The permittee, in the conduct of the work, use, or maintenance of an encroachment
authorized by a permit issued under this title, shall provide, erect, or maintain
the lights, barriers, warning signs, patrols, watchmen, and other safeguards necessary
to protect the traveling public. Any omission on the part of the director to specify
in the permit what lights, barriers, or other protective measures or devices shall
be provided, erected, or maintained by the permittee, or the fact that the director
may not specify sufficient lights, barriers, or other protective measures or devices,
shall not excuse the permittee from complying with all requirements of law and appropriate
regulations and ordinances for adequately protecting the safety of the traveling public.
If at any time the director finds that suitable safeguards are not being provided,
the county may provide, erect, maintain, relocate, or remove the safeguards deemed
necessary or may cancel the permit and restore the right-of-way to its former condition,
all at the expense of the permittee.
A permittee making any excavation or leaving any obstruction within, under, or on
the right-of-way, or causing the same to be made, erected, or left, shall place and
maintain lights at each end of the excavation or obstruction, at not more than fifty-foot
intervals along the excavation or obstruction, from one-half hour before sunset of
each day to one-half hour after sunrise of the next day, until the excavation is entirely
refilled or the obstruction removed and the right-of-way made safe for use. In addition,
reflectorized warning signs conforming to the requirements of the California Division
of Highways shall be placed two hundred and four hundred feet from each excavation
or obstruction, in a position adequately to warn public traffic.
The warning signs, lights, and other safety devices shall conform to the requirements
of Section 21406 of the Vehicle Code of the state and of any sign manual issued by
the Department of Public Works of the state.
