Utility Permit / Right-of-Way Issues Roundtable
Come participate in a roundtable discussion on Utility Permit issues inside your agencies rights-of-way. Find out what your peers are experiencing with utility companies and their contractors inside the right-of-way. How they are managing and enforcing these companies. Do they require permits? Do they charge for the permit and what do they require of the contractors? How are the agencies dealing with restoration, or lack of it? How are agencies dealing with signs in the right-of-way? How about immovable objects such as hard landscaping, stone or brick mailbox posts or walls? What are the personnel requirements needed to manage these issues? How are the agencies handling structures inside your storm drainage easements? Here’s your opportunity to explain what you do and share lessons about what worked and what did not.
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Time: 11:30am -1:00 pm
Location: Butler County Engineer’s Office, 1921 Fairgrove Ave, Hamilton, OH 45011
Cost: $20.00 Registration. Register by May 15 to help plan for lunches.
Scope of Roundtable
Introduction of attendee and agency they work for – Union / Non-Union
What is your agency’s policy relating to working in your right-of-way
What issues are you having concerning utilities inside the right-of-way
o Working without a permit
o Abandon infrastructure and utilities
o Too many utilities inside the right-of-way
o Repairs to the road
o What does your agency require
o Do you require LSM as fill in the cut
o Are there approved only contractors that may work in the road
o Traffic Control
o Hours of work
Who are you having the biggest problems with
How you are handling the cell towers and cable providers
Are you paying to have utilities relocated for your projects
Signs in the right-of-way
Boulders / walls / solid mailbox posts in the right-of-way
Driveway permits and cuts.
Pipe frontage
What Round Table Programs can the Branch provide to better equip you and your agency?