Grade of access driveway shall be constructed in the following manner: (1)All driveways shall be constructed so as not to impair drainage within the right-of-way, alter the stability of the improved area, or change the drainage of adjacent areas. This will enable the driveway slope to stay within the 8.0% slope limit. (3)The traffic control plan shall be either: (i)A detailed drawing, showing all traffic control devices. CombinationTwo or more vehicles physically interconnected in tandem. See Figure 5. CurblineA line formed by the face of the existing curb or in its absence the outer edge of the shoulder, along which curbing is or may be located. Central Permit OfficeThe office for the control of issuance of permits located at: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-0041 This section cited in 67 Pa. Code 441.3 (relating to permit application procedure); and 67 Pa. Code 441.10 (relating to penalties and enforcement). The type of shoulder to be installed will be specified by the permit, in accordance with the volume and type of traffic expected to use the driveway. (iii)If work is stopped on a project for any reason, other than at the end of any normal work day, and any ditch or trench, in the opinion of the Department, remains open for an unreasonable period, the permittee, if so directed, shall refill the ditch or trench and work shall not be resumed until the permittee is prepared to proceed immediately with the work to its completion. The permit will be the authority of the applicant to proceed with the work and will also serve as a receipt for the fees accompanying the application. OwnerA person holding: (ii)an estate or other legal interest in property, such as an easement, a lease, a license or subsurface rights, or. Materials used in the construction of driveways shall meet the requirements of Form 408. DrivewayEvery entrance or exit used by vehicular traffic to or from properties abutting a highway. V = Velocity of vehicle (miles per hour). It is in the public interest to regulate the location, design, construction, maintenance and drainage of access driveways, local roads, and other property within State highway right-of-way for the purpose of security, economy of maintenance, preservation of proper drainage and safe and reasonable access. MedianAny structure or area which separates the paved traveled ways for opposing directions of traffic. (C)When the highway grade in the section to be used for acceleration after leaving the driveway descends at 3.05.0%, sight distance in the direction of approaching descending highway traffic may be reduced by a factor of 0.6. SupplementAn amendment to a highway occupancy permit issued on Department Form M-945S. (h)Drainage release for other than minimum use driveways. (e)Multiple driveways. (3)Governmental authorities organized under the laws of this Commonwealth. Table 3Safe Sight Distance for passenger cars and single unit trucks exiting from driveways onto four and six-lane roads. 67 Pa. Code 441.8. The free movement of normal highway traffic is not impaired. Requirements for traffic control devices shall be as follows: (1)Nonelectrically powered devices. (1)Normally, only one driveway will be permitted for a residential property and not more than two driveways will be permitted for a nonresidential property. (2)The free movement of normal highway traffic is not impaired. (4)The area between the right-of-way line adjacent to and on both sides of a driveway shall be used as a clear zone to provide a physical barrier between the traveled way and activity on private property. (2)Supplement fee each six-month time extension or each submitted change shall be$10. (g)Requesting permit time extension. See Figure 11 and Figure 12. The applicant shall design his driveway using the values appropriate for the posted speed of the roadway being accessed. The term includes special mobile equipment as defined in the Vehicle Code. (4)Grade requirements in uncurbed shoulders within the right-of-way shall conform to Figure 1. A driveway normally used by not more than 25 vehicles per day, such as: (A)single family dwellings, duplex houses; or. 441.2. (15)Damage to highway. (v)Dimensions of traffic islands adjacent to the highway and within the development that separate traffic flow from or onto the highway. (3) The driveway will not create a hazard. Kudos/Thank You. Maintenance and protection of traffic shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Department, as set forth in Publication 43 and Publication 90. Manual entry; left side distance in feet at which an approaching vehicle can be seen from driveway (See Pub. Information provided in applications must be accurate. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (2)Where property abutting the right-of-way line could be used as parking area, the permit may require curbing, permanent guardrail, or fencing to be constructed along the right-of-way line in order to prohibit vehicle encroachment upon the sidewalk or shoulder area. A permit shall be valid for a six-month period or multiples thereof as specified on the permit. (b)Who may apply for a permit. Smithfield v. Kessler, 882 A.2d 17, 23 (Pa. Cmwlth. (5)The fines, imprisonment or other penalties as are provided by law. The permit application for all driveways other than those classified as minimum use shall include a plan which illustrates, as a minimum, the following, including dimensions where applicable: (1)Existing highway pavement, ditches, right-of-way and relevant property lines, highway appurtenances, utilities, and medians. This section cited in 67 Pa. Code 441.8 (relating to driveway design requirements). Sight distance requirements for driveways shall be in accordance with PennDOT regulations, 67 Pa. Code, Chapter 441, "Access to and Occupancy of Highways by Driveways and Local Roads," or successor publication. Permittee Required to Obtain All Required Approvals or Permits. 72 containing the Departments design standards for roadway construction. All drainage releases shall be notarized and recorded, by and at the expense of the applicant, in the County Office of the Recorder of Deeds. (3)The side slopes for driveway embankments within the right-of-way shall not be steeper than ten to one. Table 4Safe Sight Distance for buses and combinations exiting from driveways onto four and six-lane roads. Open form follow the instructions. (c)Driveways adjacent to intersections. Property line clearanceThe distance measured along the pavement edge or curb between the property frontage boundary line and the near edge of the driveway. For PA Turnpike concerns click the link below or call these numbers. (2)In using Tables 1 through 6 the following additional requirements shall apply: (i)Tables 2, 4, and 6 shall be used in lieu of Tables 1, 3, and 5 only when combination traffic exceeds 5.0% of the total traffic using the proposed driveway. This will eliminate the need for depressing the back edge of the sidewalk. Roadway construction standardsDepartment Publication No. 4.0 Spacing Follow the guidance in A driveway normally used by more than 1500 vehicles per day, which often requires traffic signalization, such as: (B)multi-building apartment or office complexes. (ii)The permittee shall be responsible for controlling dust conditions created by its operations. Limited access highwayA highway to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of access except at points and in the manner determined by the Department. In the event the permittee fails to refill the ditch or trench or proceed to completion of the work upon notice from the Department to do so, the Department may perform the necessary and required work and shall be reimbursed for the costs by the permittee within 30 days after receipt of the Departments invoice. Permits will not be issued for bus stop shelters or phone booths, or for advertising signs, liquid fuel pumps, loading platforms, weight scales, or any structure which the Department deems not proper for occupancy of the right-of-way. PennDOT LTAP technical INFORMATION SHEET #134 SUMMER 2007 400 North Street, 6th Floor . Crigler v. City of Philadelphia, 667 A.2d 470 (Pa. Cmwlth. Permits are not required for the placing of newspaper receptacles or mail boxes, although their location is subject to the maintenance requirements of the Department. Reg. (iv)Driveway angle relative to the highway. 260) (72 P. S. 4651-14651-10) which provides that the Board of Claims shall have jurisdiction of claims against the Commonwealth arising from contracts. Electrically powered devices shall consist of the following: (i)When power operated devices, including traffic signals, are required for proper traffic control, a traffic signal permit (Form TE 964) shall be obtained in addition to the occupancy permit. Low, medium, and high volume driveways which provide access to paved highways shall be paved within the right-of-way. Driveways shall be located, designed, constructed and maintained in such a manner as not to interfere or be inconsistent with the design, maintenance and drainage of the highway. (n)Shoulder upgrading. Stopping sight distance is influenced by both vertical and horizontal alignment. VehicleEvery device in or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway. Thus, the State would have no liability for plaintiffs injuries caused by a fall in a pothole on the crosswalk of the lane. . (4)Grade requirements in uncurbed shoulders within the right-of-way shall conform to Figure 1. (o)Traffic control devices. If an auxiliary lane must be located in front of property of another person, the applicant shall be required to secure the approval of the other person or indemnify the Commonwealth against any action which the other person may bring against the Commonwealth. (8)Equipment damaging highway. m-950s (03-04) penndot driveway sight dist' (for local roads, safe-running speed grade sight line applicant seg. (2)Issuance of a permit shall be conditioned upon the Departments approval of the drainage control plan. In exceptional cases, the Department in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration, where applicable, may make exceptions. Record the speed of the vehicle at consistent data points along the . Although site conditions may not allow strict adherence to the dimensions shown in these illustrations, every effort shall be made to design and construct the safest and most efficient access onto the State highway. The vehicle's height must be measured at 3.50 feet above the proposed driveway surface and highway pavement surface. This section cited in 67 Pa. Code 441.6 (relating to general conditions). (a)General rule. No, PennDOT will not cut slopes or vegetation to improve sight distance according to PA Title 67, Chapter 441, because sight distance improvement is the responsibility of the driveway owner. 1 Measured from the point where a left-turning vehicle stops to a vehicle in the outside lane. (B)apartments with five units or less. All other requirements of this chapter shall be complied with before the local road will be allowed access onto a State highway. (c)Revocation procedure. (B)Location of traffic signal heads, poles, controller, and detectors. (iv)Responsibility for compliance with the terms of the permit cannot be assigned or transferred by the permittee without first obtaining approval from the Department after submitting Form M-948, Assignment of Permit or License. (10)Restoration. R Available to PennDOT staff only. (2)The director may revoke a permit for nonpayment of a fee specified in 441.4 (relating to permit fees) including default of a check submitted for the payment. (2)The permit issuance fee shall not be refundable on unused permits. (3)Details of internal traffic circulation, parking, and traffic signs. (4)Permittee responsibilities. A driveway normally used by more than 25 vehicles per day but less than 750 vehicles per day, such as: (B)elementary and junior high schools; or. (c)Specific location restrictions. All curbing must be permanent curbing, as defined in 441.1 of this title (relating to definitions). Comments A median is a highly desirable element on roadways carrying four or more lanes since they provide: a storage area for left-turning and U-turning vehicles; a recovery area for out-of-control vehicles; (2)The distance from the edge of pavement of the intersecting highway to the radius of the first permitted driveway shall be a minimum of 20 feet on curbed highways and 30 feet on uncurbed highways. Driveways serving properties located adjacent to a highway intersection shall be subject to the following: (1)There shall be a minimum ten foot tangent distance between the intersecting highway radius and the radius of the first permitted driveway. It shall be extended around the driveway radii to the right-of-way line. In the event the Department determines that such structures, equipment, or property pose a threat to the public safety and the permittee fails to remove the same after notice from the Department to do so, the Secretary or his attorneys, or any attorney of any court of record shall be authorized to appear for the permittee, and to enter an amicable action of ejectment and confess judgment against the permittee; and the attorney shall be authorized to issue forthwith a writ of possession without leave of court, all at the cost of the permittee. (3)Regardless of frontage, a development may be restricted to a single entrance/exit driveway, served by an internal collector road separated from the traveled way. Driveways shall be located, designed, constructed and maintained in such a manner as not to interfere or be inconsistent with the design, maintenance and drainage of the highway. (2)Electrically powered devices. (D) When the road descends at greater than 5.0%, sight distance may be reduced by a factor of 0.5. highway and the sight distance (in feet) to the equipment from behind is less . Where possible, drainage releasesForm L-15 or CC-15will be obtained, by and at the expense of the applicant, from all property owners over whose land additional drainage will flow. Auxiliary lanes shall consist of the following: (1)Acceleration and deceleration lanes. Driveways serving properties located adjacent to a highway intersection shall be subject to the following: (1)There shall be a minimum ten foot tangent distance between the intersecting highway radius and the radius of the first permitted driveway. (7)Shall, when submitted by an applicant other than a fee title holder, contain: (A)The fee title holder consents to the application. No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit. Although the Department of Transportation had authority to approve satisfactory completion of roadwork authorized by its permit, regulations did not confer upon the Department the authority to permit landowner to open and operate a new land use; Township had authority to enforce its zoning ordinance and land development regulations, and had final approval of the land development and issuance of the required certificate of occupancy. (12)Maintenance. (4)Shall be accompanied by a check or money order, payable to the Department, in the appropriate amount, as set forth in 441.4 (relating to permit fees). Form 408The latest revision of highway construction specifications issued by the Department. Table 6Safe Sight Distance for buses and combinations entering driveways by left turns. All disturbed slopes or earthen areas shall be restored to their original condition, or in a manner approved by the Department. (3)If, in the opinion of the Department, there is a high probability that vehicles would otherwise utilize a portion of the property frontage other than the approved driveway to gain access to the property, the permit may require curbing or other physical barriers to be constructed. Requirements for traffic control devices shall be as follows: (1)Nonelectrically powered devices. Publication 43A Department publication, sometimes called Bulletin 43, containing requirements for the maintenance and protection of traffic on construction projects. See Figure 3. A driveway normally used by more than 750 vehicles but less than 1500 vehicles per day, which does not normally require traffic signalization, such as: (C)service stations and small shopping centers or plazas. (iv)All retained suitable material shall be placed or stored outside the improved area, and in such a manner that there will be no interference with the flow of water in any gutter, drain, pipe, culvert, ditch, or waterway. (iii)an equitable interest in property under a sales agreement or an option to purchase; provided that the estate or other legal or equitable interest in property includes the use requested in the permit. (v)The permittee shall be principally liable to the Department for any failure to comply with the permit and this chapter. General requirements shall be as follows: (1)The ability of a driveway to safely and efficiently function as an integral component of a highway system requires that its design and construction be based on the amount and type of traffic that it is expected to serve and the type and character of roadway which it accesses. The following conditions shall apply to permits issued under the provisions of this chapter: (1)Scope of permit. (2)The district office may require the applicant to submit a traffic control plan if it is anticipated that a potential hazard or interference to vehicular or pedestrian traffic will result from performance of the work. InspectorThe Departments authorized representative assigned to inspect permit operations. (m)Newspaper or mail receptacles. changes effective through 52 Pa.B. (iii)The access covenant shall become a part of the permit, which shall be recorded in the County Office of the Recorder of Deeds. (2)When two access driveways are constructed on the same property frontage and used for one-way operation, each of these driveways may be placed at an angle less than a right angle, but not less than 45 degrees to the highway, except that along divided highways where no openings are allowed in the median the minimum angle of an exit driveway may be 30 degrees, as shown in Figure 12. The applicant shall design his driveway using the values appropriate for the posted speed of the roadway being accessed. (d)When to submit applications. c. (vi)Driveway surface material and traffic island materials. (B)The applicant provided written notice of the submission of the application to the fee title holder apprising the fee title holder of the administrative rights relative to the permit application under 1 Pa. Code 35.23, 35.24 and 35.2735.32. 1995). f = Wet friction of pavement (average = 0.30). Specific location restrictions shall include the following: (1)Access driveways may not be located at interchanges, ramp areas, or locations that would interfere with the placement and proper functioning of highway signs, signals, detectors, lighting or other devices that affect traffic control. The work shall be done at such time and in such a manner as shall be consistent with the safety of the public and shall conform to all requirements and standards of the Department including, but not limited to, Form 408. (3)Shall include five sets of plans, of a quality sufficient for microfilming, detailing the location and pertinent dimensions of both the proposed installation and related highway features. (2)Where property abutting the right-of-way line could be used as parking area, the permit may require curbing, permanent guardrail, or fencing to be constructed along the right-of-way line in order to prohibit vehicle encroachment upon the sidewalk or shoulder area. 22801 (June 24, 1974) and 29 CFR 1926.1 et seq. Private roads and driveways 212.106(d) (4): Truck pulloffs and hazardous grades 212.106(d) (5): Temporary traffic control V = Velocity of vehicle (miles per hour). Permits will not normally be issued for occupancy of or access to any limited access highway. Sight Distance (Corner sight distance) The maximum distance that a driver can see objects such as traffic signs, pavement markings and moving objects. No statutes or acts will be found at this website. Application for Minimum Use Driveway (or "Create Minimum Use Driveway Application" in EPS) 08-2022 . (3)Requests for removal of a median divisor will not be granted without the approval of the director. Permit applications shall be submitted to either the district or county office having jurisdiction over the county in which the proposed work will be performed. Addi onal sight distance should be provided at decision points. (3)Access to a property which abuts two or more intersecting streets or highways may be restricted to only that roadway which can more safely accommodate its traffic.