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02896Boundary Survey

UT · 2026 Standard Specifications✓ Full text on BuildSpecRev. January 1, 2017Book pages 837–839 Save this section

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BOUNDARY SURVEY

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1SECTION INCLUDES

A.Provide boundary survey and plat.
B.Furnish and set right-of-way markers.

1.2RELATED SECTIONS

A.Section 03055: Portland Cement Concrete

1.3REFERENCES

A.ASTM A 53: Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and

Seamless

B.Utah Code 17-23-17

1.4DEFINTIONS Not Used

1.5SUBMITTALS Not Used

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.1RIGHT-OF-WAY MARKERS

A.Pipe – Meet ASTM A 53, Schedule 40, Galvanized. Refer to GW Series

Standard Drawings.

B.Cast bronze cap – Free from defects and constructed as shown in GW

Series Standard Drawings.

2.2CONCRETE

A.Class B concrete according to Section 03055.
B.May substitute higher class of concrete.

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PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1RIGHT-OF-WAY MARKERS

A.Place right-of-way markers according to GW Series Standard Drawings.

Stamp onto each right-of-way marker:

1.Right-of-way marker number.
2.Mark exact control point location to within 0.01 ft with center punch

or “dimple.”

B.Tightly rivet cap to the pipe.

3.2BOUNDARY SURVEY

A.Provide record of survey plat by Utah licensed surveyor.
B.File mylar copy of plat with county surveyor, region, and Department’s

Central Right-of-Way office.

C.Accuracy – Third Order and Class I (1/10,000).

3.3PLAT COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

A.Refer to Utah Code 17-23-17.
B.Department Design Process.
C.Show on the survey plat:
1.Survey coordinates accurate to 5 decimal places and elevations

accurate to 2 decimal places on all right-of way markers.

2.Right-of-Way markers.
3.Adjacent quarter corners and section corners with bearings and

distances along the section line to the control line from each adjacent corner.

4.Original highway control points (right-of-way markers).
5.Local city or county monuments.
6.Control line geometric information with reference ties to section and

quarter corners.

7.Tabulate right-of-way markers showing right-of-way marker

number, station, offset, elevation, and project coordinates on each record of survey map.

D.Compute and draw plat, stationing, and coordinates to the same units as

the project drawings.

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E.Deliver the survey plat to Engineer on a CD in MicroStation format.
F.Correction Factor – Show state plane to ground correction factor.
G.Show the latitude and longitude of the control line at the beginning and

end of the project.

END OF SECTION

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Source: Utah Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2026 Edition. Pages 837–839 of 1,331. View official source ↗

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