Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16-243-6 - Construction details
(a) The following
construction details shall be followed:
(1)
All traffic signal equipment and appurtenances, attached to or associated with
poles of public service companies shall comply with the National Electrical
Safety Code (NESC), 1984 edition, as may be from time to time
amended;
(2) Rigid metal electrical
conduit, installed and grounded as indicated in sections
16-243-1
TO
16-243-3,
inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, is acceptable for
riser and underground conduit and shall be installed in accordance with the
National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), 1984 edition, as may be from time to
time amended;
(3) Stand-offs, if
required to support the conduit on the pole, shall be provided by the
department of transportation, Town, City, Borough, or Fire District. In order
to provide a four inch (4?) clearance from the pole, stand-offs will be used on
poles of public service companies only in accordance with at least one of the
following requirements:
(A) The conduit size
is 2 1/4 inches or greater;
(B) The
final number of conduits (total on the pole) exceeds 2;
(C) There are stand-offs already in use on
the pole; or
(D) There is an
existing obstruction on the pole which does not allow the conduit to be
directly attached to the pole;
(4) Metering is not required for these
installations;
(5) A single conduit
on the pole, containing both line and load conductors, is acceptable provided
the load conductors have over-current protection; and
(6) There shall be a limit of 2 conduits on
any one pole for traffic signal use and all such conduits shall be installed
with a weatherhead.
(b)
Each electric distribution company, may, consistent with sections
16-243-1
to
16-243-12,
inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, specify the manner
in which work will be accomplished on poles in which such electric distribution
company has an interest, and shall determine all guying strand size and
locations. Each electric distribution company shall perform all work higher
than ten feet above the ground on poles in which it owns an interest. The
electric distribution company shall provide and install all anchors, span wire,
messenger, guy strand and associated hardware, at the expense of the department
of transportation, Town, City, Borough, or Fire District installing the traffic
signal. The public service company shall furnish an estimate of costs for all
required work, but actual costs incurred by the public service company for both
labor and materials shall be reimbursed by the department of transportation,
Town, City, Borough, or Fire District installing the traffic signal. All
required rights of way, guying permission, etc. shall be the responsibility of
the department of transportation, Town, City, Borough, or Fire District
installing the traffic signal.
Notes
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