Alaska Administrative Code

Notes 17 AAC 15.220 Repealed 5/23/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

(a) A longitudinal irrigation or drainage canal or ditch is not permitted within a department right-of-way unless the applicant can demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that an alternate location is not feasible and that the construction of the facility will not adversely…

Notes 17 AAC 15.230 Repealed 5/23/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

(a) The department will, in its discretion, permit the attachment of utility facilities to a highway structure. The chief bridge engineer is responsible for exercising this discretion to grant permission. (b) Attachments to a bridge must be located beneath the bridge structure's …

Notes 17 AAC 15.240 Repealed 5/23/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Each permittee shall protect the public and provide for the continued safe use of a highway or other state property during construction, modification, or maintenance of utility facilities. Closing off a highway or highway segment or creating a detour must be specifically authoriz…

Notes 17 AAC 15.250 Repealed 5/23/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

(a) Each permittee shall give the department written notice not less than 10 days before the start of construction on any utility facility. (b) A copy of the permit must be at the work site during construction and installation operations and must be shown, upon request, to any de…

Notes 17 AAC 15.260 Repealed 5/23/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Errors by a permittee in construction or location of a facility must be corrected by the permittee at his expense as soon as he has knowledge of the error. Notes 17 AAC 15.261 Eff. 5/23/82, Register 82 Authority:AS 02.15.020 AS 02.15.102 AS 02.15.106 AS 19.05.020 AS 19.05.040 AS …

Notes 17 AAC 15.270 Repealed 5/23/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

(a) Clearing for utility facility installations within department rights-of-way must be kept to the minimum that is necessary to accommodate the installation, construction, operation, and maintenance of the facility. Indiscriminate cutting of trees or the disfiguration of any fea…

Notes 17 AAC 15.280 Repealed 5/23/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

(a) Each permittee shall perform routine maintenance on the utility facility on a continuing basis. Maintenance work may not endanger any highway, airstrip, or other department property or create a hazard to the public. (b) Each permittee shall secure authorization from the depar…

Notes 17 AAC 15.290 Repealed 5/23/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

(a) If an accident, disaster, or other occurrence damages a utility facility located within a department right-of-way, damages a highway structure or other state property, or places a utility facility in danger of damage, the permittee shall immediately act to safeguard the publi…

Notes 17 AAC 15.300 Repealed 5/23/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

(a) Electric power and communication facilities installed within a department right-of-way must comply with regulations of other agencies, including (1) the National Electrical Code, as adopted by reference under AS 18.60.580-18.60.600 and 8 AAC 70.025 as the minimum electrical s…

Notes 17 AAC 15.310 Repealed 5/23/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

Notes 17 AAC 15.320 Repealed 5/23/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

If utility facilities are ordered by the department to be relocated to accommodate construction and are not unauthorized encroachments as described in 17 AAC 15.111, the utilities that have facilities occupying department rights-of-way are eligible for reimbursement as provided i…

Notes 17 AAC 15.330 Repealed 5/23/82. State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compa…

(a) The department will notify each utility whose facilities are known by the department to be affected by a proposed department project as soon as possible after the location and scope of the project are known. (b) The department will furnish preliminary project plans and relate…

(a) When it is necessary to relocate utility facilities because of a proposed project by the department, the utility shall enter into an agreement with the department setting out the terms of the relocation work along with the terms of the reimbursement for the costs of the reloc…

(a) The cost estimate referred to in 17 AAC 15.331(c) must reflect all the work shown on the plans and the scope-of-work statement referred to in 17 AAC 15.361 and 17 AAC 15.371, respectively. The estimate must set out the items of work to be performed in sufficient detail to pro…

(a) The plans, sketches, or drawings showing both existing and proposed facilities must be attached to each relocation agreement. If there is a combination of reimbursable and non-reimbursable work, the plans must clearly indicate which portion of the relocation work is reimbursa…

(a) A scope-of-work statement describing the items of work set out in the plans in sufficient detail so that they may be correlated with the proper items of cost in the cost estimate must be attached to the relocation agreement. The scope-of-work statement must describe any speci…

(a) Changes in the plans, specifications, or quantities of work for relocating facilities must be authorized by a utility change order issued by the department. (b) Modified cost estimates, plans, and a scope-of-work statement must include in each utility change order. Notes 17 A…

(a) If a utility is not adequately staffed to perform the engineering for the relocation of its utility facilities, the department will, in its discretion, authorize the utility to retain an engineering consultant to perform the required engineering. The engineering proposal made…

(a) A utility may let a contract for the relocation of its facilities when it can show that the contract is necessary because it is not adequately staffed or equipped to perform the work itself. Bids must be requested through advertisement or solicited from qualified bidders, and…

(a) Utility relocation work may be performed under a construction contract or a utility relocation contract let by the department if the utility can demonstrate to the department that it is in the public interest to do so. (b) When the utility relocation work that is to be includ…

(a) Whenever practicable, a utility shall schedule the work of relocating its facilities so that the work can be completed before the department's construction work begins. When the utility relocation work is to be performed along with the department's construction work, the util…

(a) Reimbursement for utility relocation work will be based upon the utility relocation agreement executed between the department and the utility described in 17 AAC 15.341. (b) Reimbursement for railroad relocation work will be based upon the railroad relocation agreement execut…

When it is in the public interest to use utility personnel and equipment to install new facilities to serve a department purpose or to install new utility distribution facilities to serve department installations, and when the utility will retain ownership of the facility, the ut…

When it is in the mutual interest of the department and the utility to terminate a previously executed utility agreement or utility permit, a utility termination agreement must be executed. Notes 17 AAC 15.451 Eff. 5/23/82, Register 82 Authority:AS 02.15.020 AS 02.15.102 AS 02.15…

Where unforeseen circumstances arise during construction on a department right-of-way that require an immediate relocation of a utility facility, the department will, in its discretion, require the immediate relocation of the facility, notwithstanding the terms of any existing ut…

(a) Upon written application, the department will, in its discretion, issue a permit authorizing the applicant to construct or install railroad facilities within a department right-of-way. (b) No permit is required for the reconstruction of existing crossings, structures, or othe…

(a) Grade separation is required for all railroad crossings on controlled-access highways. At-grade railroad crossings on rural highways and roads, and urban highways and streets will normally be allowed. However, the department may require grade separation where warranted by con…

(a) Upon completion of a railroad crossing on a highway, the railroad is responsible for the maintenance and repair of all track bed and rail components and any state property located within the width of the railway ties occupying the crossing area. The department is responsible …

If railroad facilities are ordered by the department, under AS 02.15.104, AS 19.25.020, or AS 35.10.220 to be relocated in order to accommodate construction, a railroad that has railroad facilities occupying a department right-of-way is eligible for reimbursement for the cost of …

(a) The department will notify each railroad whose railroad facilities are known by the department to be affected by a proposed department project as soon as possible after the location and scope of the project are known. (b) The department will furnish preliminary project plans …

(a) When it is necessary to relocate railroad facilities because of a proposed project, the railroad shall enter into an agreement with the department setting out the terms of the relocation work along with the terms of the reimbursement for the costs of the relocation work. This…

(a) If a railroad is not adequately staffed to perform the engineering for the relocation of its railroad facilities, the department will, in its discretion, authorize the railroad to retain an engineering consultant to perform the required engineering. The engineering proposal m…

(a) If a railroad is not adequately staffed or equipped to perform the relocation work with its own forces, the department will, in its discretion, authorize the railroad to contract the work of relocation in accordance with 17 AAC 15.411. (b) Railroad relocation work may be perf…

Railroad facilities installed across or within a department right-of-way must comply with 17 AAC 15.301 and with the following codes and standards: (1) standard plans, engineering instructions, and engineering guidelines maintained by the Alaska Railroad Corporation under AS 42.4…

In this chapter (1) "at-grade railroad crossing" means the place where a railroad track and a department right-of-way intersect at the same elevation or grade; (2) "betterment" means any upgrading of a utility facility that is made solely for the benefit of the utility and is not…

(a) A sign erected or maintained for an event or activity on the site where the sign is located may not be installed more than 30 days before the event or activity, and must be removed not more than 10 days after the event or activity that is advertised is completed. (b) A sign a…

It shall be unlawful to place, erect, or maintain any outdoor advertising sign within the right-of-way of any highway or highway lands, nor shall any permit be issued for the placement or erection of the sign. Notes 17 AAC 20.010 Eff. 6/25/69, Register 30 The source of this secti…

For the purposes of AS 19.25.105, interstate highways, primary highways, and secondary highways are those highways designated in the department's publication Federal Aid Highways: Interstate, Primary, and Secondary Highways of Alaska,adopted by reference in 17 AAC 20.950. Notes 1…

(a) Except for a sign that is permitted under 17 AAC 10, this chapter, or 17 AAC 60, or a sign painted on a vehicle evidencing its ownership, outdoor advertising, including a sign mounted or resting on a vehicle, may not be placed in the highway right-of-way on the state highway …