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Clear Zone
115.5(5)
Clear zone requirements and aboveground obstructions. Highway roadsides shall
be as free from physical obstructions above the ground as practical. The department shall
determine the clear zone distance. (See Exhibit pages E-5 thru E-11.)
- The clear zone distance on rural-type roadways is based on present day traffic and the
existing foreslope adjacent to and preceding the utility facility.
- Unless otherwise specified, the clear zone shall be measured from the edge of the
traveled way.
- In rural areas with rural-type roadways, a permanent, aboveground obstruction is
restricted to an area beyond the clear zone or the highway foreslope, whichever area
locates the obstruction a greater distance from the edge of the traveled way.
- If sufficient right-of-way is not available to accommodate the clear zone distance, the
department may require the utility facility to have a breakaway design, require
regrading of the right-of-way, require the utility facility to be located underground, or
authorize the facility to be placed near the right-of-way line.
