§ 24-521 Excavations for public works.
AC § 24-521
a. Notice to public service corporations. Whenever any sewer, culvert, water main or pipe is to be constructed, altered or repaired in any street in which the pipes, mains or conduits of public service corporations are laid, the contractor therefor shall give notice thereof in writing to such corporations, at least forty-eight hours before breaking ground therefor. Such provision shall be included in every contract for constructing, altering or repairing any sewer or culvert, water main or pipe, in any street in which the pipes, mains or conduits of public service corporations shall be laid at the time of making such contract. b. Public service corporations shall protect their property. Public service corporations whose pipes, mains or conduits are about to be disturbed by the constructing, altering or repairing of any sewer, culvert, water main or pipe, shall, on the receipt of the notice provided for in the preceding subdivision, remove or otherwise protect and replace their pipes, mains and conduits, and all fixtures and appliances connected therewith or attached thereto, where necessary, under the direction of the commissioner of design and construction in accordance with chapter fifty-five of the charter, unless otherwise directed by the mayor pursuant to such chapter. c. The enforcement of subdivisions a and b hereof shall be pursuant to sections 19-149, 19-150 and 19-151 of the code. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1993/104 and L.L. 1995/077.
