Title 5 — Government Operations

As used in this Chapter (a) Department means the Department of Public Works. (b) Director means the Director of Public Works. (c) Roadway, highway, road, or street (hereinafter “roadway”) means all or any part of the entire width of right of way, whether or not such entire area i…

(a) The Department may issue written permits, as provided in this Chapter, authorizing the permittee to do any of the following acts: (1) Making an opening or excavation for any purpose in a highway. (2) Place, change or renew an encroachment. (3) Place or display in, under, or o…

COL10312014 Any permit issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall provide that the permittee will pay the entire expense of restoring the highway to the department standard for repairs made to a permitted encroachment, and may provide such other conditions as to the locati…

The Department may, but is not required to, supervise any work done under any permit issued under the provisions of this Chapter, in which event, the permittee shall pay the reasonable cost of such supervision to the Department, except to the extent that there are federal funds a…

(a) All applications for excavation of a roadway shall have a schedule of work that sets the timeline of construction or work events, and deadline when the roadway will be restored to its original condition or better. The contractor or public agency shall be required to close the…

Except as otherwise provided in § 53108 of this Chapter, notice shall be given to the owner, occupant, or person in possession of the encroachment, or to any other person causing or suffering the en- croachment to exist, by serving upon any such person a notice containing a deman…

The Department may immediately remove from any highway any encroachment which: (a) Is not removed prior to the expiration of five days from and after the service of notice. (b) Obstructs or prevents the use of the highway by the public. (c) Consists of refuse. (d) Is an advertisi…

The Department may remove any encroachment on the failure of the owner to comply with the notice provided for in this Chapter. The owner shall be liable for all expenses of such removal and in addition thereto, the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each day such encroachment rema…

Funded Highway/Road Projects. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost to relocate any permitted encroachments as defined in this Chapter shall be paid for by federal funds when authorized by the grantor of federal funds pursuant to 5 GCA § 54107, except to the extent…

All fines generated by this Chapter shall be deposited in a special account known as the Public Rights-Of-Way Account of the Territorial Highway Fund, and any interest derived shall remain in the Fund. The Director of the Department of Public Works is authorized to use revenues i…