City of Shawnee

Street Closures: Right-of-Way

Temporary Closure of Public Streets
All streets to be closed require a fully signed Detour Route in accordance with M.U.T.C.D. standards. The City Engineer establishes the maximum number of hours a street can be closed for a particular project. Arterial streets can be closed no longer than 48 hours, while collector or local streets can be closed no longer than 30 days. Before receiving a street cut permit, the contractor must set up an escrow account as a performance guarantee for the timely completion of the project. The amount to be held in escrow is $10,000 on arterial streets and $1,000/day for collector or local streets. The contractor must pay the City $200/hour for every hour an arterial street is not open past the maximum time period or $1,000/day for each and every day a collector or local street is not open past the maximum time period.
Arterial Street Closure Requirements
  • All streets to be closed shall require a fully signed Detour Route in accordance to the M.U.T.C.D. standards.
  • The City Engineer will establish the maximum time period (in hours) that an arterial street may be closed for a particular project. However, in no case shall that closure period exceed 48 hours.
  • Prior to the issuance of a street cut permit by the City Engineer, the contractor shall establish an escrow account or provide a letter of credit in the amount of $10,000.00 as a performance guarantee for the timely completion of a particular project.
  • As a special condition to the issuance of an arterial street cut permit by the City Engineer, the contractor is required to work non-stop, weather permitting, until the road surface is restored and the arterial street reopened to traffic.
  • The contractor shall pay unto the City, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, the sum of $200.00 per hour for each and every hour that the arterial street is not open to traffic beyond the established maximum time period. This amount shall be drawn from the account.
Collector or Local Street Closure Requirements
  • All streets to be closed shall require a fully signed Detour Route in accordance to the M.U.T.C.D. standards. 
  • The City Engineer will establish the maximum time period (in days) that a collector or local street may be closed for a particular project. However, in no case shall that closure period exceed 30 days.
  • Prior to the issuance of a street cut permit by the City Engineer, the contractor shall establish an escrow account or provide a letter of credit as a performance guarantee for the timely completion of a particular project. The amount to be held shall equal $1,000.00 per day for the maximum number of days established by the City Engineer, up to a maximum amount of $30,000.00.
  • The contractor shall pay unto the City, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, the sum of $1,000.00 per day far each and every day that the collector or local street is not open to traffic beyond the established maximum time period. This amount shall be drawn from the account. If the account is depleted before the street is reopened, the City Engineer shall invoice the contractor for the additional amount owed to the City. A copy of the invoice shall also be sent to the contractor's bonding company for the project.