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Ohio SPECIFICATIONS & Guidelines
Ohio Department of Transportation
ODOT Construction and Material Specifications, 2019, ONLINE VERSION 04/17/2020
625.20
Underground Warning / Marking Tape
“Install tape approximately 6 to 10 inches (150 to 250 mm) below the final finished grade. Place with the printed side up and parallel with the finished surface. Ensure that the tape is not pulled, distorted or otherwise misplaced in completing the trench backfill. Provide approximately 10 ft (3 m) of tape inside each adjacent pull box connecting the underground utility run. Bond the tracer wire to a good earth ground in each pull box.”
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725.22
Underground Warning / Marking Tape
“Furnish tape that is an inert material, approximately 6 inch (150 mm) wide composed of polyethylene plastic, highly resistant to alkalis, acids or other chemical components likely to be encountered in soils. Furnish tape in accordance with the ORC 3781.29 color code and with black identifying lettering in accordance with Table 725.22-1 printed on one side only.
TABLE 725.22-1 UNDERGROUND UTILITY FACILITY COLOR CODES
Identifying - Lettering Color
ELECTRIC - Red
GAS - Yellow
COMMUNICATION - Orange
WATER - Blue
SEWER - Green
Furnish tape in continuous rolls with the identifying lettering repeated continuously the full length of the tape. Furnish tape with a break strength of at least 3000 lb (1361 kg) when tested to ASTM D6775. Furnish tape with a minimum diameter #12 AWG HDPE insulated copper clad steel tracer wire. Provide certified data verifying compliance with these requirements.”
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