Policies & Manuals

2009 Utility Accommodation Policy and Standards Manual

The 2009 Utility Accommodation Policy and Standards manual contains the current policy of the GDOT Office of Utilities regarding utility accommodation on the public highway right-of-way. The 2009 Utility Accommodation Policy and Standards manual can be downloaded by clicking below:

• 2009 Utility Accommodation Policy and Standards Manual
• 2009 UAM: District Quarterly Meeting Presentation

Utilities Policies and Procedures (formerly TOPPS)

• 3E-1: Public Interest Determination (Commissioner Policy)
• 6815-4: Billing under Railroad Signal Projects
• 6850-11: Procedures for Processing Utility Permits Across District Boundaries
• 6863-7: Meeting with Utility Companies to Review
• 6863-9: Utility Adjustment Schedules and Delays to Highway Contractors
• 6863-10: Inclusion of Utility Adjustments in Construction Contracts
• 6863-11: Utility Aid Guidelines
• 6863-12: Public Interest Determination (Preconstruction Procedures)
• 6865-7: Vertical Clearance of Bridges Over RR Tracks
• 6865-8: Railroad Maintenance of Grade Crossing on the State Highway
• 6865-9: Acquisition of Right-of-Way from Railrods
• 6865-10: Duty of Railroads to Maintain Grade Crossing on all Public Roads

Other Policies & Manuals

• Utility Relocation Funding and Mediation Process Workflow (SB19)
• Code of Federal Regulations, 23 CFR, Part 140: Reimbursement
• Code of Federal Regulations, 23 CFR, Part 645, Subpart A: Utility Relocations, Adjustments and Reimbursement
• Code of Federal Regulations, 23 CFR, Part 645, Subpart B: Accommodation of Utilities
• Code of Federal Regulations, 23 CFR, Part 646: Railroads
• FHWA Program Guide: Utility Adjustments and Accommodation on Federal-Aid Highway