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Committee approves substitute requiring utilities to report road-impact projects to Division of Highways
Summary
Committee substitute for Senate Bill 1 would require utilities to report planned projects that dig or cut into paved roads to the local Department of Highways district office beginning February 2026. The Department of Highways would publish paving plans and reports; utilities must repair roads as good or better than pre-work condition.
The Senate Government Organization Committee agreed to report the committee substitute for Senate Bill 1 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass. The committee substitute, reported from Transportation and Infrastructure, directs utilities to provide annual reports of planned projects that require digging or cutting into paved roads; the reports must be submitted to the local Department of Highways (DOH) district office beginning February 2026.
Committee counsel described the measure as coordinating timing between DOH paving jobs and utility construction to avoid tearing up newly paved roads. The substitute requires DOH to consider utility reports…
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