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Right-of-Way Permits

            Right-of-Way permits are required from contractors or property owners that wish to excavate within the rights of way of county maintained roadways.  The permit is a requirement of the Ohio Revised Code.  There is a common misconception that a permit is only required for the open cutting of a road, however, the permit is actually required for any excavation within the right-of-way.  Generally speaking, a permit is not required from other government entities unless the work is to be conducted by a private contractor.

The primary reason for an excavation to occur within the right-of-way is for the installation of a public utility, such as gas lines, phone cables, sanitary sewer, and waterlines.  In most instances the County Engineer requires these utilities to be bored under existing roadways, as opposed to the open cutting of the roadway.  This reduces the amount of distress to the pavement and hopefully extends the useful life of it as well.  As with any project, unforeseen circumstances can occur which require the roadway to be open cut, but this is tried to be kept to a minimum.

Any contractor that applies for a permit must also supply a bond to the County Engineer that will allow the Office to correct any deficiencies that may occur as a result of contractor negligence.  In addition, the contractor must maintain traffic in a safe manner and is required by law to contact the Ohio Utilities Protection Service (OUPS) prior to beginning the excavation. 

The Ohio Utilities Protection Service is a utility locating service that is responsible for marking the above ground locations of proposed excavations for possible underground utilities currently installed.  Contractors are required to contact OUPS a minimum of 48 hours prior to, but not more than 10 days before beginning construction.  For more information regarding OUPS, visit their website at www.oups.org. 

The County Engineer is also responsible for issuing Permits to overweight vehicles that travel on County Roads.  As with the Right-of-Way permit, the contractor, or in this case the hauler must supply a bond to correct any damages that occur to the roadway as a result of the overweight vehicle.