Sec. 52. (a) A department contract that specifies borrow or clearing and grubbing must require the contractor to conform to the department’s manual of standard specifications and must include standards for the following:

(1) Borrow pit back-slopes.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-23-9-52

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) Control of drainage water.

(3) Degree of restoration.

     (b) Restoration of borrow areas and disposal areas must meet or exceed the standards for seeding and sodding of roadside areas.

     (c) Final cleanup provisions of the contract apply to the removal and disposal of perishable materials and debris from the highway right-of-way to an off-road site.

As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.218.