Utility cut, the Glossary
A utility cut is a cut and excavation to an existing road surface to install or repair subterranean public utility conduits and equipment.[1]
Table of Contents
5 relations: Public utility, Road surface, Subsurface utility engineering, Utility repair tag, Utility vault.
- Road hazards
Public utility
A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure).
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Road surface
A road surface (British English) or pavement (North American English) is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. Utility cut and road surface are pavements and road hazards.
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Subsurface utility engineering
Subsurface utility engineering (SUE) refers to a branch of engineering that involves managing certain risks associated with utility mapping at appropriate quality levels, utility coordination, utility relocation design and coordination, utility condition assessment, communication of utility data to concerned parties, utility relocation cost estimates, implementation of utility accommodation policies, and utility design.
See Utility cut and Subsurface utility engineering
Utility repair tag
Utility repair tag (also known as A-tag, asphalt tag and road cut medallion) is a plastic color-coded pavement marker embedded in the top surface of an asphalt utility cut restoration to identify the responsible party of that pavement repair or patch. Utility cut and utility repair tag are pavements.
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Utility vault
A utility vault is an underground room providing access to subterranean public utility equipment, such as valves for water or natural gas pipes, or switchgear for electrical or telecommunications equipment.
See Utility cut and Utility vault
See also
Road hazards
- Aquaplaning
- Big Apple Pothole and Sidewalk Protection Committee
- Black ice
- Bleeding (roads)
- Bus bulb
- Crosswind
- Curb
- Dead Man's Curve
- Dust storm
- Expansion joint
- Fog
- Ford (crossing)
- Freezing rain
- Hairpin turn
- Ice storm
- Level crossing
- List of bridges known for strikes
- Manhole cover
- Multiple-vehicle collision
- Oil Mines Regulations-1984
- Oil spill
- Oversize load
- Pothole
- Road debris
- Road slipperiness
- Road surface
- Road train
- Roadkill
- Rockfall
- Rumble strip
- Sinkhole
- Speed bump
- Spike strip
- Storm drain
- Structure gauge
- Sump buster
- Utility cut
- Washboarding
- Washout (erosion)
- Whiteout (weather)