(a) Notice forms are provided for use for new utility installations after highway construction is completed. They are also provided for new utility installation placed before or during highway construction except:
- (1) where the utility has a compensable property interest; or
- (2) the state is participating in the adjustment or relocation cost of the utility installation.
- (b) These forms shall include such terms, conditions, and utility location plans, as may be prescribed by the chief engineer of maintenance and operations to convey necessary information and to protect and preserve the state highway system and the safety, health, and welfare, of its use by the traveling public. Utility location plans shall be in accordance with the requirements contained in this undesignated head concerning utility accommodation.
- (c) In addition to the requirements in subsection (b) of this section, the district engineer may prescribe special district requirements which will be justified based on the specific soil, terrain, weather, vegetation, trees, traffic characteristics, type of utility line, or other factors unique to the area.
- (d) The district engineer is authorized to approve all notice forms except those on utility bridges, attachments to highway structures, or those which include exceptions as cited in §21.35 of this title (relating to Exceptions).
Source Note:The provisions of this §21.54 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective May 29, 1989, 14 TexReg 2366.