Utah Code 17B-2a-208. Bridge or culvert across a public highway, road, or street, or a railroad right-of-way — Notice to railway authority — Option of railway authority to construct bridge or culvert
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Terms Used In Utah Code 17B-2a-208
- Ditch: includes a drain or natural or constructed watercourse, whether open, covered, or tiled, and whether inside or outside the drainage district. See Utah Code 17B-2a-202
- Drainage: includes the reclamation, protection, or betterment of land by leading, carrying, withholding, or pumping excess water from land through canals, ditches, pipes, or other means. See Utah Code 17B-2a-202
- Drainage district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a drainage district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
- Highway: includes :(15)(a) a public bridge;(15)(b) a county way;(15)(c) a county road;(15)(d) a common road; and(15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Road: includes :
(33)(a) a public bridge;(33)(b) a county way;(33)(c) a county road;(33)(d) a common road; and(33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(1)(a) A drainage district may construct each necessary bridge and culvert across or under a public highway, road, street, or railroad right-of-way to enable the district to construct and maintain a canal, drain, or ditch necessary as part of the drainage system of the district.(1)(b) Before a drainage district constructs a bridge or culvert across or under a railroad right-of-way, the district shall first give notice to the railway authority empowered to build or construct bridges and culverts.(2)(2)(a) A railway authority may, within 30 days after the notice under Subsection (1)(b) and at its own expense, build the bridge or culvert according to its own plans.(2)(b) Each railway authority that builds a bridge or culvert as provided in Subsection (2)(a) shall construct the bridge or culvert:(2)(b)(i) so as not to interfere with the free and unobstructed flow of water passing through the canal or drain; and(2)(b)(ii) at points that are indicated by a competent drainage engineer. - Road: includes :