Program Guide
Utility Relocation and Accommodation on Federal-Aid Highway Projects
Table of Contents

Sixth Edition
January 2003

Prepared By:
Office of Program Administration
Federal Highway Administration

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• Introduction

1. Utility Relocations, Adjustments, and Reimbursement
   • Applicability
     • Reimbursement
     • Payment Standards
   • Definitions
     • Relocation
     • Utility
   • Eligibility
     • Criteria
     • State's Own Funds
     • Local Government Owned Utilities
     • Local Projects
     • Indian Reservation Roads Projects
     • Utility Cost Sharing Proposals
     • Authority To Approve Utility Payment Statements
     • Programming
     • Engineering Studies
   • Preliminary Engineering
     • Consultant Services
     • Value Engineering
   • Right-of-Way
     • Uniform Act Requirements
     • Issue Of "Displaced Person"
     • Replacement Right-Of-Way
   • Agreements and Authorizations
     • Agreement Components
     • Fixed Amount (Lump Sum) Payments
   • Construction
     • Cost Effectiveness Finding
     • Wage Rate And EEO Requirements
     • MBE, Clean Air, And Other Contract Requirements
     • Utility Let Contracts (Concurrence In Award)
     • Inspection
     • Construction Engineering Costs
   • Cost Development and Reimbursement
     • Labor Costs (Engineering Or Inspection)
     • Indirect Or Overhead Costs
     • Materials (Recovered From Permanent Facility)
     • Materials (Recovered From Temporary Use)
     • Materials (Cost Of Removal)
     • Equipment And Transportation Costs
     • Credits (Accrued Depreciation)
     • Credits (Betterments)
     • Billings
     • Average Rates
     • Unit Costs
   • Alternate Procedures
   • Other Issues
     • Subsurface Utility Engineering
     • Applicability of the Brooks Bill to Subsurface Utility Engineering
     • Relocating Utilities On Federally Owned Land Transferred To A State
     • Utility Adjustments On Emergency Relief Projects
     • Reimbursement To Adjust Utilities Improperly Installed On A Highway
     • Relocation Of Joint-Use Utility Facilities
     • Undergrounding Utility Lines
     • Interest Payments
     • Loss Of Revenue
     • Payment For "Gas Lost"
     • Operating Costs
     • Spare Ducts, Conduits, And Cables
     • Intercompany Profits
     • Prorating Costs
     • Utilities Serving A Highway Purpose
     • Sewage Treatment Facilities In Rest Areas
     • Federal Taxes
     • Construction Delay Claims
     • Metric Conversion
     • Pipeline Facilities Constructed to Accommodate Inspection
     • Warranty Clauses
     • Utility Tunnels
     • Context Sensitive Design
     • Design-Build
     • Combined Sewers
2. Chapter 2 Utility Accommodation
   • Applicability
     • Private Lines
   • Policy
     • Public Interest Finding
     • State Authority
     • Federal Lands
   • Definitions
     • Clear Zone
     • Utility
   • General Requirements
     • Right-Of-Way Needs And Utility Use
     • New Above Ground Utility Installations/Clear Zone Policies
     • Installations On Freeways
     • Freeway Accommodation Policies
     • Median Installations
     • Access To Utility Facilities (Including Gates)
     • Uniform Policies and Procedures
     • Utility Use Where State Lacks Authority
     • Scenic Areas
     • Traffic Control Plan
     • Corrective Measures/Utility Pole Safety Programs
     • Wetlands
     • Utility Determination
   • State Utility Accommodation Policies
     • Overall Process
     • Criteria
     • Applicability
     • Agricultural Lands
   • Use and Occupancy Agreements (Permits)
     • Overall Process
   • Approvals
     • Overall Process
     • FHWA Washington Headquarters Involvement
   • Other Issues
     • Acceptance Of AASHTO Policy And Guide
     • Toll Roads
     • Encasement Of Pipeline Crossings
     • Pavement Cuts
     • Jacking/Boring vs. Directional Drilling
     • Utilities Attached To Structures
     • Fiber Optics/Wireless Telecommunications On Freeway Right-Of-Way
     • Longitudinal Telecommunication Lines On Freeways For A State's Own Use
     • Fees Charged for Telecommunications Use of Highway Right-of-Way
     • Facilities Similar to Utilities
     • Highway Utility Safety

• Appendix A - 23 CFR, Part 645, Subpart A - Utility Relocations, Adjustments and Reimbursement
• Appendix B - 23 CFR, Part 645, Subpart B - Accommodation of Utilities
• Appendix C - 23 U.S.C. 123 - Relocation of Utility Facilities
• Appendix D- 23 U.S.C. 109(l)(1) - Pertaining to Accommodation of Utilities

Electronic version of publication FHWA-IF-03-014