AN ACT CONCERNING SPECIFICATIONS FOR PIPES USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) (a) For purposes of this section, "AASHTO" means the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.

(b) The Department of Transportation shall ensure that all pipe materials to be used in storm drainage applications for all state roads shall meet the following specifications:

(1) Pipe materials shall be manufactured in accordance with specifications issued by AASHTO for transportation materials and methods of sampling and testing.

(2) When intended to be used in bridge construction, pipes shall be designed according to AASHTO bridge design specifications. The pipe manufacturer shall supply tabulated values for minimum and maximum cover to support anticipated highway traffic loads. The design assumptions made for use in the development of such tabulated values shall include pipe trench excavation, allowable soils, bedding, backfill and compaction requirements in accordance with such bridge design specifications.

(3) Pipe construction shall be in accordance with AASHTO bridge construction specifications.

(4) The design service life for storm drain and cross drain applications shall be seventy-five years, and the design service life for side drain applications shall be fifty years.

Statement of Purpose:

To expand the list of acceptable materials used by the Department of Transportation.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]