Authority: IC 8-23-2-6; IC 8-23-5-10

Affected: IC 8-23-5-10

Sec. 18. (a) Fiber optic locator post must be installed to comply with the permit plans and specifications.

(b) The fiber optic locator post must be made of a nonconductive, high-density polymer, and integrally white in color with an orange cap with black graphic and lettering on two sides. The colors must be stabilized against ultraviolet light so they will not fade under continuous exposure to direct sunlight. The marker must retain dimensional stability in temperatures ranging between negative forty (40) degrees Fahrenheit and one hundred seventy-five (175) degrees Fahrenheit. Each post must be able to withstand a single vehicle impact at forty-five (45) miles per hour and return to within ten (10) degrees of vertical within sixty (60) seconds.

(c) A locator post must be installed at each fiber optic splice location. At splice points, the posts must be connected to the fiber splice cases and the armored cable with a #12 tracer wire in innerduct as shown on the plans.

(d) Locator posts must be installed at the same time, or immediately after the installation of the underground conduits and vaults for identification of underground infrastructure.

(Indiana Department of Transportation; 105 IAC 16.5-1-18; filed Jun 20, 2025, 1:31 p.m.: 20250716-IR-105250150FRA)