Indiana § 8-23-9-52 - Contracts specifying borrow or clearing and grubbing; standards

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§ 8-23-9-52. Contracts specifying borrow or clearing and grubbing; standards

Sec. 52. (a) A department contract that specifies borrow or clearing and grubbing must require the contractor to conform to the department's manual of standard specifications and must include standards for the following:

(1) Borrow pit back-slopes.

(2) Control of drainage water.

(3) Degree of restoration.

(b) Restoration of borrow areas and disposal areas must meet or exceed the standards for seeding and sodding of roadside areas.

(c) Final cleanup provisions of the contract apply to the removal and disposal of perishable materials and debris from the highway right-of-way to an off-road site.

As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.218.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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