- (a) When other arrangements for utility lines to span an obstruction are not feasible, the Arkansas Department of Transportation may consider an attachment to a bridge or highway structure.
- (b) Each attachment will be considered on an individual basis and permission to attach will not be considered as establishing a precedent for granting of subsequent requests.
(c) The following guides are established for attachment of utilities to bridges or highway structures:
(1)
- (A) Sufficient details and information about the proposed attachment shall be furnished to allow a stress analysis to determine the effect of the added load on the structure.
- (B) Other details of the proposed attachment as they affect safety and maintenance should also be provided;
- (2) When a pipeline is encased, the encasement pipe shall be effectively opened or vented at each end to prevent possible buildup of pressure and to detect leakage of gases or fluids;
- (3) Shut-off valves, preferably automatic, shall be installed in lines at or near the ends of structures unless segments of the lines can be isolated by other sectionalizing devices within a reasonable distance;
- (4) When an encasement is not provided for a pipeline, additional protective measures shall be taken, such as employing a higher factor of safety in the design, construction, and testing of the pipeline than would normally be required for cased construction;
(5)
- (A) Communication and electric power lines shall be suitably insulated, grounded, and carried in protective conduit or pipe from the point of exit from the ground to reentry.
- (B) The cable shall be carried to a manhole located beyond the backwall of the structure;
- (6) Carrier and encasement pipe for other utilities should be suitably insulated from electric power line attachments;
(7) All attachments will be made in such a manner as not to interfere with the:
- (A) Stream flow;
- (B) Highway traffic; or
- (C) Routine maintenance;
- (8) The utility owner shall provide for the lineal expansion and contraction of its facility due to temperature differentials between the utility facility and the structure;
- (9) Utility mountings shall be of a type, design, and material that will effectively muffle vibration noise;
- (10) Any maintenance, servicing, or repair of utility lines shall be the responsibility of the utility owner;
- (11) An engineering analysis of the load effects of an attachment on the structure shall be submitted when requested; and
- (12) When a utility tunnel within a bridge or highway structure is utilized, mutually hazardous transmittants, such as fuels and electric energy, must be isolated by compartments or separate encasements.