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Guess what's buried underneath your street?
If you guessed utilities, you're 100% correct.
Look at the picture below.
Right of Way Management (ROW)
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Many utility companies have
various lines running underneath the
pavement and asphalt. In order
for them to get access, make
improvements, and install new lines,
they need to cut into the street and
pavement.
In the past few years,
coordination between agencies and
utilities have improved so there's
less cuts that need to be made,
however there will always be leaks,
ruptures, and other damage that may
occur.
To protect the
City's infrastructure and provide
for safe transportation, the City of San Antonio is concerned and charged
with the construction and maintenance of
the infrastructure that provides
modal carriage for safe transportation.
The ROW Division provides for this
protection through the
ROW Ordinance(pdf) .
The Right of Way Ordinance and Utility Excavation Criteria
Manual
(UECM)(pdf) contain guidelines for work methods and related safety procedures to
follow and materials to be used by those engaged in utility work with the City of
San Antonio's Rights of Ways.
If you or any agency is planning
on cutting a street or pavement, you
must
apply for a permit.
Thinking of excavating? Looking for utility lines?
Then Call Before You Dig.
texasonecall.com
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