Section 220.04. Notification.

 

(1)  The department shall make a reasonable effort to determine what utility facilities are located within the right of way of a proposed improvement project by researching permit files, reviewing map files maintained by the department, field investigation or contact with one call locating services, and through contacts with local governmental units.

(2)  The department shall identify the owner of facilities determined in sub. (1) by name.

(3)  The department shall notify the owner of the proposed improvement by mail. The department may include a receipt of mailing form with the notification, in which case the owner shall complete the form and mail it back to the department within 7 calendar days of receipt.

(4)  The notification shall include the name or route number, or both, of the highway, the geographical limits of the improvement, general description of the work to be done, desired date for completion of utility coordination and anticipated year of construction of the improvement.

(5)  Within 60 calendar days of mailing the notification referred to in sub. (3) , the owner shall provide the information specified in s. 84.063 (2) (b) , Stats., by mail; that is, a description and the general location of each utility facility in the vicinity of the improvement. The utility shall reply whether or not it has facilities in the vicinity.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1994, No. 458 , eff. 3-1-94.

Note

Section 84.063 (2) (b) , Stats., reads as follows: Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 ( 2) (b) Within a specified period after the date the notice is received, the utility facility owner shall provide the department with a description and the general location of each utility facility in the proposed highway improvement right-of-way. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1