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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> SECTION 3900: MISCELLANEOUS SUBSECTION 3910 <br /> TRENCH CUTTING <br /> ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: April 6, 1984 <br /> This trench cutting policy provides uniform guidelines and requirements for trenching within San <br /> Joaquin County right of way. It is intended to assist members of the public, private contractors, <br /> employees of the Department of Public Works, and any other parties trenching in'San Joaquin <br /> County. <br /> 3910.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS <br /> A. Resurfacing requirements specified in this policy are in addition to the trench <br /> resurfacing requirements specified by San Joaquin County Standard Drawing R- <br /> 29. <br /> B. For the purpose of this policy, "Surfacing Age" is defined as the age of the most <br /> recently completed roadway surfacing, .including construction, reconstruction, or <br /> major overlay. <br /> C. Where the application of seal coats is required, a Type II Slurry Seal will be used <br /> in accordance with State Standard Specifications, Section 37-2. <br /> D. The permittee must post a one-year maintenance bond or cash deposit, in an <br /> amount specified by the Department. <br /> E. All pavement markings destroyed or obliterated-must be replaced in kind by the <br /> permittee. Typical pavement markings include, but are not limited to, lane lines, <br /> centerlines, stop and stop ahead legends, limit lines, raised pavement markers, <br /> and miscellaneous delineators, <br /> F. The permittee is responsible for Survey Monuments disturbed by trenching and is <br /> required to file a corner record and to reestablish them using a Licensed Land <br /> Surveyor after the trench restoration is completed. <br /> G. Functional classification maps and Public Works Project Advertising Schedules <br /> are references for this policy. <br /> H. To facilitate scheduling and planning, Public Works staff will make available the <br /> most current Project Advertising Schedule at the monthly Utility Coordination <br /> Meeting and make it available to the public, at the Permits Counter, in January <br /> each year. <br /> 3910.2 COLLECTORS, ARTERIALS AND EXPRESSWAYS <br /> A. Surfacing Age less than Three (3) Years: No pavement cuts. Exceptions may be <br /> approved in accordance with Section 3910.4 EXCEPTIONS. <br /> B. Surfacing Age Three (3) Years and Over: <br /> 1. Longitudinal Trench Cutting in Paved Shoulder Areas: <br /> The entire shoulder of the road is to be resurfaced. The existing surfacing <br /> adjacent to the trenched area shall be planed to accommodate the overlay <br /> in a manner that does not cause drainage concerns. The nearest <br /> pavement but shall be a minimum of three (3) feet from the edge of <br /> pavement, or the remaining pavement shall also be removed and <br /> replaced. (SEE EXHIBIT 1: LONGITUDINAL CUTTING OF COUNTY <br /> ROADWAYS.) <br /> S:ISUSANIPROCEDURESM10 DRAFT NO CHANGES 9-12-12.DOC PAGE 1 OF 3 REVISED 09-12-12 <br /> REVISION NO. 2 <br />