NOTICE OF WORKSHOPS TO SOLICIT COMMENTS

ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS

 

The Nevada Department of Transportation has been requested to consider propose language to amend the regulations pertaining to Chapter 408 of the Nevada Administrative Code.  The workshops will be held at the following locations:  Nevada Department of Transportation Conference Room #301 at 1263 South Stewart Street, Carson City NV, 89712 commencing at 9:00 am February 15^th, 2007; Grant Sawyer Building Suite #1100 at 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, Nevada, 89101commencing at 9:00 am February 22^nd, 2007; and Nevada Department of Transportation District 3 office at 1951 Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada, 89801 commencing at 10:00 am March 1, 2007. 

 

The workshops will be open to address the encasement of utility lines crossing state right-of-way and installing pipelines over culverts.  The purpose of the workshop is to solicit comments from all interested persons regarding Nevada Administrative Code sections 408.447 and 408.453.    

 

A copy of this notice and the regulations to be amended will be on file at the State Library, 100 Stewart Street, Carson City, NV, for the inspection by members of the public during business hours.  Additional copies of this notice and the regulation to be amended are available at: 

 

Nevada Department of Transportation                               Nevada Department of Transportation      

Administrative Services Division                                       District III Office

1263 S. Stewart Street                                                   1951 Idaho Street

Carson City, NV                                                             Elko, NV

           

Nevada Department of Transportation                               Nevada Department of Transportation      

District I Office                                                               Winnemucca Maintenance Station

123 East Washington Avenue                                         725 W. 4^th Street

Las Vegas, NV                                                              Winnemucca, NV

 

Nevada Department of Transportation                               Nevada Department of Transportation      

Tonopah Maintenance Station                                         Ely Maintenance Station

805 Erie Main                                                                1401 Avenue “F”

Tonopah, NV                                                                 Ely, NV

 

Nevada Department of Transportation                               Clark County Courthouse

District II Office                                                              200 S. Third Street

310 Galletti Way                                                            Las Vegas, NV

Sparks, NV

 

Washoe County Courthouse

75 Court Street

Reno, NV

 

 

We are pleased to make reasonable accommodations for members of the public who are disabled and wish to attend the workshop. If special arrangements for the workshops are necessary, please contact Julie Maxey, Public Hearings Officer at (775)888-7171.    

 

Nevada Administrative Code Sections To Be Discussed:

Underground Installations

      NAC 408.447 Standards for placement of utilities or pipes under state highway. (NRS 408.215)

     1.  Utilities or pipes placed under a state highway must:

     (a) Be jacked or otherwise forced underneath the pavement without disturbing the pavement.

     (b) Not be placed inside culverts used for drainage.

     2.  Pavement or roadway must not be cut unless prior approval from the department is obtained.

     3.  The district engineer shall authorize trenching across a paved highway if:

     (a) The roadway is scheduled for overlay or reconstruction within 2 years after the trenching is scheduled to begin;

     (b) The roadway is in such poor condition that a permanent patch of the pavement will not adversely affect the condition of the surface of the roadway;

     (c) The area is so congested with other underground facilities that boring is impractical; or

     (d) The installation has been attempted by jacking or boring and is impractical because of the conditions below the ground.

     4.  Except as otherwise authorized by the department:

     (a) No excavation within the right of way of a highway may be made which is less than 6 feet (1.8 meters) from the edge of the pavement.

     (b) There must be, within the right of way of a highway, at least 36 inches (915 millimeters) of cover over all underground utilities, pipes or conduits, including at ditch or wash flow lines.

     (c) Underground pipes and cables must be placed at least 12 inches (300 millimeters) below culverts or drainage boxes.

     5.  Each trench must be filled with granular backfill or any other material approved by the district engineer to the elevation of the bottom of the existing base and surfacing or subgrade in accordance with the requirements set forth in the occupancy permit.

     6.  As used in this section:

     (a) “Base” means the layer of material of a designated type and thickness which is placed on a subbase or subgrade to support a surface.

     (b) “Culvert” means any structure which is not a bridge which provides an opening under a roadway.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Transportation, eff. 1‑6‑95; A by R135‑98, 10‑3‑2000)

      NAC 408.453 Requirements for casing.

     1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, casing must be:

     (a) Used for the width of the roadway for all pipes carrying fluid or gaseous substances which cross the highway.

     (b) Designed to support the load of the highway and loads imposed thereon.

     (c) At least equal to the structural requirements for facilities for the drainage of highways.

     (d) Composed of material sufficient to withstand the conditions to which they may be exposed.

     2.  The district engineer may waive the requirements of this section if an engineering analysis indicates that casing is not necessary.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Transportation, eff. 1‑6‑95)