NOTE:	These notes shall be placed on Plan Sheet 3 – Right-of-Way Notes, Utility Notes and Utility Owners sheet.

RIGHT-OF-WAY

6-300.00

Note:	NOTES 1, 2, 11 & 12, IF APPLICABLE, shall be added to the plans. NOTES 3-7, IF APPLICABLE, shall be used on new and reconstruction projects with partial access control. Notes 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, & 10, IF APPLICABLE, shall be used on new or reconstruction projects with no access control.

(1)	IT IS INTENDED THAT ALL BUILDINGS AND/OR PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE WITHIN THE PROPOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY AND/OR EASEMENT LINES FOR THE PROJECT BE REMOVED THERE FROM IN THE PROCESS OF RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION. IF ANY SUCH BUILDINGS OR IMPROVEMENTS ARE NOT REMOVED IN THE COURSE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION, _______TO BE NOTIFIED IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PERMIT HAVING SUCH REMOVALS DESIGNATED AS A PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

(2)	ALL RAMPS MUST CONFORM TO THE DEPARTMENT’S “POLICY ON FINANCING CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ROAD INTERSECTIONS AND DRIVEWAYS ON HIGHWAY RESURFACING, RECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON NEW LOCATIONS”, THE MANUAL ON RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTING DRIVEWAYS ON STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY, STANDARD DRAWING RP-R-1, AND OTHER ACCEPTED DESIGN AND SAFETY STANDARDS.

(3)	EXISTING PAVED DRIVEWAY PER TRACT REMAINDER WILL BE REPLACED IN KIND TO A TOUCHDOWN POINT.

(4)	WHERE THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY IS UNPAVED AND THE PROPOSED DRIVEWAY EXCEEDS 7 PERCENT IN GRADE, EACH DRIVEWAY WILL BE PAVED TO A TOUCHDOWN POINT OR UNTIL THE GRADE IS LESS THAN 7 PERCENT.

(5)	WHERE THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY IS UNPAVED AND THE PROPOSED DRIVEWAY IS LESS THAN 7 PERCENT IN GRADE, EACH DRIVEWAY WILL BE PAVED A SHOULDER WIDTH FROM THE EDGE OF PAVEMENT AND THE REMAINDER OF THAT DRIVEWAY REPLACED IN KIND TO A TOUCHDOWN POINT.

(6)	ANY NECESSARY PAVING OF DRIVEWAYS WILL BE DONE DURING PAVING OPERATIONS ON THE MAIN ROADWAY.

(7)	TRACT REMAINDERS NOT HAVING AN EXISTING DRIVEWAY WILL BE PROVIDED ONE 50-FOOT OPENING IN THE ACCESS CONTROL FENCE AND A DRIVEWAY WILL BE CONSTRUCTED UNLESS ACCESS IS PROVIDED FROM AN INTERSECTING ROAD OR BASED ON PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AND/OR CONFLICTS WITH OTHER DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS WHICH PREVENT AN ACCESS OPENING. PAVING OF THESE NEW DRIVEWAYS WILL BE IN ACCORDANCE TO THE 7 PERCENT CRITERIA PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED FOR EXISTING DRIVEWAYS.

(8)	NEW DRIVEWAYS PROVIDED IN THE PLANS WILL BE PAVED BASED ON THE 7 PERCENT CRITERIA. THOSE 7 PERCENT OR STEEPER IN GRADE WILL BE PAVED AND THOSE FLATTER THAN 7 PERCENT WILL BE COVERED WITH BASE STONE.

(9)	ON PROJECTS WITHOUT CURB AND GUTTER THAT ARE ON STATE ROUTES, IT WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER TO SECURE A PERMIT AND TO CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL DRIVEWAYS AND FIELD ENTRANCES OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED IN THE PLANS.

(10)	ON PROJECTS WITH CURB AND GUTTER THAT ARE ON STATE ROUTES, IT WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER TO SECURE A PERMIT. AFTER THE PERMIT HAS BEEN GRANTED, THE ___________________ WILL CONSTRUCT THE DRIVEWAY OR FIELD ENTRANCE THROUGH THE CURB AND SIDEWALK, PROVIDED THE CURB AND SIDEWALK HAVE NOT BEEN CONSTRUCTED. IT WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNER TO CONSTRUCT THE DRIVEWAY OR FIELD ENTRANCE FROM BACK OF SIDEWALK TO TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DRIVEWAYS OR FIELD ENTRANCES OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED IN THE PLANS.

(11)	ON NON-STATE ROUTES, ADDITIONAL DRIVEWAYS AND FIELD ENTRANCES OTHER THAN THOSE PROVIDED IN THE PLANS SHALL REQUIRE A PERMIT ONLY IF THE LOCAL AGENCY SPECIFIES THE NEED FOR THAT PERMIT.

(12)	EASEMENT REQUIRED FOR THE RAILROAD CROSSING IS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE UTILITIES ENGINEER BY PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE CROSSING AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED WITH THE RAILROAD.

9-305.00

UTILITY

(1)	THE LOCATIONS OF UTILITIES SHOWN WITHIN THESE PLANS ARE APPROXIMATE ONLY. THE SURVEYOR HAS NOT PHYSICALLY LOCATED THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES. ABOVE GRADE AND UNDERGROUND UTILITIES SHOWN WERE TAKEN FROM VISIBLE APPURTENANCES AT THE SITE, PUBLIC RECORDS, AND/OR MAPS PREPARED BY OTHERS. THEREFORE, RELIANCE UPON THE TYPE, SIZE, AND LOCATION OF UTILITIES SHOWN SHOULD BE DONE SO WITH THIS CIRCUMSTANCE CONSIDERED. DETAILED VERIFICATION OF EXISTENCE, LOCATION, AND DEPTH SHOULD ALSO BE MADE PRIOR TO ANY DECISION RELATIVE THERETO IS MADE. AVAILABILITY AND COST OF SERVICE SHOULD BE CONFIRMED WITH THE APPROPRIATE UTILITY COMPANY. IN TENNESSEE, IT IS A REQUIREMENT, PER “THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DAMAGE PREVENTION ACT”, THAT ANYONE WHO ENGAGES IN EXCAVATION MUST NOTIFY ALL KNOWN UNDERGROUND UTILITY OWNERS, NO LESS THAN THREE (3) OR NOT MORE THAN TEN (10) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THEIR INTENT TO EXCAVATE AND ALSO TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE HAZARD OR CONFLICT. NOTIFICATION BY CALLING THE TENNESSEE ONE CALL SYSTEM, INC., AT 1-800-351-1111 AS REQUIRED BY TCA 65-31-106 WILL BE REQUIRED.

(2)	UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE UTILITY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE. THE CONTRACTOR AND UTILITY OWNERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THE WORK REQUIRED BY THIS CONTRACT. ON CONTRACTS WHERE CONSTRUCTION STAKES, LINES, AND GRADES ARE CONTRACT ITEMS, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE RIGHT-OF-WAY OR SLOPE STAKES, DITCH OR STREAM BED GRADES, OR OTHER ESSENTIAL SURVEY STAKING TO PREVENT CONFLICTS WITH THE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION. FREQUENTLY, THIS WILL BE REQUIRED AS THE FIRST ITEM OF WORK AND AT ANY LOCATION ON THE PROJECT DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER.

(3)	THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD EXISTING UTILITIES FROM DAMAGE DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT. IN THE EVENT THAT SPECIAL EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED TO WORK OVER AND AROUND THE UTILITIES, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH SUCH EQUIPMENT. THE COST OF PROTECTING UTILITIES FROM DAMAGE AND FURNISHING SPECIAL EQUIPMENT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PRICE BID FOR OTHER ITEMS OF CONSTRUCTION.

(4)	PRIOR TO SUBMITTING HIS BID, THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING OWNERS OF ALL AFFECTED UTILITIES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH UTILITY RELOCATIONS AND/OR ADJUSTMENTS WILL HAVE UPON THE SCHEDULE OF WORK FOR THE PROJECT. WHILE SOME WORK MAY BE REQUIRED ‘AROUND’ UTILITY FACILITIES THAT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE, OTHER UTILITY FACILITIES MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE CONTRACTOR’S OPERATIONS. ADVANCE CLEAR CUTTING MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE ENGINEER AT ANY LOCATION WHERE CLEARING IS CALLED FOR IN THE SPECIFICATIONS AND CLEAR CUTTING IS NECESSARY FOR A UTILITY RELOCATION. ANY ADDITIONAL COST WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE UNIT PRICE BID FOR THE CLEARING ITEM SPECIFIED IN THE PLANS.

NOTE:	ALL PROJECTS, INCLUDING RESURFACING, SHALL ADD NOTE (5) TO THE PLANS.

(5)	THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY EACH INDIVIDUAL UTILITY OWNER OF HIS PLAN OF OPERATION IN THE AREA OF THE UTILITIES. PRIOR TO COMMENCING WORK, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTACT THE UTILITY OWNERS AND REQUEST THEM TO PROPERLY LOCATE THEIR RESPECTIVE UTILITY ON THE GROUND. THIS NOTIFICATION SHALL BE GIVEN AT LEAST THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS AROUND THE UTILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH TCA 65-31-106. NOTIFICATION BY CALLING THE TENNESSEE ONE CALL SYSTEM, INC AT 1-800-351-1111 WILL BE REQUIRED.

(6)	NO WORK SHALL OCCUR IN THE AREA MARKED ON THE PLANS AS STREAM/WETLAND MITIGATION RIGHT-OF-WAY OR MITIGATION AREA. NO UTILITY RELOCATION OR OTHER LAND DISTURBANCE IS AUTHORIZED. ONLY ACTIVITIES PERTAINING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OR MANAGEMENT OF THE STREAM/ WETLAND MITIGATION SITE MAY OCCUR, WHICH WILL BE INDICATED ON THE STREAM MITIGATION PLANS (ADD PLAN SHEET NUMBERS HERE). ANY VIOLATIONS OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED WILL RESULT IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.

UTILITY OWNERS

CABLE:	CABLE:
UTILITY NAME	UTILITY NAME
Address	Address
City, State Zip	City, State Zip
CONTACT:	Name	CONTACT:	Name
OFFICE PHONE:	___	___	____	OFFICE PHONE:	___	___	____
CELL PHONE:	___	___	____	CELL PHONE:	___	___	____
Email:	Address	Email:	Address
ELECTRIC:	ELECTRIC:
UTILITY NAME	UTILITY NAME
Address	Address
City, State Zip	City, State Zip
CONTACT:	Name	CONTACT:	Name
OFFICE PHONE:	___	___	____	OFFICE PHONE:	___	___	____
CELL PHONE:	___	___	____	CELL PHONE:	___	___	____
Email:	Address	Email:	Address
GAS:	GAS:
UTILITY NAME	UTILITY NAME
Address	Address
City, State Zip	City, State Zip
CONTACT:	Name	CONTACT:	Name
OFFICE PHONE:	___	___	____	OFFICE PHONE:	___	___	____
CELL PHONE:	___	___	____	CELL PHONE:	___	___	____
Email:	Address	Email:	Address
TELEPHONE:	TELEPHONE:
UTILITY NAME	UTILITY NAME
Address	Address
City, State Zip	City, State Zip
CONTACT:	Name	CONTACT:	Name
OFFICE PHONE:	___	___	____	OFFICE PHONE:	___	___	____
CELL PHONE:	___	___	____	CELL PHONE:	___	___	____
Email:	Address	Email:	Address
WATER:	WATER:
UTILITY NAME	UTILITY NAME
Address	Address
City, State Zip	City, State Zip
CONTACT:	Name	CONTACT:	Name
OFFICE PHONE:	___	___	____	OFFICE PHONE:	___	___	____
CELL PHONE:	___	___	____	CELL PHONE:	___	___	____
Email:	Address	Email:	Address

NOTE: THE ABOVE UTILITY OWNERS ARE IN A TABLE. YOU CAN USE YOUR TAB KEY TO TAB THRU THE TABLE AND REPLACE THE RED TEXT WITH THE PROPER INFORMATION. THEN CHANGE THE RED TEXT TO BLACK. IF YOU DO NOT NEED ALL UTILITY BLOCKS, THEN HIGHLIGHT THE BLOCKS YOU DO NOT NEED AND HIT THE DELETE KEY. CHANGE THE UTILITY DESCRIPTION AS NEEDED (WATER, CABLE, ETC.) REMEMBER TO REMOVE ALL BLUE TEXT BEFORE USE. THE BLUE TEXT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY.