Joint Pole Agreements definition
Joint Pole Agreements. All utilities (including their contractors) have the right to climb the jointly owned pole to reach their wires and perform work on their infrastructure without notifying any other joint pole owner or occupant; 2) Undergrounding of Overhead Utilities and Joint Trench of New Utilities: When installing underground utility lines or trenching, utilities (including municipal utilities) coordinate work. The trenching work is typically performed by one of the participating utilities, who may also act as lead in the underground construction activities and they are responsible for the safe performance of their own work; 3) Franchise Agreements: When governmental entities perform work in streets or roads, the utility's franchise agreement requires the relocation of the lines in conflict with the work being performed by the governmental entity. Rather than having city and utility workers try to work in the same street at the same time, governmental entities frequently enter into agreements to facilitate and coordinate this work. Often, the city or its contractor will remove or relocate the other utilities' lines leaving the utilities responsible for just the reconnections or tie-ins; and 4)