Terms Used In Utah Code 72-5-303

• Construction: includes :
            (2)(b)(i) removing vegetation;
            (2)(b)(ii) moving obstructions, including rocks, boulders, and outcroppings;
            (2)(b)(iii) filling low spots;
            (2)(b)(iv) maintenance over several years;
            (2)(b)(v) creation of an identifiable route by use over time; and
            (2)(b)(vi) other similar activities. See Utah Code 72-5-301
• Highway: includes :
            (4)(b)(i) pedestrian trails, horse paths, livestock trails, wagon roads, jeep trails, logging roads, homestead roads, mine-to-market roads, alleys, tunnels, bridges, and all other ways and their attendant access for maintenance; and
            (4)(b)(ii) irrigation canals, waterways, viaducts, ditches, pipelines, or other means of water transmission and their attendant access for maintenance. See Utah Code 72-5-301
• Maintenance: means any physical act of upkeep of a highway or repair of wear or damage whether from natural or other causes, including the following:
       (5)(a) vertical and horizontal alignment alterations to meet applicable safety standards;
       (5)(b) widening an existing road or flattening of shoulders or side slopes to meet applicable safety standards;
       (5)(c) grooming and grading of the previously constructed road surface;
       (5)(d) establishing and maintaining the road crown with materials gathered along the road;
       (5)(e) filling ruts;
       (5)(f) spot filling with the same materials of the road, or improved materials;
       (5)(g) leveling or smoothing washboards;
       (5)(h) clearing the roadway of obstructing debris;
       (5)(i) cleaning culverts, including head basins and outlets;
       (5)(j) resurfacing with the same or improved materials;
       (5)(k) installing, maintaining, repairing and replacing rip rap;
       (5)(l) maintaining drainage;
       (5)(m) maintaining and repairing washes and gullies;
       (5)(n) installing, maintaining, repairing, and replacing culverts as necessary to protect the existing surface from erosion;
       (5)(o) repairing washouts;
       (5)(p) installing, maintaining, repairing and replacing marker posts;
       (5)(q) installing, maintaining, and repairing water crossings;
       (5)(r) installing, maintaining, and repairing and replacing cattle guards;
       (5)(s) installing, maintaining, and repairing and replacing road signs;
       (5)(t) installing, maintaining, and repairing and replacing road striping;
       (5)(u) repair, stabilization and improvement of cut and fill slopes;
       (5)(v) application of seal coats; or
       (5)(w) snow removal. See Utah Code 72-5-301
• Right-of-way: means real property or an interest in real property, usually in a strip, acquired for or devoted to state transportation purposes. See Utah Code 72-1-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5