Utah Office of Administrative Rules

NOTICE OF SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE

TYPE OF FILING: Repeal and Readopt

Filing ID: 58294

Rule or section number:

R918-6

1. Agency Information

Title catchline:

Transportation, Operations, Maintenance

Building:

Calvin Rampton

Street address:

4501 S 2700 W

City, state:

Taylorsville, UT

Mailing address:

PO Box 148455

City, state and zip:

Salt Lake City, UT 84114-8455

2. Contact Persons

Name:

Phone:

Email:

Leif Elder

801-580-8296

lelder@utah.gov

James Godin

801-573-7181

jamesjgodin@agutah.gov

Lori Edwards

385-341-3414

loriedwards@agutah.gov

Please address questions regarding information on this notice to the persons listed above.

3. General Information

A. Rule or section catchline:

R918-6. Maintenance Responsibility at Intersections, Overcrossings, and Interchanges between Class A Roads and Class B or Class C Roads

B. Purpose of the new rule or reason for the change:

Following extensive review and discussion, the Department of Transportation (department) has determined that several sections in this rule required clearer language and that certain areas of maintenance responsibility, including fencing and active transportation, needed to be addressed in this rule.

In addition, the lighting provisions in this rule needed to be updated to reflect statutory changes made during the 2025 General Session. With such substantial edits to this rule, the department determined that a repeal and readopt is the most appropriate filing in this situation.

C. Summary of the new rule or change:

Key changes include:

1) improving clarity throughout this rule for better readability and understanding;

2) updating lighting standards to clarify lighting responsibilities and harmonize them with new statutory requirements;

3) establishing fencing responsibilities that mirror UDOT's long-standing fencing policy;

4) clarifying provisions related to grade-separated intersections;

5) delineating specific responsibilities for active transportation facilities; and

6) harmonizing the text with the Rulewriting Manual for Utah.

Also changes the rule catchline from "Maintenance Responsibility at Intersections, Overcrossings, and Interchanges between Class A Roads and Class B or Class C Roads" to "Maintenance Responsibilities".

4. Legislative Action Information

A. Are any changes in this filing because of state legislative action?

Changes are because of legislative action.

B. If yes, any bill number and session:

SB 195 (2025 General Session)

5. Fiscal Information

Provide an estimate and written explanation of the aggregate anticipated cost or savings to:

A. State budget:

The department anticipates no aggregate anticipated cost or savings to the state budget because these changes are merely clerical in nature (updating code references, definitions, improving clarity in descriptions of procedures, and reorganizing the rule).

As for the new provisions addressing fencing maintenance responsibilities, the department was already in the practice of implementing these fencing maintenance practices before these proposed changes would go into effect, and thus this rule will not have an impact on the state budget.

B. Local governments:

The department anticipates no aggregate anticipated cost or savings to local governments because these changes are merely clerical in nature (updating code references, definitions, improving clarity in descriptions of procedures, and reorganizing the rule).

The department is not in the position to calculate the fiscal costs of such fencing responsibilities, but it anticipates that such costs will be negligible.

C. Small businesses ("small business" means a business employing 1-49 persons):

The department anticipates no aggregate anticipated cost or savings to small businesses because these changes are merely clerical in nature (updating code references, definitions, improving clarity in descriptions of procedures, and reorganizing the rule).

The department is not in the position to calculate the fiscal costs of such fencing responsibilities, but it anticipates that such costs will be negligible.

D. Non-small businesses ("non-small business" means a business employing 50 or more persons):

The department anticipates no aggregate anticipated cost or savings to non-small businesses because these changes are merely clerical in nature (updating code references, definitions, improving clarity in descriptions of procedures, and reorganizing the rule).

The department is not in the position to calculate the fiscal costs of such fencing responsibilities, but it anticipates that such costs will be negligible.

E. Persons other than small businesses, non-small businesses, state, or local government entities ("person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or public or private organization of any character other than an agency):

The department anticipates no aggregate anticipated cost or savings to persons because these changes are merely clerical in nature (updating code references, definitions, improving clarity in descriptions of procedures, and reorganizing the rule).

The department is not in the position to calculate the fiscal costs of such fencing responsibilities, but it anticipates that such costs will be negligible.

F. Compliance costs for affected persons:

It will not cost an impacted entity anything to adhere to this rule.

6. Regulatory Impact Summary Table

Enter the cost or savings in the relevant cell. If there is no cost or savings, enter, "$0." If a cost or savings is inestimable, enter, "inestimable."

Fiscal Cost

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Small Businesses

Non-Small Businesses

Other Persons

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Fiscal Benefits

FY2027

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State Budget

Local Governments

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Net Fiscal Benefits

7. Regulatory Impact Analysis Approval

The Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, Carlos M Braceras, PE, has reviewed and approved this regulatory impact analysis.

8. Family Impact Information

A. The agency has considered this rule's impact on family health, stability, and formation:

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9. Citation Information

Provide citations to the statutory authority for the rule. If there is also a federal requirement for the rule, provide a citation to that requirement:

Section 72-1-201

Section 72-3-102

Section 72-3-103

Section 72-3-104

Section 72-1-208

Section 72-3-109

Section 72-6-105

11. Public Notice Information

The public may submit written or oral comments to the agency identified in box 1.

A. Comments will be accepted until:

11/16/2026

12. Effective Date Information

This rule change MAY become effective on:

(NOTE: This is the date the agency anticipates making the filing effective. It is NOT the effective date)

11/23/2026

13. Agency Authorization Information

Agency head or

designee and title:

Carlos M Braceras, PE, Commissioner

Date:

09/30/2026

R918. Transportation, Operations, Maintenance.

[R918-6. Maintenance Responsibility at Intersections, Overcrossings, and Interchanges between Class A Roads and Class B or Class C

Roads.

R918-6-1. Authority.

Section 72-1-201 assigns to the Utah Department of Transportation general responsibility for the maintenance of the state transportation

system, and directs the department to make policy and rules governing the same, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative

Rulemaking Act. Sections 72-3-102, 72-3-103, and 72-3-104 assign maintenance responsibility for Class A Roads (state roads), Class B Roads

(county roads), and Class C Roads (city streets), to the state, counties, and municipalities, respectively. Section 72-1-208 directs the department to

cooperate with counties and municipalities in the maintenance of highways and allows the department to provide maintenance services to them under

terms mutually agreed upon. Section 72-3-109 delineates the division of responsibilities for state highways within cities and towns. Section 72-6-

105 provides that the department may enter into written agreements with counties and municipalities for the maintenance of any highway.

R918-6-2. Purpose and Background.

(1) The purpose of this rule is to assign maintenance responsibility between the department and the local government entity for roadway

and roadside features at the intersection of state and local roads, including grade-separated interchanges, overcrossings, undercrossings, and at-grade

intersections.

(2) In general, the department is responsible for the maintenance of all state roads, including roadside features associated with those roads,

except as otherwise delineated in state law. Likewise, county and municipal governments are responsible for roads under their jurisdiction.

(3) In the case of bridges, the department is responsible for the maintenance of bridges on the state highway system, and county and

municipal governments are responsible for maintenance of bridges on their respective road systems. UDOT is responsible for, and carries out,

inspections on all highway bridges located on public roads, both on the state highway system and on the local road system, on a schedule that results

in an inspection for each bridge every two years. Prior to a scheduled inspection, local government will be notified and invited to attend the

inspection. Subsequent to each inspection, UDOT supplies a bridge inspection summary to the entity responsible for maintenance of the bridge

(UDOT maintenance shed in the case of bridges on the state highway system, or the local government in the case of bridges on the local road

system), which describes recommended preventive and rehabilitative bridge maintenance actions, and which, in the case of bridges carrying a local

road over a state highway, indicates which maintenance and preventive actions are the responsibility of the local government. The responsible

jurisdiction is then expected to perform the actions recommended in the bridge inspection summary, in order to keep the bridge in a state of good

repair.

(4) Where state roads intersect with roads under local jurisdiction, either at grade or at a grade separation, confusion sometimes arises

regarding the maintenance responsibility for specific features at those locations. This rule is intended to clarify which jurisdiction has responsibility

for which elements at those locations, and to address the large majority of such situations. Sometimes, however, unusual circumstances or geometry

may render a logical division of responsibilities difficult. In those cases, formal agreements between the parties involved are appropriate and

encouraged. The language in this rule was developed to encourage consistency regarding maintenance responsibilities between the department and

local government. It is recognized the traveling public may benefit in some cases from deviations from the guidelines set forth in this rule to meet

the capabilities and skills available individually at the department's maintenance sheds and/or local road departments. In such cases, Region

Directors of the department and local officials should together evaluate the guidelines and deviate from them as necessary and as mutually agreed

upon, to meet the needs of a specific situation. Open and frequent communication supported by a written agreement is strongly encouraged.

R918-6-3. Definitions.

For the purpose of this rule, the following definitions apply:

(1) "At-grade intersection" means a surface street intersection that may be signalized or unsignalized, where one or more of the

intersecting streets are state routes;

(2) "Department", or "UDOT", means the Utah Department of Transportation;

(3) "Full control of access", means access to adjoining land that is designated as no access or limited access by means of the right-of-way

instrument;

(4) "Grade-separated interchange" means an intersection where the state road or interstate highway and the local road are separated from

each other by one or more structures, and where access between the two roads is provided by means of entrance and exit ramps;

(5) "Local road" means any road under the jurisdiction of any public entity other than UDOT. The entity may be a county, a municipality,

or an agency of the federal government;

(6) "Overcrossing" means a grade-separated intersection where no access between the intersecting roadways is provided, and where the

state road or interstate highway crosses over the local road;

(7) "Undercrossing" means a grade-separated intersection where no access between the intersecting roadways is provided, and where the

state road or interstate highway crosses under the local road.

R918-6-4. General Maintenance Responsibilities.

(1) Signal Systems. Maintenance responsibility for all signal systems on state roads, and components that are required for the functionality

of those systems, belongs to UDOT. This includes detection and signing on the local legs of the intersection.

(2) Park Strips, Sidewalks, and Pedestrian Ramps. Maintenance responsibility for park strips and sidewalks, including that portion of

pedestrian access ramps behind the curb, belongs to the local government. Replacement and upgrading as part of road improvement projects may be

done by UDOT.

(3) Curb and Gutter. Maintenance responsibility for curb and gutter belongs to UDOT for state routes, and to the local government for

local routes. UDOT responsibility on the local leg extends to the point of tangency of the curb radius.

(4) Snow Removal. Responsibility for snow removal from the roadway belongs to UDOT for state routes, and to the local government for

local routes. UDOT is responsible for snow removal on ramps at interchanges on state routes.

(5) Pavement Maintenance. Responsibility for roadway pavement maintenance belongs to UDOT for state routes, and to the local

government for local routes. This includes the pavement surface on or under bridges. For at-grade intersections, UDOT is responsible for pavement

maintenance through the intersection, bounded by a line extending to the point of tangency of the edge of oil, or of the curb return if a curb exists, on

the local leg. If the geometry of the approach is unusual, such as angled instead of rounded, UDOT responsibility shall extend to a point agreeable to

both parties. In no case, however, shall UDOT responsibility extend beyond the right-of-way line. UDOT is responsible for pavement maintenance

on ramps at interchanges on state routes.

(6) Traffic Islands. Responsibility for traffic islands belongs to UDOT for state routes, and to the local government for local routes. For

at-grade intersections, UDOT is responsible for island maintenance through the intersection. Maintenance responsibility for any landscaping within

traffic islands is described in R918-6-4(15).

(7) Pavement Striping and Messages. Responsibility for pavement striping and marking belongs to UDOT for state routes, and to the local

government for local routes. Local jurisdiction responsibility includes stop bars and crosswalks on the local legs of unsignalized intersections. At

signalized intersections, UDOT is responsible for stop bars and crosswalks on all legs, and the local government is responsible for lane lines and

other markings or messages on the local legs.

(8) Highway Lighting. Responsibility for maintenance, including payment of power bills, repairs and replacement when necessary, of

highway lighting is divided as follows.

(a) UDOT is responsible for:

(i) mainline interstate, interchange, and interstate underpass lighting;

(ii) cross street underpass lighting at interchanges with on/off ramps;

(iii) sign lighting on state routes or along the interstate corridor;

(iv) traffic signals on state routes or interstate corridor off ramps;

(v) unsignalized intersection lighting at on or off ramp intersecting cross street; and

(vi) signal-attached lighting at non-traditional signalized intersections, such as Diverging Diamond Interchanges (DDI), and Single Point

Urban Interchanges (SPUI).

(b) Local government is responsible for:

(i) street lighting along state routes, other than interstate;

(ii) non-interstate cross street underpass lighting where no interchange on or off ramps occur;

(iii) all decorative lighting requested by the municipality or county including street, bridge, and underpass lighting; and

(iv) lighting at traditional signalized intersections along state routes.

(9) Signs. Responsibility for signs belongs to UDOT for signs facing traffic on state routes, and to the local government for signs facing

traffic on local routes, with the exception that UDOT is responsible for traffic control, route marker, junction, and guide signs associated with a state

route but facing traffic on a local route. For STOP and YIELD signs on the local legs of unsignalized intersections, the local government is

responsible for initial installation, non-safety critical maintenance such as minor vandalism, graffiti, or leaning, and coordination with UDOT to

identify and correct fading (loss of retroreflectivity), and UDOT is responsible for safety critical maintenance such as replacement of knock-downs.

At signalized intersections, UDOT is responsible for signs mounted on the signal mast arm. UDOT will coordinate the installation of signs on local

routes with the local agency prior to sign installation. The local government is responsible for street name signs, except those mounted on signal

mast arms.

(10) Crash Cushions, Barrier, Etc. Responsibility for crash cushions, barrier, guardrail, and end treatments, belongs to UDOT for those

elements protecting traffic on state routes, and to the local government for those protecting traffic on local routes.

(11) Sweeping. Responsibility for roadway sweeping belongs to UDOT for state routes, and to the local government for local routes.

UDOT is responsible for sweeping on ramps at interchanges.

(12) Graffiti. Graffiti removal from structures is the responsibility of the entity having the best access to the graffiti. In general, that is the

entity having jurisdiction of the road underneath the structure.

(13) Cattle Guards. UDOT provides cattle guards within the rural area of the State at all freeway access points to fully controlled access

highways, either on the cross road or the entrance ramps, as necessary to meet the requirements of the particular location. Responsibility for

maintenance of these cattle guards belongs to UDOT. Where cattle guards exist along partially controlled access state roads, either across a local

road or a private road, responsibility for maintenance of the cattle guard belongs to the local jurisdiction or to the private property owner.

(14) Weed Control. In accordance with Section 72-3-109, responsibility for weed control and mowing behind the curb or beyond the

shoulder at at-grade intersections, both signalized and unsignalized, belongs to the local government. On facilities with full control of access, UDOT

will be responsible for weed control and mowing to a point that ensures adequate sight distance.

(15) Decorative Landscaping. Responsibility for maintenance of landscaping beyond the baseline described in UDOT Aesthetics

Guidelines, including irrigation systems, belongs to the local jurisdiction.

(16) Drainage Facilities such as catch basins, culverts, etc. In general, storm drain systems and culverts will be maintained by the owner of

the drainage facility, unless otherwise stipulated in a cooperative agreement. Catch basins and their connector pipes at intersections will be

maintained by the entity having jurisdiction for the road.

R918-6-5. Maintenance Responsibility at Overcrossings and at Interchanges where the State Route Crosses Over the Local Route.

(1) UDOT is responsible for:

(a) maintenance, repairs, and replacement of all structure elements, including decks, parapets, bent caps, beams, columns, footings,

abutments, approach slabs, and slope protection;

(b) maintenance of drains on the structure;

(d) fence maintenance on the structure and its approaches and ramps; and

(e) vegetation control, including mowing, along the state route, as demarcated by access control or Right-of-Way fencing.

(2) The local jurisdiction is responsible for:

(a) maintenance of drainage under the structure;

(b) vegetation control, including mowing, along the local route, as demarcated by access control or Right-of-Way fencing; and

(3) If the local entity proposes a pavement treatment that would decrease vertical or horizontal clearance under the structure to less than

the current standard, or that would potentially compromise the integrity of substructure elements, such work shall be done in consultation with

UDOT.

R918-6-6. Maintenance Responsibility at Undercrossings and at Interchanges where the State Route Crosses Under the Local Route.

(1) UDOT is responsible for:

(a) Providing a bridge inspection summary for all structures to the local entity, indicating which recommended actions are the

responsibility of the local entity;

(b) major structure rehabilitation, including repair or replacement of parapets, bent caps, beams, columns, footings, abutments, approach

slabs, and slope protection;

(c) deck rehabilitation where necessary to preserve the structural integrity of the bridge such as where the rebar is exposed;

(d) structural replacement of bridge joints;

(e) maintenance of retaining walls;

(f) maintenance of drainage under the structure;

(g) vegetation control, including mowing, along the state route, as demarcated by access control or Right-of-Way fencing; and

(h) fence maintenance under the structure.

(2) The local jurisdiction is responsible for:

(a) routine maintenance and preventive maintenance actions indicated in the bridge inspection summary to be the responsibility of the local

entity. This maintenance normally includes deck overlay/seal treatments, deck pothole patching, parapet surface repair and sealing, bridge joint

cleaning and sealing, and drain cleaning and maintenance. If UDOT performs a deck rehabilitation project involving pothole patching and an overlay

system, the local owner is responsible to maintain the overlay upon completion of the initial installation. If the local entity proposes a deck treatment

that would add static load to the structure, such work shall be done in consultation with UDOT;

(b) submitting records to UDOT Structures Division of deck and parapet maintenance work performed by the local jurisdiction according

to the recommendations in the bridge inspection summary. If the local jurisdiction does not perform the preventive maintenance work, and

rehabilitation work becomes necessary, the local jurisdiction and UDOT will meet to negotiate how the cost of the rehabilitation work to be

performed will be shared;

(d) vegetation control, including mowing, along the local route, as demarcated by access control or Right-of-Way fencing; and

(e) maintenance of decorative landscaping beyond the UDOT Aesthetics Guideline baseline, as described in R918-6-4(15).]

R918-6. Maintenance Responsibilities.

R918-6-1. Purpose and Authority.

(1) This rule establishes maintenance and related responsibilities between UDOT, local government entities, and other parties for roadway

and roadside features at intersections of state and local roads, including grade-separated and at-grade intersections.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by statute, this rule, or a written agreement:

(a) UDOT shall maintain state roads and associated features; and

(b) a local government entity shall maintain roads and associated features under the entity's jurisdiction.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this rule, UDOT and a local government entity may modify maintenance responsibilities by written

agreement, including when unusual circumstances make a clear allocation impracticable or when an alternative allocation better serves the public.

(4) This rule is authorized by:

(a) Section 72-1-201, which assigns to the Utah Department of Transportation responsibility for maintenance of the state transportation

system and directs UDOT to make rules governing that responsibility in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;

(b) Sections 72-3-102, 72-3-103, and 72-3-104, which assign maintenance responsibility for Class A, Class B, and Class C roads to the

state, counties, and municipalities, respectively;

(c) Section 72-1-208, which directs UDOT to cooperate with counties and municipalities in the maintenance of highways and authorizes

UDOT to provide maintenance services under mutually agreed terms;

(d) Section 72-3-109, which describes the division of maintenance responsibilities for state highways within municipalities; and

(e) Section 72-6-105, which authorizes UDOT to enter into written agreements with counties and municipalities for highway maintenance.

R918-6-2. Definitions.

As used in this rule:

(1) "Active transportation" means human-powered or primarily human-powered travel, including walking, bicycling, use of mobility

devices, and low-speed electric conveyances.

(2) "Active-transportation facility" means a facility designed to accommodate active transportation.

(3) "At-grade intersection" means a surface street intersection where one or more intersecting roads are state roads and one or more are

local roads.

(4) "Bridge" means a structure over a depression or obstruction, for example, water, roadway, or railway, that carries traffic and has a

length greater than 20 feet measured along the roadway centerline.

(5) "Dead load" means the permanent weight of building materials and fixed equipment that make up a structure and never move.

(6) "Fully controlled-access highway" means a state road with no at-grade intersections and where access is permitted only at interchanges

or other UDOT-designated points of access.

(7) "Grade-separated intersection" means an intersection where a state road and a local road are separated by one or more structures.

(8) "Intelligent transportation system" means a system that applies advanced communications technologies to transportation infrastructure

and management.

(9) "Interchange" means a grade-separated intersection providing access by ramps.

(10) "Intersection" means a location where one or more state roads and one or more local roads cross, merge, or otherwise join at the same

point.

(11) "Livestock-drive fencing" means enclosed fencing intended to contain livestock in a certain area and built adjacent to a road.

(12) "Local government entity" means a county, municipality, or other entity with jurisdiction over a local road.

(13) "Local road" means a road under the jurisdiction of a public entity other than UDOT.

(14) "Partially controlled-access highway" means a state road to which the right of access is controlled to give preference to through

traffic, but where some access from abutting land or intersecting roads is permitted by UDOT.

(15) "State road" means a road under UDOT jurisdiction, including an interstate highway.

(16) "Top mat" means the layer of reinforcing steel in a bridge deck located nearest the riding surface.

(17) "UDOT" means the Utah Department of Transportation.

(18)(a) "Uncontrolled-access highway" means a state road where UDOT has not purchased or otherwise acquired the right to prevent an

owner of abutting land from accessing the right-of-way.

(b) This definition of "uncontrolled-access highway" does not affect or address any requirement of an owner of abutting land to obtain an

access or encroachment permit under Title 72, Chapter 7, Protection of Highways Act, or other applicable state statute or administrative rule, before

accessing UDOT right-of-way.

(19) "Vehicular bridge" means a bridge used for motor vehicle traffic.

(20) "Vehicular tunnel" means an enclosed underground roadway used for motor vehicle traffic, with access limited to designated entry

and exit points.

(21) "Waterway" means an open-channel stormwater conveyance crossing a roadway.

R918-6-3. General Maintenance Responsibilities.

(1) The responsibilities for signal systems and intelligent transportation system devices are as follows:

(a) UDOT shall install and maintain systems on state roads, including necessary components; and

(b) UDOT shall install and maintain related detection and signing on local legs of intersections.

(2) The responsibilities for park strips, sidewalks, and pedestrian access ramps are as follows:

(a) a local government entity shall maintain and replace as necessary park strips and sidewalks, including any portion of pedestrian access

ramps behind the curb; and

(b) at UDOT's discretion, UDOT may replace or upgrade a park strip, sidewalk, or pedestrian access ramp as part of a project.

(3) The responsibilities for curb, gutter, and waterway are as follows:

(a) UDOT shall maintain curb, gutter, and waterway features on state roads and to the curb-radius tangency on local legs; and

(b) a local government entity shall maintain curb, gutter, and waterway features on local roads.

(4) The responsibilities for snow removal are as follows:

(a) UDOT shall perform snow removal on state roads, including interchange ramps; and

(b) a local government entity shall perform snow removal on local roads, park strips, sidewalks, and pedestrian access ramps.

(5) The responsibilities for pavement maintenance are as follows:

(a) UDOT shall maintain state road pavement, including ramps; and

(b) a local government entity shall maintain local road pavement;

(i) where curb and gutter is present, UDOT shall maintain pavement through the intersection to the point of curb-return tangency; and

(ii) where curb and gutter is not present, UDOT shall maintain pavement through the intersection to the edge-of-pavement; and

(d) for irregular geometry, UDOT responsibility shall extend to a mutually agreed point within the right-of-way.

(6) The responsibilities for traffic islands are as follows:

(a) UDOT shall maintain islands on state roads;

(b) a local government entity shall maintain islands on local roads; and

(7) The responsibilities for pavement striping and markings are as follows:

(a) UDOT shall maintain markings on state roads;

(b) a local government entity shall maintain markings on local roads; and

(i) UDOT shall maintain stop bars and crosswalks; and

(ii) a local government entity shall maintain other markings on local legs

(8) The responsibilities for the maintenance, including the repair, replacement, and utility cost payments of roadway lighting are as

follows:

(a) except as provided in Subsections (8)(b)(iii) and (8)(c), UDOT shall maintain:

(i) lighting on an interstate highway;

(ii) lighting at an interchange, including ramp-terminal lighting;

(iii) sign lighting and lighting at a traffic signal at an intersection that includes one or more state routes or a freeway ramp; and

(iv) lighting in a vehicular tunnel; and

(b) a local government entity shall maintain:

(i) street lighting along a state road, except as provided in Subsection (8)(a);

(ii) lighting at an undercrossing that does not illuminate a state road or a state cross street with an interchange; and

(iii) decorative lighting requested by a local government entity, including street, bridge, signal, or underpass lighting, regardless of whether

the lighting is otherwise described in Subsection (8)(a); and

(c) UDOT is not responsible for a lighting fixture attached to a utility-owned pole, regardless of whether the fixture is otherwise described

in Subsection (8)(a).

(9) The responsibilities for signs are as follows:

(a) UDOT shall maintain signs facing state road traffic;

(b) a local government entity shall maintain signs facing local road traffic, except state-route-related signs;

(i) a local government entity shall install and maintain; and

(ii) UDOT may address immediate safety needs;

(d) UDOT shall coordinate installation of state-route-related signs on local roads with the relevant local government entity; and

(e) a local government entity shall maintain street name signs, except mast-arm-mounted signs.

(10) The responsibilities for barriers, guardrails, crash cushions, and end treatments are as follows:

(a) UDOT shall maintain barriers, guardrails, crash cushions, and end treatments protecting state-road traffic; and

(b) a local government entity shall maintain barriers, guardrails, crash cushions, and end treatments protecting local-road traffic.

(11) The responsibilities for sweeping are as follows:

(a) UDOT shall sweep state roads and ramps; and

(b) a local government entity shall sweep local roads.

(12) The responsibility for graffiti removal is with the entity, either UDOT or a local government entity, that has the most direct access to

the affected surface.

(13) The responsibilities for right-of-way fencing are as follows:

(a)(i) if fencing exists along a fully controlled-access highway, UDOT is responsible for maintaining that fencing;

(ii) at UDOT's discretion, UDOT may determine that fencing is not required along a fully controlled-access highway for reasons that may

include areas with precipitous slopes, areas with natural barriers, or areas where a sound wall is placed adjacent to the right-of-way line; and

(iii) if a frontage road exists along a fully controlled-access highway, UDOT shall cooperate with the relevant local government entity to

maintain and provide fencing as needed between the frontage road and the mainline of the fully controlled-access highway;

(b) if fencing exists along a partially controlled-access highway, UDOT is responsible for maintaining that fencing, unless otherwise

agreed to in an individual right-of-way agreement or other written agreement;

(i) the relevant local government or private property owner of the abutting property, as applicable, is responsible for providing fencing as

needed and maintaining existing fencing, except that UDOT at UDOT's discretion may provide fencing if at least one of the following conditions is

met:

(A) an abutting property owner agrees to participate in the construction costs of the fence and the owner agrees to maintain the fence; or

(B) UDOT at UDOT's discretion determines that fencing is essential to public safety; and

(ii) fencing provided by UDOT under Subsection (13)(c)(i) becomes the property of the adjacent property owner upon completion, and the

property owner is responsible for maintaining that fencing;

(d)(i) if livestock-drive fencing as approved by UDOT is constructed adjacent to a state road, UDOT is responsible for maintaining fencing

on both sides for the protection of the traveling public; and

(ii) for any portion of livestock-drive fencing that is not adjacent to a state road, the property owner is responsible for maintaining the

fencing;

(e)(i) UDOT may install specialized wildlife fencing in cooperation with the Division of Wildlife Resources; and

(ii) UDOT shall determine the maintenance responsibilities of fencing installed under Subsection (13)(e)(i) through an agreement with the

Division of Wildlife Resources, which agreement may include that maintenance is the responsibility of the Division of Wildlife Resources, UDOT,

or a volunteer program operating under UDOT's supervision;

(f) if a party damages fencing that UDOT is responsible for maintaining under this section, UDOT may invoice the party for the cost of

repair or replacement, consistent with Section 72-7-301;

(g) if fencing where livestock is present is damaged by a vehicle that has left the paved surface of a state road, regardless of whether

UDOT or a property owner is otherwise responsible for maintaining that fencing:

(i) to protect the traveling public, after notifying the property owner and the Utah Highway Patrol, UDOT may complete a temporary

repair; and

(ii) UDOT may invoice the party that caused the damage for the cost of repair; and

(h) if fencing along a state road is damaged by livestock, the owner of the livestock is responsible for the cost of repair, regardless of the

highway's access-control classification:

(i) if UDOT is responsible for maintaining the fencing, UDOT shall complete the repair; and

(ii) if a property owner is responsible for maintaining the fencing and the livestock owner does not respond within a reasonable time,

UDOT may complete a temporary repair and may invoice the property owner for the cost of the repair.

(14) The responsibilities for cattle guards are as follows:

(a) UDOT shall maintain cattle guards on state roads and at no-access lines;

(b) a local government entity shall maintain cattle guards on local roads; and

(15) The responsibilities for weed control are as follows:

(a) a local government entity shall perform weed control at at-grade intersections for the entire curb radius; and

(b) UDOT shall perform weed control on fully controlled-access highways as needed for sight distance up to the curb radius of

intersections.

(16) The responsibilities for decorative landscaping are as follows:

(a) a local government entity shall maintain landscaping beyond UDOT's baseline, including for irrigation systems; and

(b) UDOT may participate in landscaping beyond UDOT's baseline only by written agreement with a local government entity.

(17) The responsibilities for storm-drain facilities are as follows:

(a) the entity that owns the storm-drain facility shall maintain the facility; and

(b) the entity with jurisdiction over the road shall maintain catch basins at intersections.

R918-6-4. Overcrossing and Undercrossing Maintenance Responsibilities.

(1) The maintenance responsibilities for a vehicular bridge are as follows:

(a) when a state road crosses over a local road, UDOT is responsible for:

(i) performing in-service bridge inspections and determining load ratings;

(ii) performing maintenance, repairs, and replacement of all structural elements when necessary;

(iii) maintaining drains on the bridge;

(iv) maintaining retaining walls needed for the bridge;

(v) maintaining fencing on the bridge and the bridge's approaches; and

(vi) performing vegetation control, including mowing, along the state road as demarcated by access control or right-of-way fencing;

(b) when a state road crosses over a local road, the local government entity is responsible for:

(i) maintaining drainage under the bridge within the local government agency right-of-way;

(ii) performing vegetation control, including mowing, along the local road as demarcated by access control or right-of-way fencing; and

(iii) maintaining any decorative landscaping beyond the baseline in accordance with Subsection R918-6-3(16);

(i) performing in-service bridge inspections and load rating analysis;

(ii) providing recommended actions resulting from an in-service bridge inspection to a local government entity, indicating which

recommended actions are the responsibility of the local government entity;

(iii) performing major structural rehabilitation when necessary, including major repair or replacement of parapets, bent caps, beams,

columns, footings, abutments, approach slabs, and slope protection;

(iv) performing deck rehabilitation when necessary to preserve the structural integrity of the bridge, including when rebar is exposed;

(v) performing structural replacement of bridge joints;

(vi) maintaining drainage under the bridge within UDOT right-of-way; and

(vii) performing vegetation control, including mowing along the state road as demarcated by access control or right-of-way fencing;

(d) when a local road crosses over a state road, the local government entity is responsible for:

(i) maintaining the bridge from the top mat up, including repairs necessary to address deterioration within the top mat;

(ii) performing routine maintenance and preventative preservation actions, including UDOT recommended actions from the in-service

bridge inspection that are the responsibility of the local government entity, which may include deck overlay and seal treatments, cleaning and sealing

joints, structural pothole patching, concrete surface repair and sealing, and drain maintenance and cleaning;

(iii) maintaining fencing on the bridge and the bridge approaches;

(iv) except as provided in Subsection R918-6-3(8), maintaining lighting, including repair, replacement, and utility cost payments;

(v) submitting records to UDOT documenting any maintenance and preservation work performed on the bridge from the top mat up;

(vi) performing vegetation control, including mowing, along the local road as demarcated by access control or right-of-way fencing;

(vii) maintaining any decorative landscaping beyond the baseline in accordance with Subsection R918-6-3(16);

(viii) providing, installing, and maintaining signage;

(ix) providing, installing, and maintaining load posting signs required by a UDOT load rating analysis; and

(x) within 30 days from notification by UDOT, installing or updating load posting signs;

(e) when a local road crosses over a state road:

(i) if a local government entity fails to perform routine maintenance or preservation work recommended in a UDOT in-service bridge

inspection, and UDOT determines that rehabilitation work has become necessary as a result, the local government entity and UDOT shall meet to

negotiate how the cost of the rehabilitation work will be shared; and

(ii) the local government entity is responsible for consulting with UDOT before undertaking any work that would add dead load to the

bridge.

(f) when a local road crosses over a local road, UDOT is responsible for the following unless stated otherwise in a written agreement

between UDOT and the local government entity:

(i) performing in-service bridge inspections;

(ii) performing load-rating analysis; and

(iii) providing recommended actions from the in-service bridge inspection to the local government entity; and

(g) when a local road crosses over a local road, the local government entity is responsible for:

(i) performing routine maintenance, preventative preservation actions, repairs, and replacement of the bridge and the bridge's associated

components, including UDOT recommended actions from an in-service bridge inspection;

(ii) submitting records to UDOT regarding any work on a bridge in response to UDOT recommended actions;

(iii) submitting records to UDOT regarding any work that requires a revised load-rating analysis;

(iv) providing, installing, and maintaining load posting signs required by a UDOT load rating analysis; and

(v) within 30 days from notification by UDOT, installing or updating load posting signs.

(2) UDOT and a local government entity shall determine, by written agreement, the responsibilities for an active-transportation facility that

crosses a state road, whether by crossing over or under the state road.

(3) In the absence of an agreement described in Subsection (2), for an active-transportation facility that crosses over a state road:

(a) if constructed through an encroachment permit, the local government entity is responsible for maintenance, repair, in-service

inspection, and replacement when necessary;

(b) if constructed through a UDOT project at the request of a local government entity, the local government entity is responsible for

maintenance, repair, in-service inspection, and replacement when necessary; and

(i) UDOT is responsible for repair, in-service inspection, and replacement when necessary; and

(ii) the local government entity is responsible for maintenance.

(4) In the absence of an agreement described in Subsection (2), for an active-transportation facility that crosses at grade under a state road,

the local government entity is responsible for maintenance, repair, and replacement when necessary.

(5) In the absence of an agreement described in Subsection (2), for an active-transportation facility that crosses under a state road within a

buried structure:

(a) UDOT is responsible for repair, in-service inspection, and replacement of structural elements when necessary; and

(b) the local government entity is responsible for maintenance.

KEY: maintenance, intersections, interchanges, structures

Date of Last Change: 2026[February 7, 2018]

Notice of Continuation: June 23, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 72-1-201; 72-1-208; 72-3-102; 72-3-103; 72-3-104; 72-3-109; 72-6-105

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