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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br /> SECTION 39DD: MISCELLANEOUS SUBSECTION 391 0 <br /> TRENCH CUTI ING <br /> -ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: April 6, 19B4 <br /> This trench cutting policy provides-uniform guideline 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 panes 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. Forthe purp-ose of this p9I cy, 'Surfacing Age' is defined as the ag-e_oLthe_m.ost <br /> -- recently completed roadway surfacing-,including-construction, reconstruction, or <br /> major overlay.- <br /> C_ Where the application of seal coats is required, a Type It Slung Seal will be used <br /> in accordance wih 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•bythe <br /> permittee. Typical-pavement markings include, but are not limited to, lane lines, <br /> -centerlines-, stop and stop ahead legends, limit fines, raised pavemeht markers, <br /> -and miscellaneous delineators. <br /> F. The permittee is responsible for Survey-Monuments disturbed by trenching and is <br /> required to file a comer record and to reestablish them using a Licensed Land <br /> Surveyor after Te drench 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 Adverfising Schedule at the monthly Utility Ccordiriation <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 fess 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 acQommodaie the overlay <br /> in a manner that does not cause drainage concems. The nearest <br /> pavement cut shall be a minimum of tihree(3) feet from the edge of <br /> pavement, or the remaining pavement shall also be removed and <br /> replaced. (SEE EXHIBIT 'I.- LONGITUDINAL CUTTING OF COUNT Y <br /> ROADWAYS.) <br /> 5.15USA,RPRDCEDUP.-S':9i0DRRFTNDDKM&ESL-12-12-DDC P,SGE 1 OF 3 REVISED 09-12-12 - <br /> REVIS10N NO. 2 <br />