*Utility Relocation Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
- Master Agreements are normally used on what type of project?
a. Freeway
b. Conventional Highway
c. Expressway
d. Any of the above
A
d. Any of the above
Answer: 13.04.03.01
2
Q
- Utility Relocation plans can be designed by
a. utility coordinator
b. project development
c. utility owner
d. both B and C
A
d. both B and C
Answer: 13.03.04.00
b. project development
c. utility owner
3
Q
- Utility Coordinator’s responsibilities include all but one of the following:
a. obtain encroachment permits
b. ensure relocation is done by the due date
c. write relocation plans on behalf of the Owner
d. coordinate with Construction for inspection of relocation work
A
c. write relocation plans on behalf of the Owner
Answer: 13.01.01.01
4
Q
- When do Utility Agreements have to be amended?
a. only when it is determined necessary by Audits
b. when the Utility Owner notifies the coordinator that their costs are over original estimate.
c. If the final relocation costs exceed 25% of original estimate
d. Never
A
c. If the final relocation costs exceed 25% of original estimate
Answer: 13.07.05.01
5
Q
- The primary purpose of the JUA/CCUA is what?
a. perpetuate the State’s rights
b. perpetuate the Owner’s rights
c. determine liability
d. all of the above
A
b. perpetuate the Owner’s rights
Answer: 13.11.02.00
6
Q
- A _______ is used when the Owner’s facility will remain on lands used for highway purposes but will be relocated to a position outside, or partly outside, the Owner’s existing right of way where the Owner had prior rights?
a. CCUA(Consent to Common Use Agreement)
b. MOS (Memorandum of Settlement)
c. JUA (Joint Use Agreement)
d. Permit to Enter
A
c. JUA (Joint Use Agreement)
Answer: 13.11.02.01
7
Q
- When is the Utility work performed on a project (timing)?
a. Before Construction
b. After Construction
c. During Construction
d. A and C
e. all of the above
A
e. all of the above
Answer:
8
Q
- State owned facilities are always considered exempt?
TRUE FALSE
A
FALSE
Answer:
9
Q
- State does not pay for _______ of facility, unless such an increase was a project ______ forced on the owner.
a. enlarging
b. improving
c. betterment
d. functional
A
c. betterment
Answer: 13.04.05.06
10
Q
- If a Utility Owner has to relocate their facilities with-in _____, the State is liable for these relocation costs.
a. 7 years
b. 15 years
c. 10 years
d. Never
A
c. 10 years
Answer:
11
Q
- When does Caltrans allow utility functions to remain longitudinally within the state right of way without the approval of the Chief, Encroachment Exceptions, Division of Design?
a. only on freeways (access restricted)
b. conventional roads
c. on both conventional roads and freeways
A
b. conventional roads
Answer: 13.03.04.01
12
Q
- The ______ is utilized by the R/W Agent to order a utility company to remove, adjust, relocate or abandon its facilities with the State’s proposed highway construction area by a specified date to accommodate a project.
a. Utility Agreement
b. Encroachment permit
c. Notice to Owner
d. Right of entry
A
c. Notice to Owner
Answer: 13.06.01.00
13
Q
- Master Agreements are an important factor in determining Prior and Superior Rights?
TRUE FALSE
A
FALSE
Answer: 13.04.01.01
14
Q
- An Encroachment is a non highway structure or object which is placed in, under or over any portion of the highway.
TRUE FALSE
A
TRUE
Answer:
15
Q
- The current Freeway Master Contract totally replace statues in determining cost liability on utility relocation for freeway projects?
TRUE FALSE
A
TRUE
Answer: Table 13.04-1
16
Q
- Toxic or flammable gases are considered to be high risk.
TRUE FALSE
A
TRUE
Answer:
17
Q
- The Utility Agreement addresses the following credits:
a. salvage, betterments and master agreement
b. depreciation, salvage and betterments
c. pole counts and master agreements
d. appreciation, salvage and betterments
A
b. depreciation, salvage and betterments
Answer: IV-8
18
Q
- Four Criteria that are considered when determining property rights liability are Superior Rights, Special State Laws, Master Contracts and Pole Count Method?
TRUE FALSE
A
TRUE
Answer:
19
Q
- Which statement is true regarding the Pole Count Method?
a. The Pole Count method is always a factor in determining liability.
b. Poles in the before condition are used to determine percentages.
c. Poles in the after condition are used to determine percentages
d. The pole count method can be used in conjunction with a Master Agreement to determine utility liability.
A
b. Poles in the before condition are used to determine percentages.
Answer:
20
Q
- Utility Activities can be considered another form of property right acquisition?
TRUE FALSE
A
TRUE
Answer: Table 13.03-3
21
Q
- The Project Engineer’s Certification of Utilities must be submitted to the Office of the Office Engineer of the Engineering Service Center prior to which stage of the project:
a. 65% PSandE
b. Right of Way Certification 3
c. PA and ED
d. Ready To List (RTL) date
e. Project Report Approval
A
b. Right of Way Certification 3
Answer: Project Development Procedures Manual (PDPM)
22
Q
- A pole belonging to ATandT located within the right of way of an existing conventional highway in a rural area must be relocated for a SHOPP sponsored project. The pole is currently within the right of way as an encroachment and the planned relocation outside the right of way will be permanent. What should the RW coordinator do?
a. To issue a new encroachment to ATandT for a different portion of the highway to mitigate ATandT’s loss of service at its current location
b. To pay 50% of the cost to relocate the pole outside the right of way, where ATandT will then be responsible for obtaining new encroachment rights
c. To issue a Notice to Owner to ATandT to relocate
d. The Project Engineer must verify ATandT’s facility and advise ATandT how to relocate the pole so that it will continue to function with other poles still within the right of way but outside the project area
A
c. To issue a Notice to Owner to ATandT to relocate
Answer: 13.06.00.00
23
Q
- TRUE or FALSE: If the State’s project design changes within 6 months of the relocation, and a subsequent relocation is necessary, ATandT must pay 100% of the cost for the second relocation since the pole is entirely outside the right of way.
A
FALSE
Answer:
24
Q
- A project to install new traffic signals and minimal widening is taking place along a conventional highway, which also serves as a city street in an urban area and is going to require excavation. Part of the project will require old sewer lines that were installed in the city street before it was adopted as part of the State Highway System are not up to building code and will need to be replaced. New sewer lines will need to be installed for the private owners affected by the State’s project. What is the State’s obligation to the private property owner?
a. The State has no obligation since the City allowed the property owners to maintain substandard sewer lines after the route was adopted
b. The State and City must provide 50% of the cost to replace the sewer lines as the owner is not responsible for the State’s project
c. The State provides 100% reimbursement to the property owner for the original damages but the property owner must pay for the amount it will cost to bring the sewer lines up to code
d. The State’s construction contractor will replace the sewer lines up to codes as part of the construction contract
A
d. The State’s construction contractor will replace the sewer lines up to codes as part of the construction contract
Answer: Streets and Highway Code 703 (S and H 703)
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25. TRUE or FALSE: A project is taking place in a rural, environmentally sensitive area. PG and E has a CCUA to own and operate its pole that is presently in the State’s right of way. This project will require that the pole be permanently relocated outside the State’s right of way and since PGandE has prior rights, the State is responsible for obtaining a replacement easement for PGandE. PGandE claims that the new location planned outside the right of way is suitable, but due to new environmental standards agreed to between PGandE and the State of California’s Department of Forestry, it will need an additional fifteen feet in all directions from what was originally planned. The State is liable to pay for the additional 15 feet PGandE requires.
TRUE
| Answer: 13.04.01.01
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26. Who has the uniform authority, Statewide, at the District level to approve Reports of Investigation?
a. Senior
b. District Director
c. Office Chief
d. Branch Chief/Supervising Senior
b. District Director
| Answer: 13.01.02.01
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27. What is the lowest level sub-delegated to approve Reports of Investigation?
a. Associate
b. Senior
c. Office Chief
d. Branch Chief/Supervising Senior
b. Senior
| Answer: 13.01.02.01
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28. A project requires 130 feet of a 12” nitrogen line to be protected in place during construction. The Project Engineer has identified the location of the line from the previous as-builts and the Consent to Common Use Agreement. The Engineer has not, however, verified the line by using the service of the Underground Service Alerts. What is the appropriate action to be taken?
a. Have the owner verify that the line exists in the place the design shows it
b. Issue a Notice to Owner for verification
c. Issue a Notice to Owner to ask the owner to move the line in as it cannot be safely protected during construction
d. Verify that the line is still active. If it is inactive, no action is required
e. Have the State’s Contractor pothole the line
e. Have the State’s Contractor pothole the line
| Answer: 13.01.02.07
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29. TRUE or FALSE: Discovered work is encountered during the construction phase of a project that has federal funding. The work will require a revised Notice to Owner and Utility Agreement. Due to the critical nature of the project, the Project Engineer has expedited the revised work to be completed as soon as possible since a delay in construction would be a great nuisance to the traveling public and the project is already over budget. FHWA is not in disagreement concerning this since the revised relocation was approved for an alternative during the Design phase so the Resident Engineer authorizes the work. The revised work is therefore completely reimbursable.
TRUE
| Answer: 13.09.03.00
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30. What is lowest sub-delegation permissible from FHWA for approval of Specific Authorization?
a. Office Chief
b. Branch Chief
c. Senior
d. Associate
c. Senior
| Answer: 13.01.01.01 and 13.14.02.00
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31. Which branch within Caltrans is responsible for administering the Department’s Policy on Low and High Risk Facilities?
a. The Office of the Project Engineer
b. Right of Way
c. Design
d. Headquarters
e. All of the above
a. The Office of the Project Engineer
| Answer: Appendix LL. Although Low and High Risk Facilities no longer exists.
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32. The Standard Oil Company owns an easement for a pipeline in what was once a County road that was adopted as a State Highway many years ago. The State highway is now being designed to operate as an access controlled freeway. Since Standard Oil is no longer a recognized legal entity and its easement has been transferred to the Chevron Corporation which now owns the easement. The Utility Coordinator has contacted the Chevron Corporation and it has been determined that the pipeline is now defunct and no longer in operation. What is the proper course of action?
a. Chevron must quitclaim its easement, despite the fact that the pipeline is defunct
b. Issue a Consent to Common Use Agreement once the highway has been adopted as a freeway
c. Adhere to the terms regarding superior rights in the Master Agreement between the State and Standard Oil Company
d. Contact Headquarters and Legal to discuss the possibility of a quiet title action to remove the easement
b. Issue a Consent to Common Use Agreement once the highway has been adopted as a freeway
Answer: 13.04.04.04
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A freeway widening project is requiring that the California Water Service Company (CSWC) relocate its water line within an area where it has a Consent to Common Use Agreement (CCUA). The project will require the State to extend its right of way line 30 feet in both directions. See the example below in reference to questions 33 through 38:
33. The CSWC has a superior right and can therefore demand that the State be responsible for relocating the water line for its freeway widening project.
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
| Answer:
34
A freeway widening project is requiring that the California Water Service Company (CSWC) relocate its water line within an area where it has a Consent to Common Use Agreement (CCUA). The project will require the State to extend its right of way line 30 feet in both directions. See the example below in reference to questions 33 through 38:
34. The water line is 3 feet beneath the surface and the project will require an excavation of 2.5 feet during the design stage. A Notice to Owner and potholing will be required.
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
| Answer:
35
A freeway widening project is requiring that the California Water Service Company (CSWC) relocate its water line within an area where it has a Consent to Common Use Agreement (CCUA). The project will require the State to extend its right of way line 30 feet in both directions. See the example below in reference to questions 33 through 38:
35. The approximate cost to relocate the water line is $1,000 per foot. What will be the total cost of relocating the line given the dimensions shown?
a. $100,000
b. $55,000
c. $155,000
d. $215,000
d. $215,000
| Answer: 13.04.04.04
36
A freeway widening project is requiring that the California Water Service Company (CSWC) relocate its water line within an area where it has a Consent to Common Use Agreement (CCUA). The project will require the State to extend its right of way line 30 feet in both directions. See the example below in reference to questions 33 through 38:
36. What amount is the State responsible for reimbursement?
a. $100,000
b. $77,575
c. $107,500
d. $215,000
e. $0
d. $215,000
| Answer: 13.04.04.04
37
A freeway widening project is requiring that the California Water Service Company (CSWC) relocate its water line within an area where it has a Consent to Common Use Agreement (CCUA). The project will require the State to extend its right of way line 30 feet in both directions. See the example below in reference to questions 33 through 38:
37. If this project was not a freeway widening project, and no additional property rights were necessary, but it was a project that required the water line to be relocated within the access control area only, what would be the State’s liability for any relocation work costs outside of the access control area?
a) 0%
b) 25%
c) 50%
d) 75%
e) 100%
e) 100%
| Answer: 13.04.04.04
38
A freeway widening project is requiring that the California Water Service Company (CSWC) relocate its water line within an area where it has a Consent to Common Use Agreement (CCUA). The project will require the State to extend its right of way line 30 feet in both directions. See the example below in reference to questions 33 through 38:
38. If this project required the water line to be relocated entirely outside of the current limits of the Consent to Common Use Agreement, what would be the appropriate action?
a) Pay damages to the CSWC for its loss of utility in the area where it originally had a prior right
b) Issue a Joint Use Agreement for the new water line limits
c) Issue an Encroachment Permit for the new water line limits
d) Condemn the CSWC’s easement outside the right of way
b) Issue a Joint Use Agreement for the new water line limits
| Answer: 13.04.06.02
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39. A project requires 200 feet of electrical casing to be replaced during construction. The present casing to be removed is 6” in diameter. The owner wants to increase capacity and have the replacement casing be 12” instead of 6”. This request is not objectionable to the project’s design. The resident engineer agrees to install the 12” casing. If the cost to replace the 6” casing is $30 per foot and the 12” casing is $70 per foot, what is the State’s obligation to the owner?
a) $0
b) $6,000
c) $7,000
d) $14,000
b) $6,000
| Answer:
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40. If, in the case of the above-mentioned project, the project required that the 6” casing was to be replaced with 12” casing due to the fact that it is no longer feasible to install 6” casing, what would be the State’s contribution to the replacement cost?
a) $0
b) $6,000
c) $7,000
d) $14,000
d) $14,000
| Answer: Table 13.04.5 (Salvage credit)
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41. Again, regarding the situation mentioned in question #18, if the 6” casing had a total useful life of 60 years, and it is only been installed for 40 years, what would be the salvage value credited to the State?
a) $1,000
b) $2,010
c) $3,000
d) $6,000
b) $2,010
| Answer: There’s a formula that isn’t usually used.
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42. A traffic congestion relief project on an interstate freeway will require a utility owner to relocate its overhead cables as part of a project requirement. The owner has been operating under an encroachment within the right of way for 30 years and has never needed to relocate before. It is determined in the Report of Investigation that the Owner must bear the cost of the relocation. Who is responsible for preparing and approving the Utility Agreement?
a) The Utility Coordinator
b) The District Utility Senior
c) The Project Manager
d) The Utility Owner
e) No Utility Agreement is required
e) No Utility Agreement is required
| Answer:
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43. Changes to standard clauses in Utility Agreements can be approved by the District Director of Right of Way with the consent of the Legal Division.
TRUE or FALSE
FALSE
Answer: 13.07.03.00
Before using any nonstandard clauses, the Utility Coordinator must obtain approval of necessity and language from HQ R/W and HQ Legal.
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44. Statewide, District Utility Senior Right of Way Agents have been delegated the authority to approve Utility Agreements that contain standard, pre-approved clauses.
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
| Answer:
