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background: white; font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faP0-000007 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: left; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:05.01:02"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000000">70:04:05.01:02</span></a><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000001">.  Applicable standards.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000002">In addition to the requirements in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:05.01:01"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">70:04:05.01:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000002">, the standards in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:05:01"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">70:04:05:01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000002">; </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:05:03"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">70:04:05:03</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000002">; </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:05:08"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">70:04:05:08</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000002"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:05:08.03"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">70:04:05:08.03</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000002">, inclusive; </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:05:09"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">70:04:05:09</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000002">; </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:05:11"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">70:04:05:11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000002"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:05:17"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">70:04:05:17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000002">, inclusive; and subdivisions </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:05:04"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">70:04:05:04</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000002">(1) to (5), inclusive; </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:05:05"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">70:04:05:05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000002">(3) to (5), inclusive; </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=70:04:05:06"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">70:04:05:06</span></a><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000002">(3) to (5), inclusive; and in the Guide for Accommodating Utilities within Highways and Freeways, First Edition, apply to construction and maintenance of all public and private utility installations on interstate rights-of-way</span><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200fa000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0">    </span><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0"> 15 SDR 185, effective June 4, 1989; 20 SDR 159, effective April 3, 1994</span><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0">    </span><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-26-22"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">31-26-22</span></a><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0">    </span><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=31-26-22"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000003">31-26-22</span></a><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200fa000004"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0">    </span><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000001">Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000005">Guide for Accommodating Utilities within Highways and Freeways, First Edition, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000006">June 14, 2024, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Copies may be obtained at </span><a href="https://store.transportation.org/Item/CollectionDetail?ID=262"><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC2">https://store.transportation.org/Item/CollectionDetail?ID=262</span></a><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000006">. Cost: $86</span><span class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faC0-000006">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200faP0-000007"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se4f08d43-d91d-4e71-94f3-1209ec7200fa000004"> </span></p></div></body></html>