R2002-62 AUTHORIZING HIGHWAY PERMIT

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All work authorized herein shall be performed in accordance with applicable portions of State of Illinois Department of Transportation Manuals entitled "Policy on the Accommodation of Utilities on Right-of-Way of the Illinois State Highway System," and "Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction." All cuts in existing highway pavement, paved shoulders, driveways, gutters, or curb and gutter shall be saw cuts to attain a vertical joint. Proposed permanent patches in the existing highway pavement shall extend eighteen inches I (18") beyond each side of the trench and shall be of material specified in the permit. Temporary I patches consisting of a minimum of eight inches (8") of compacted earth or crushed stone and two inches (2") of cold lay asphalt may be placed and maintained until the permanent patch is constructed. This permit is issued only with the express understanding that the Petitioner has obtained the proper authority for the said installation from the Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Public Water Supply. Waterlines shall be installed to meet or exceed the recommendations of the current "Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois." All pipe, conduit, wire, poles, cross arms, or other materials distributed along the highway prior to installation shall be placed as remote as practicable from the edge of the pavement in a manner to minimize its being a hazard to errant vehicles or an obstacle to highway maintenance. If material is to be stored on highway right-of-way for more than two (2) weeks prior to installation, approval must be obtained from the Department. Upon completion of all construction or maintenance work on highway right-of-way, the Contractor(s) and/or the Applicant shall remove all excess material and restore all turf and terrain to the satisfaction of the Department. Such cleanup and repair may consist of backfilling, regrading, reseeding, resodding, or any other requirements to restore the right-of-way to a condition equivalent to that which existed prior to the commencement of the project. All turF areas on State right-of-way disturbed by this construction shall be seeded or reseeded until a grass turf is reestablished. The disturbed areas shall be seeded with the specified mixture at the following ratio: Three pounds of Kentucky Bluegrass or Kentucky 31 or Alta Fescue, and two pounds of Perennial Ryegrass. The application rate shall be five pounds per 1,000 square feet. All areas shall be mulched with straw and areas with slopes greater that 3:1 shall be covered with an erosion control fabric. The Applicant and/or their Contractor shall be required to repair all severed field drainage tiles, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, or utility service lines and their appurtenances resulting from the work authorized by this permit. The repair of severed field drainage tiles may include the installation of a field tile inspection well to be located approximately 6 inches inside the right-of-way line.