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30 <br />[MU-7] EXCEPTIt"~NS TO 1V(AINTENAN+GE. RESPQNSIBILITIES ON STATE <br />HIGHWAY SYSTEM STREETS iN MUNICIPALITIES -Rev. 8/18103 <br />There are a number of maintenance activities that. take place within the right of ~vay Qf a State <br />.Highway System street inside the. corporate. limits. of a municipality that are.. not considered <br />appropriate or necessary for the movement of traffic upon the State Highway System streets. <br />Therefore, these maintenance activities:and financial responsibilities are borne by the appropriate <br />municipality and the NCDOT has no liability for their activities. Some of thexrrore important are <br />outlined as follows <br />A. Street Lighting. <br />The normal lighting of municipal streets is in the interest .of puhliG safety.. It is not <br />considered-a NCI30T responsibility. Therefore, the -cost of installation of streetlights, the <br />maintenance of streetlights and the payment of electrical hilts is the responsibility of the <br />municipality.. <br />in certain instances, such as an Interstate or a con~•olled access facility interchange, the <br />NCDOT may determine that additional lighting is necessary for traffic safety. In this <br />instance, the NCDOT may undertake to install such additional Lighting as necessary and <br />work out agreements for the. maintenance and payment. of electrical bills with the. <br />municipality yr appropriate utility. <br />~. B. Sidewalks <br />The construction and. maintenance and. all-financial lia-bit_.ity for accidents on sidewalks <br />are the complete responsibility of the municipality. Sirnilariy, that section of grotard <br />between the curb and gutter and the sidewalk and. from the sidewalk to the edge. of the <br />right of way is considered a municipal responsibility from a maintenance standpoint. <br />C. Driveway Entrances ' <br />Control of construction of driveway entrances on curb anal gutter streets and similarly on <br />shoulder sections is considered. a municipal responsibility. The determination of the <br />number and location of these driveway entrances must be in accordance with manuals on <br />driveway entrances as set forth by the NCDOT or such standards as developed by the <br />municipality, whichever is more- restrictive. All commercial driveway entrances and <br />shopping centers must have the approval of the NCDOT. <br />Il. Municipal Signing <br />There- are a large number of signs used by the municipality to control parking on State <br />Highway System streets. These are parking limit-signs such. as "2 hour parking"' and. other <br />signs that do not have as -their purpose the signing for the movement of traffic on the <br />street- or highway, These types of signing are the complete responsibility of the <br />nlunlcipality. The municipality also, in same eases,. may Have an interest in erecting <br />Special-destination signs or special. "All America City" signs. All such signing for these <br />purposes is set forth in the policies under Traffic Engineering, Chapter 12 of this manual. <br />E. Marking <br />There are certain types ofparking space and other markings. thaf are not necessary for the <br />movement of traffic. These are the responsibility of the municipality and. agreement on <br />these matters is normally worked out between the municipality and the NCDOT Division <br />Engineer. <br />F. Small Pavement Cuts: <br />