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

Affected: IC 8-23-5-10

Sec. 4. (a) An operator may install conduit if, during the department's construction project, there is space available in the trench to install additional conduit. Conduit installed by the operator must be purple or terracotta in color.

(b) If no space is available in the trench for additional conduit, the operator shall install its own conduit at least two (2) feet from the right-of-way fence and not within the department's roadway.

(c) If an operator has conduit in the trench that preexisted the department's conduit, and the operator desires to upgrade its conduit, the operator may do so during the department's construction project.

(d) An operator may install fiber optic cable in the department's designated conduit if there is space available within the conduit after the department's construction project is finished. The determination will be made solely by the department based on projected future needs for the space, engineering studies, and environmental studies.

(Indiana Department of Transportation; 105 IAC 16.5-1-4; filed Jun 20, 2025, 1:31 p.m.: 20250716-IR-105250150FRA)