R918-6-4. General Maintenance Responsibilities

  (1) Signal Systems. Maintenance responsibility for all signal systems on state roads, and components that are required for the functionality of those systems, belongs to UDOT. This includes detection and signing on the local legs of the intersection.

  (2) Park Strips, Sidewalks, and Pedestrian Ramps. Maintenance responsibility for park strips and sidewalks, including that portion of pedestrian access ramps behind the curb, belongs to the local government. Replacement and upgrading as part of road improvement projects may be done by UDOT.

  (3) Curb and Gutter. Maintenance responsibility for curb and gutter belongs to UDOT for state routes, and to the local government for local routes. UDOT responsibility on the local leg extends to the point of tangency of the curb radius.

  (4) Snow Removal. Responsibility for snow removal from the roadway belongs to UDOT for state routes, and to the local government for local routes. UDOT is responsible for snow removal on ramps at interchanges on state routes.

  (5) Pavement Maintenance. Responsibility for roadway pavement maintenance belongs to UDOT for state routes, and to the local government for local routes. This includes the pavement surface on or under bridges. For at-grade intersections, UDOT is responsible for pavement maintenance through the intersection, bounded by a line extending to the point of tangency of the edge of oil, or of the curb return if a curb exists, on the local leg. If the geometry of the approach is unusual, such as angled instead of rounded, UDOT responsibility shall extend to a point agreeable to both parties. In no case, however, shall UDOT responsibility extend beyond the right-of-way line. UDOT is responsible for pavement maintenance on ramps at interchanges on state routes.

  (6) Traffic Islands. Responsibility for traffic islands belongs to UDOT for state routes, and to the local government for local routes. For at-grade intersections, UDOT is responsible for island maintenance through the intersection. Maintenance responsibility for any landscaping within traffic islands is described in R918-6-4(15).

  (7) Pavement Striping and Messages. Responsibility for pavement striping and marking belongs to UDOT for state routes, and to the local government for local routes. Local jurisdiction responsibility includes stop bars and crosswalks on the local legs of unsignalized intersections. At signalized intersections, UDOT is responsible for stop bars and crosswalks on all legs, and the local government is responsible for lane lines and other markings or messages on the local legs.

  (8) Highway Lighting. Responsibility for maintenance, including payment of power bills, repairs and replacement when necessary, of highway lighting is divided as follows.

  (a) UDOT is responsible for:

  (i) mainline interstate, interchange, and interstate underpass lighting;

  (ii) cross street underpass lighting at interchanges with on/off ramps;

  (iii) sign lighting on state routes or along the interstate corridor;

  (iv) traffic signals on state routes or interstate corridor off ramps;

  (v) unsignalized intersection lighting at on or off ramp intersecting cross street; and

  (vi) signal-attached lighting at non-traditional signalized intersections, such as Diverging Diamond Interchanges (DDI), and Single Point Urban Interchanges (SPUI).

  (b) Local government is responsible for:

  (i) street lighting along state routes, other than interstate;

  (ii) non-interstate cross street underpass lighting where no interchange on or off ramps occur;

  (iii) all decorative lighting requested by the municipality or county including street, bridge, and underpass lighting; and

  (iv) lighting at traditional signalized intersections along state routes.

  (9) Signs. Responsibility for signs belongs to UDOT for signs facing traffic on state routes, and to the local government for signs facing traffic on local routes, with the exception that UDOT is responsible for traffic control, route marker, junction, and guide signs associated with a state route but facing traffic on a local route. For STOP and YIELD signs on the local legs of unsignalized intersections, the local government is responsible for initial installation, non-safety critical maintenance such as minor vandalism, graffiti, or leaning, and coordination with UDOT to identify and correct fading (loss of retroreflectivity), and UDOT is responsible for safety critical maintenance such as replacement of knock-downs. At signalized intersections, UDOT is responsible for signs mounted on the signal mast arm. UDOT will coordinate the installation of signs on local routes with the local agency prior to sign installation. The local government is responsible for street name signs, except those mounted on signal mast arms.

  (10) Crash Cushions, Barrier, Etc. Responsibility for crash cushions, barrier, guardrail, and end treatments, belongs to UDOT for those elements protecting traffic on state routes, and to the local government for those protecting traffic on local routes.

  (11) Sweeping. Responsibility for roadway sweeping belongs to UDOT for state routes, and to the local government for local routes. UDOT is responsible for sweeping on ramps at interchanges.

  (12) Graffiti. Graffiti removal from structures is the responsibility of the entity having the best access to the graffiti. In general, that is the entity having jurisdiction of the road underneath the structure.

  (13) Cattle Guards. UDOT provides cattle guards within the rural area of the State at all freeway access points to fully controlled access highways, either on the cross road or the entrance ramps, as necessary to meet the requirements of the particular location. Responsibility for maintenance of these cattle guards belongs to UDOT. Where cattle guards exist along partially controlled access state roads, either across a local road or a private road, responsibility for maintenance of the cattle guard belongs to the local jurisdiction or to the private property owner.

  (14) Weed Control. In accordance with Section 72-3-109, responsibility for weed control and mowing behind the curb or beyond the shoulder at at-grade intersections, both signalized and unsignalized, belongs to the local government. On facilities with full control of access, UDOT will be responsible for weed control and mowing to a point that ensures adequate sight distance.

  (15) Decorative Landscaping. Responsibility for maintenance of landscaping beyond the baseline described in UDOT Aesthetics Guidelines, including irrigation systems, belongs to the local jurisdiction.

  (16) Drainage Facilities such as catch basins, culverts, etc. In general, storm drain systems and culverts will be maintained by the owner of the drainage facility, unless otherwise stipulated in a cooperative agreement. Catch basins and their connector pipes at intersections will be maintained by the entity having jurisdiction for the road.