§ 20-132. General standards.

(a)

All material and workmanship shall conform to state department of highways' specifications.

(b)

All safety precautions for the protection of the traveling public must be observed. Undue delay to traffic will not be tolerated.

(c)

All excavations within the limits of the right-of-way shall be backfilled and tamped in six-inch layers. Where sod is removed or destroyed it shall be replaced. Where it is necessary to make excavations in the shoulders, the top six inches of backfill shall be sand, clay, gravel or equivalent. Backfilling and dressing must follow excavated areas within 2,000 feet or less. Two separate crews preferred.

(d)

Where it is necessary to make excavations in the roadway shoulder, a three-foot distance or further from roadway edge must be maintained.

(e)

Protruding valves and other fittings shall not be installed at any point within the back of side ditches of the parish road and under no conditions placed on shoulder of road.

(Ord. No. 96-22, 5-28-96)