N.J. Admin. Code § 16:25-2.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 16:25-2.2 - Design of utility facilities

(a) The utility shall be responsible for the design of the utility facility to be installed within the highway right-of-way or attached to a highway structure.

(b) The Department will be responsible for review and approval of the utility's proposal with respect to the location of the utility facilities to be installed and the manner of attachment. This includes the measures to be taken to preserve the safe and free flow of traffic, structural integrity of the roadway, appearance of the highway, and the integrity of the utility facility, and whether the utility facilities will interfere with planned highway facilities or with highway maintenance and operation processes.

(c) Utility installations on, over, or under highway right-of-way and utility attachments to highway structures must meet the following minimum requirements:

1. Electric power and communication facilities shall conform with the currently applicable National Electrical Safety Code n1.

n1 National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), current issue, Bureau of Standards, U.S., Department of Commerce. (For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402).

2. Water lines shall conform with the currently applicable specifications of the American Water Works Association n2.

n2 American Water Works Association Standards and Specifications, current issue, AWWA, 2 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016.

3. Pressure pipelines shall conform with the currently applicable sections of the Standard Code of Pressure Piping of the American National Standards Institute n3; 49 C.F.R. Parts 192, 193, and 195; applicable industry codes; and Title 14 of the New Jersey Administrative Code.

n3 ANSI Standard Code for Pressure Piping of the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.

4. Liquid petroleum pipelines shall conform with the currently applicable recommended practice of the American Petroleum Institute for pipeline crossings under railroads and highways n4.

n4 API RP 1102. Recommended Practice for Liquid Petroleum Pipelines Crossing Railroads and Highways, current issue, American Petroleum Institute, 1271 Avenue of the Americans, New York, NY 10020.

5. Fiber-optic communication facilities installation standards shall conform with the currently applicable sections of the Standard Codes of the American National Standard Institute (ANSI)-E1A472-B, 472B-XXO, incorporated herein by reference n5 and the National Electrical Safety Code n1.

n5 ANSI Standard Code for Fiber-Optic Facilities EIA472-B, 472B-XXO of the American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, NY 10018.

(d) Ground-mounted utility facilities shall be of a design compatible with the visual quality of the specific highway section being traversed.

(e) All utility installations on, over, or under highway right-of-way and attachments to highway structures shall be of durable materials designed for long service life expectancy and relatively free from routine servicing and maintenance.

(f) On new installations or adjustments of existing utility lines, provision should be made for known or planned expansion of the utility facilities, particularly those located underground or attached to bridges. The utility lines shall be planned so as to minimize hazards and interference with highway traffic when additional overhead or underground lines are installed at some future date.

(g) The Department may allow a fiber-optic utility facility to consist of more than four innerducts in the case of a multi-duct system, or more than four individual pipes in the case of a single-duct system, to be decided by the Department on a case-by-case basis.

N.J. Admin. Code § 16:25-2.2