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--- Document: Road Opening Permits Document ---
Denied
Approved
APPLICATION FOR ROAD OPENING PERMIT
Application and plan to be submitted to the Township Clerk’s Office
2300 Route 33
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
(609) 259‐3600 ext. 1107
Date: ______________________
Permit No. ___________________
Applicant name: __________________________________________
Permit fee $ ________________
Phone No. _____________________ Email ____________________________________
Applicant’s address: ___________________________ Municipality _______________________ Zip ______________
For a permit to open street: _____________________
Municipality _______________________ Zip ______________
Block _______________
Lot _______________
Contractor’s name: ____________________________ Phone No. _______________ Email: ______________________
Contractor’s address: ________________________________________________________________________________
Specify proposed work: _______________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Location plan attached:
Yes
No
Length of opening: ________________ Width: _______________ Depth: _____________ Square Yards: ______________
Size of pipe, main, ducts being installed: _________________________________________________________________
Type of surface being disturbed: ________________________________________________________________________
Work will be started on: __________________________________ Completed on: _______________________________
Remarks:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
The applicant agrees to comply with the rules and regulations of the Township of Robbinsville.
______________________
______________________________ _____________________________________
(Date)
Applicant Name (printed)
(Applicant Signature)
DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE
Amount of Bond $ ___________________
Permit No. ____________________
Permit Fee $ _______________
Amount of Deposit $ _________________ Cash Check
Check No. ______________________________
Deposit refunded in the amount of $ ___________________________
Job completed and inspected: __________________________________ Date: __________________________________
(Public Works Director)
Name of Street Restored: _____________________________________________________________________________
Permit Review:
________________________
___________________ ___________________________
___________________
(Township Engineer)
(Date)
(Township Clerk)
(Date)
Please call 1‐800‐272‐1000 prior to the start of construction for utility locations.
Please call 1‐800‐272‐1000 prior to the start of construction for utility locations.
SIGN
Denied
Approved
Conditions of Road Opening Permit
1. The applicant shall be responsible to notify the Township of Robbinsville at least 48 hours prior to the road opening.
2. This permit shall expire 60 days from the date of signature by the Township Clerk.
3. Indemnification of the Township: each permittee shall, as a condition of accepting any permit issued hereunder, save, hold
and keep harmless and indemnify the Township of Robbinsville, its officers, agents, servants and employees from and against
any loss, damage, claim, demand or expense arising out of any suit or claim for damage or injury alleged to have been
sustained as a result of any work done under such permit.
4. Extension of time limit: upon application being made therefore, the Township Council may extend the time during which any
permit shall be valid for such period as the Township Council shall deem advisable. In no event will the permit be extended
beyond a one‐year period.
5. Interference with sewers: no work for which a permit is issued hereunder shall be conducted in such a manner as to interfere
with any storm sewer or sanitary sewer line, or any connection from either of the same to any building, unless specific
permission to interfere with such sewer or sewer line is obtained in advance from the Township Engineer or the Robbinsville
Township Municipal Utilities Authority.
6. Pavement cutting: all pavements shall be cut by mechanical means so as to provide for a clean, straight cut. Prior to
permanent restoration, the permittee shall trim all pavement edges back in order to provide for a clean straight‐cut line.
7. Backfilling: all excavations shall be completely backfilled by the permittee and shall be compacted by tamping or other
suitable means in a manner prescribed by the Township Engineer. When the Township Engineer determines that the
excavated material is unsuitable for backfill, the permittee shall backfill the excavation with selected backfill material which
shall be placed in layers not exceeding six (6) inches in depth and thoroughly compacted in the manner prescribed by the
Township Engineer. On completion of the work, the permittee shall remove any excess material and leave the premises in a
clean condition. If the Township Engineer or Public Works Director determines that any backfilled excavation has settled or
caved in, he shall notify the permittee, who shall promptly continue backfilling until that settlement is complete.
8. Temporary pavement: The permittee shall, immediately upon backfilling and compaction of the trench, place a two‐inch layer
of FABC‐1 bituminous stabilized base course or equivalent, and if conditions warrant, in the opinion of the Township
Engineer, the permittee shall have four (4) inches of one‐and‐one‐half‐inch road stone as a subbase material prior to placing
the bituminous stabilized base or equivalent. The permittee shall maintain the condition and grade the temporary pavement
at all times until the placing of permanent paving. The temporary paving shall remain in place approximately three (3)
months or as directed by the Township Engineer.
9. Permanent restoration: The temporary pavement shall be removed to a depth of approximately seven (7) inches below the
adjacent road surface. All edges shall be trimmed as required prior to placing the permanent pavement. All surfaces of
existing pavements, casings and structures should be tack coated with asphalt oil. The permittee shall then place five (5)
inches of bituminous stabilized base course in one (1) layer compacting the material to a grade of two (2) inches of FABC‐1
surface course to level of the adjacent pavement.
10. Shoulder restoration: the permittee shall, immediately upon backfilling and compaction of the trench, place an eight‐inch
layer of one‐and‐one‐half‐inch road stone to the level of the existing shoulder surface. The trench shall be maintained and
kept to the existing shoulder grade by the addition of the road stone as required.
11. Driveway openings: the permittee shall replace all driveways under the requirements of pavement or shoulder restoration
specifications depending upon the type of the original pavement.
12. Lawn areas: the permittees shall sod or seed, as directed by the Township Engineer, all lawns areas disturbed during the
construction operation.
13. Tunneling: in the event that tunneling operations shall be required to reach the point of connection with any main line, the
backfill in any such tunnel shall consist of rammed cement concrete composed of a mixture of one (1) part of cement to six
(6) parts of coarse aggregate material not inferior to cinders.
14. Acceptance of excavation of work: acceptance or approval of any excavation work by the Township Engineer shall not prevent
the Township from asserting a claim against the permittee and his or its surety under the surety bond required hereunder for
incomplete or defective work if discovered within twenty‐four (24) months from the completion of the excavation work. The
Township Engineer’s presence during the performance of any excavation work shall not relieve the permittee of its
responsibilities hereunder.
15. Insurance: No permit shall be issued until the applicant has furnished the Engineer with satisfactory proof that he is insured
against injury to persons and damage to property caused by any act or omission of the applicant, his agents, employees or
subcontractors done in the course of the work to be performed under the permit. The insurance shall cover all hazards likely
to arise in connection with the work, including but not limited to collapse, explosion, and shall also insure against liability
arising from the completed operations. The limits of the insurance shall be one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for
injury to any one (1) person, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for injuries to more than one (1) person in the same
accident and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for property damage for a single incident. The Township Council may
waive the requirements of this section for public utilities on the presentation of satisfactory proof that they are capable of
meeting claims against them up to the amount of the limits of the insurance policy which would otherwise be required.
16. Applications for road opening permits are available in the office of the Township Clerk, requiring a properly executed bond,
or a payment of $20.00 per square yard, minimum or $140.00 to the Township of Robbinsville.
17. Deposit to be refunded after restoration of street: upon the completion of the fill and the restoration of the pavement and its
approval by the Public Works Director, the unused portion of the money paid or deposited, shall be refunded to the
applicant. Should the applicant fail to properly fill and replace the pavement to the satisfaction of the Director of Public
Works, the Township may replace the pavement and charge the cost thereof against the deposit and upon the completion
thereof pay the surplus, if any, less a re‐inspection penalty if required.
18. Permit fee shall be $100.00