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New Jersey SPECIFICATIONS & Guidelines
New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 14 Public Utilities, Chapter 7 Natural Gas Pipelines
§ 14:7-1.11
Installation of pipe
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(f)
Any tracer wire installed for locating plastic pipe in accordance with 49 CFR 192.321 shall meet the following requirements, as applicable:
1.
Where tracer wire is installed by direct burial, the tracer wire shall be a minimum of #12 AWG solid copper wire with a polyethylene coating, or another coating approved by the operator; and/or
2.
Where tracer wire is installed by boring or drilling, the tracer wire shall be #10 AWG solid copper wire with a polyethylene coating, or another coating approved by the operator.
(g)
An operator shall place a yellow subsurface marking or warning tape in the backfill material above a transmission or distribution pipeline whenever the pipeline is installed, repaired or replaced, except that this requirement shall not apply to a transmission or distribution pipeline that is being installed, repaired or replaced using techniques that do not disturb the backfill above the pipeline, such as directional drilling, insertion or boring. For pipes of less than 16 inches in diameter, the operator shall install one six-inch wide tape. For pipes of 16 inches or more in diameter, the operator shall install one 12-inch wide tape, or two six-inch wide tapes installed side by side."
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New Jersey Department of Transportation
NJDOT Updated Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2019
701.03.03
Rigid Metallic Conduit (Roadway)
“… In rigid metallic conduit used exclusively for fiber optic cable, install a tracer wire continuously for the entire run of conduit, including through the junction boxes, mounting it on the wall. Splice the tracer wire only in the junction box. Seal the ends of rigid metallic conduit carrying the tracer wire. If wire or cable is not scheduled to be installed within 6 months of conduit installation, cap and seal the other conduits leaving the true tape inside. Install warning tape in the trench above the conduit."
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701.03.05.B
Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit, Installation
“… Install true tape marked in 1 foot increments for the length of the rigid non-metallic conduit. Install a tracer wire continuously for the entire run of conduit, including through the junction boxes, mounting it on the wall. Splice the tracer wire only in the junction box. Seal the ends of rigid nonmetallic conduit carrying the tracer wire. If wire or cable is not scheduled to be installed within 6 months of conduit installation, cap and seal the other conduits leaving the true tape inside. Install warning tape in the trench above the conduit."
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701.03.07.B
Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit, Installation
“… Install true tape marked in 1 foot increments for the length of the flexible non-metallic conduit. Install a tracer wire continuously for the entire run of conduit, including through the junction boxes, mounting it on the wall. Splice the tracer wire only in the junction box. Seal the ends of flexible nonmetallic conduit carrying the tracer wire. If wire or cable is not scheduled to be installed within 6 months of conduit installation, cap and seal the other conduits leaving the true tape inside. Install warning tape in the trench above the conduit."
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704.03.01.B.8.i
Construction, General System (GS), Installation, ITS Conduits
“Install warning tape in the trench above the conduit.”
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