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RESTRICTIONS ON WORK WITHIN RIGHT-OF-WAY
§ 92.45 PERMITS FOR WORK WITHIN RIGHT-OF-WAY.
   (A)   Permits to allow work within the county road right-of-way shall be submitted to the County Highway Engineer and Board of Commissioners no later than one week prior to the next scheduled Commissioners meeting, as posted on the Board of Commissioners' website and in accordance with state law.
   (B)   Upon approval of the application for permit and prior to commencement of the proposed work within the road right-of-way, all applicants shall be required to give a minimum of 24 hours and a maximum of 72 hours notification prior to beginning of work.
(BC Ord. 1998-4, passed 5-11-98; Am. BC Ord. 2024-10, passed 8-26- 24) Penalty, see § 92.99
§ 92.46 PERMIT BONDING REQUIREMENTS.
   (A)   All bonds shall name "The Board of Commissioners of the County of Warrick" as beneficiary of the bond and shall run for a minimum of one year. A certificate of insurance is not acceptable for bonding purposes. The bond must name the Board of Commissioners exclusively and not be subordinate to any other claims against the bond. The bond amount will be set by the Board of Commissioners. In general, the following are minimum bond amounts that will be required by the Board of Commissioners. Where there is a higher risk to county infrastructure, or the permitted work is much larger or more complex than normal permitted work, the Board of Commissioners reserve the right to increase the bond requirement after reviewing the application for permit and before approving the permit. The minimum bonding amounts are as follows:
      (1)   Open road cut: $50,000;
      (2)   Underground construction, grading, trenching or excavation parallel to the road: $50,000;
      (3)   Push or bore: $50,000;
      (4)   Placement/removal of poles/overhead lines: $50,000;
      (5)   Tap pit (including a directly associated push or bore): $10,000 per tap pit;
      (6)   House moving: $30,000 per move;
      (7)   Vehicle weight restriction exemption: $40,000 per mile;
      (8)   Maintenance bonds: equal to the initial permit bond amount.
   (B)   The Board of Commissioners will allow applicants who intend to file for multiple permits to have an annual permit bond for utility work in the county right-of-way. The minimum annual permit bond amount requirement is currently $75,000. The annual permit bond shall be written so that it automatically renews, unless the surety gives a written notice 60 days prior to the annual expiration date. The written notice must be by certified mail to the Warrick County Board of Commissioners, ATTN: County Administrator.
(BC Ord. 1998-4, passed 5-11-98; 1999-37, passed 10-25-99; Am. BC Ord. 2024-10, passed 8-26-24) Penalty, see § 92.99
§ 92.47 TRAFFIC CONTROL STANDARDS.
   Anyone performing work within the county road right-of-way must conform with the requirements set out in the latest edition of the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or the latest edition of the Handbook for Traffic Control in Construction and Maintenance Areas which is published by HERPICC at Purdue University. The traffic control procedures must be followed even if a permit is not required for work in the right-of-way. A permit holder must also provide all traffic control as set out in the conditions of the permit. A road must not be completely closed to traffic at any time unless it has been requested as a part of the permit and a traffic detour plan has been approved by the Board of Commissioners for Warrick County. When working on a low volume road, the guidelines in § 92.48 may be used to determine if flaggers are not required on the project.
(BC Ord. 1998-4, passed 5-11-98) Penalty, see § 92.99
§ 92.48 GUIDELINES FOR USE OF FLAGGERS BY UTILITIES AND CONTRACTORS.
   (A)   When traffic lane is fully or partially obstructed by a maintenance or construction operation, a flagger or flaggers will not be required only when all of the following are met:
      (1)   The ADT of the given section of road is less than 400 vehicles per day. If the ADT is not on record at the Warrick Highway Engineering Department, the County Highway Engineer shall determine if this criterion is met, and:
      (2)   The work zone on any road (except a local residential street) must be more than 400 feet from an intersection. On local residential streets the work zone must be greater than 100 feet from an intersection, and;
      (3)   Motorists in both directions can see approaching motorists from the opposite direction with no sight obstruction. In order for a vehicle to stop, this means that the motorists shall have an unob- structed view from “d” feet from their end of the work zone to "d" feet from the far end of the work zone (where "d" = length of maximum # of cars in storage + distance required for driver to react + distance required for vehicle to stop), and:
Posted ** Speed
d (feet) *
Posted ** Speed
d (feet) *
20
310
25
370
30
430
35
495
40
555
45
615
50
670
55
755
 
*   These shall be increased for wet pavement, gravel or on descending grades.
**   Use 55 MPH if not posted.
***   These are guidelines based on the Handbook for Traffic Control - HERPICC, the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices - 1988 IDOH and the Handbook of Traffic Control Practices for Low-Volume Roads in Indiana - HERPICC 1984. These are only guidelines and as specified in the manuals, good judgment should be used in determining when flaggers should be used but may not be required by these guidelines.
      (4)   The work activity does not create congestion or backup of more than five vehicles at any time.
   (B)   The work zone shall include all cones making the taper protecting the actual work area. Traffic control devices, placement of traffic control devices and requirements for flaggers (including clothing, procedures and locations) shall be detailed in the HERPICC - Handbook for Traffic Control in Construction and Maintenance Areas. A lane shall be considered partially obstructed when a ten-foot lane for each direction of traffic can be maintained.
(BC Ord. 1998-4, passed 5-11-98) Penalty, see § 92.99
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