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New York State Thruway Authority General Design and Construction Requirements for Occupancies Office of Real Property Management TAP-421A (1/2010) SUBMIT PERMIT APPLICATIONS TO THE APPROPRIATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY DIVISION PERMIT COORDINATOR DIVISION HIGHWAY SECTIONS DIVISION MILEPOST LIMITS New York New York (Main Line) 0.00 - 76.50 - Garden State Parkway G.S. 0.00 - G.S. 2.40 Connection - New England Section N.E. 0.17 - N.E. 15.01 - I-287 Cross Westchester C.W.E. 0.00 - C.W.E. 10.90 Albany Albany (Main Line) 76.50 - 197.90 - Berkshire Section B. 0.00 – B. 24.28 Syracuse Syracuse (Main Line) 197.90 - 350.60 Buffalo Buffalo (Main Line) 350.60 - 496.00 - Niagara Section N. 0.00 - N. 21.50 TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES TELEPHONE ADDRESS Occupancy and Work Permit Program Mgr. 200 Southern Boulevard Office of Real Property Management P.O. Box 189 Administrative Headquarters Albany, NY 12201-0189 (518) 436-2797, Fax (518) 471-4442 NY Division Permit Coordinator 4 Executive Boulevard (845) 918-2510, Fax (845) 918-2596 Suffern, NY 10901 Albany Division Permit Coordinator 9W, Interchange No. 23 (518) 436-2710, Fax (518) 436-0233 P.O. Box 861 Albany, NY 12201-0861 Syracuse Division Permit Coordinator Suite 250, 2nd floor (315) 437-2741, Fax (315) 461-0765 290 Elwood Davis Road Syracuse, NY 13088-2103 Buffalo Division Permit Coordinator 455 Cayuga Road, Suite 800 (716) 631-9017, Fax (716) 626-5362 Cheektowaga, NY 14225 NOTE: For the Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287), Occupancy Permits are issued by the New York State Department of Transportation and Work Permits are issued by the New York State Thruway Authority. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE I. INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................1 II. DEFINITIONS...............................................................................................................2 III. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS .....................................................3 A. STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT ......................................................................3 B. PRIOR INSPECTION..............................................................................................3 C. ACCESS ..................................................................................................................3 D. ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS ...............................................................4 E. EXCAVATION/OBSTRUCTION ..........................................................................4 F. BLASTING..............................................................................................................8 G. TRENCHES.............................................................................................................8 H. RESTORATION......................................................................................................9 I. MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC..........................................9 J. NOTICE OF JOB SCHEDULE AND FINAL INSPECTION ...............................11 K. TEMPORARY CONCRETE BARRIER PROTECTION AT ROADSIDE HAZARDS.............................................................................................................11 IV. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATIONS..............................................13 A. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................13 B. MATERIALS.........................................................................................................14 C. EXPANSION OF FACILITIES.............................................................................14 V. LAND SURVEYS.......................................................................................................15 i I. INTRODUCTION The General Design and Construction Requirements for Occupancies (TAP-421A) (General Requirements) provides the general construction requirements for any occupancy of Authority Property. These General Requirements are to be used in conjunction with the guidelines governing the issuance of Permits as set forth in the Occupancy and Work Permit Accommodation Guidelines (TAP-401) and, if applicable, with the guidelines governing Utility occupancies as set forth in the Utility Occupancy Supplement (TAP-401U). Copies of the most current General Requirements may be obtained from the Division Permit Coordinators or from the Real Property section of the Authority’s website (www.nysthruway.gov/realproperty). Information pertaining to or interpretation of the contents of these General Requirements may be obtained by visiting, writing, faxing or telephoning the Authority locations listed on the inside front cover of these General Requirements. The Authority reserves the right to make changes in, or additions to these General Requirements. Such changes and additions shall become part of any agreement, existing or new Permit and are to be complied with immediately. In addition to these General Requirements (TAP-421A), there are four additional documents that provide detailed design and construction requirements specific to the type of occupancy: Design and Construction Requirements for Underground Crossing of Mainline Pavement and Shoulders (TAP-421B); Design and Construction Requirements for Aerial Communication and Power Line Installations (TAP-421UC); Design and Construction Requirements for Installations/Crossings on or Attached to Bridge Structures, Bridge Culverts, or Structural Retaining Walls (TAP-421D); and, Design and Construction Requirements for Unencased Gas Pipelines (TAP-421UE). 1 II. DEFINITIONS When used in these TAP-421 documents (A – E), unless otherwise stated, the following words shall have the following meanings: AASHTO – the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, located at 444 North Capitol St. N.W., Suite 225, Washington, D.C., 20001. AASHTO continually undertakes studies relating to highway design, use and safety and develops nationally recognized standards relied upon by FHWA and by all state highway agencies. Utility Permittees are encouraged to avail themselves of information published by AASHTO as an aid in developing plans for work on Authority Property. Aesthetic Quality – those desirable characteristics in the appearance of the highway and its environment, such as harmony between or blending of natural and manufactured objects in the environment, continuity of visual form without distracting interruptions, and simplicity of designs which are desirably functional in shape but without clutter. Clear Roadside Policy – that policy employed by the Authority to provide a clear zone in order to increase safety, improve traffic operations, and enhance the aesthetic quality of the highway by designing, constructing and maintaining highway roadsides as wide, flat, and rounded as practical and as free as practical from natural or manufactured hazards such as trees, drainage structures, non-yielding sign supports, lighting supports, and utility facilities. It is the policy of the Authority to remove roadside obstacles which are likely to be associated with accident or injury to the Thruway user, or when such obstacles are essential, the Authority will provide for countermeasures to reduce such hazards. Countermeasures may include, but are not limited to, using breakaway features, using impact attenuation devices, or shielding. Carrier – the pipe that encloses a transmitted commodity. Casing – the pipe through which the carrier pipe is placed. Clear Zone – the area adjacent and parallel to a section of traveled way that shall be free of non-traversable hazards and fixed objects as determined by the Authority. Nationally Recognized Standards – standards accepted by a consensus of those substantially concerned with their scope and provisions. References to nationally recognized standards are not references to any single publication, but to standards nationally adhered to by those in the industry. Pavement – the driving lane; the traveled way. Utility Facilities – the lines, facilities and systems for producing, transmitting, or distributing communications, signal, power, electricity, light, heat, gas, oil, crude products, liquid products, water, steam, wastes, storm water not connected with highway drainage, and other similar commodities, including fire and police signal systems, and street lighting systems, which directly or indirectly serve the public or any part thereof. 2 III. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS All work to be performed on Authority Property shall require a Work Permit. No construction or modification except that which is specifically authorized by the Work Permit may be made to Authority Property. As outlined in TAP-401, the work authorized by a Permit shall be performed in a professional manner to the satisfaction of the Authority. All work by or for a Permittee shall be done at no expense to the Authority. When the work specified by the Permit is completed, additional construction, modification or work of any kind, and/or reentry to Authority Property shall require a new Work Permit. Should construction on Authority Property require digging or any type of excavation work, New York State law requires the Permittee to notify the Dig Safely New York program at 1-800-962-7962 so that buried facilities in the area of the proposed construction can be identified and marked. This notification must be at least two (2) full work days (not including the day of the call, weekends or holidays) but not more than ten (10) work days prior to the