC 10.030
17 AAC 15.012
17 AAC 15.221

Authority

AS 02.15.020 AS 02.15.102 AS 02.15.106 AS 19.05.020 AS 19.05.040 AS 19.25.010 AS 19.25.200 AS 19.30.121 AS 19.40.065 AS 35.05.020 AS 35.10.210 AS 35.10.230 AS 44.42.020 AS 44.42.030

History

Eff. 5/23/82, Register 82; am 7/15/2009, Register 191