Helpful W

eb Links:

INDOT

Drivew

ay Permit M

anual:

http://ww

w.in.gov/dot/business/perm

its/pdf/driveway.pdf

INDOT

Permit Form

s webpage:

http://ww

w.in.gov/dot/business/perm

its/forms.htm

l

INDOT

Drivew

ay Permit form

:

http://ww

w.in.gov/dot/div/perm

its/forms/1945.pdf

INDOT

Drivew

ay Permit Special Provisions:

http://ww

w.in.gov/dot/div/perm

its/forms/drivew

aysp.pdf

INDOT

Applicant’s Guide to Traffic Im

pact Studies:

http://ww

w.in.gov/dot/business/perm

its/pdf/tia_app.pdf

For more inform

ation on Access Managem

ent visit:

ww

w.accessm

anagement.gov

For more inform

ation on INDOT’s Statew

ide Access

Managem

ent Study visit:

http://ww

w.in.gov/dot/projects/access/

Who should I contact for m

ore information?

For more inform

ation contact your local Indiana Departm

entof Transportation D

istrict Office:

LAP

ORTE

DISTRICT

315 E. BO

YDB

OU

LEVARD

LAP

ORTE, IN

46350 P

HO

NE: (219) 362-6125

FAX: (219) 325-7516

FO

RTW

AYNE

DISTRICT

5333 HATFIELD

RO

AD

FO

RTW

AYNE, IN

46808 P

HO

NE: (260) 484-9541

FAX: (260) 471-1039

CRAW

FORD

SVILLED

ISTRICT41 W

EST300 N

ORTH

P.O. B

OX

667 C

RAWFO

RDSVILLE, IN

47933 P

HO

NE: (765) 362-3700

FAX: (765) 364-9226

GREEN

FIELDD

ISTRICT32 S

OU

THB

ROAD

WAY

GREEN

FIELD, IN 46140-2247

PH

ON

E: (317) 462-7751 FAX: (317) 462-7031

VIN

CENN

ESD

ISTRICT3650 S

OU

THU

. S. 41 V

INCEN

NES, IN

47591 P

HO

NE: (812) 882-8330

FAX: (812) 882-2752

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OU

RD

ISTRICT185 A

GRICO

LAN

E

SEYM

OU

R, IN 47274

PH

ON

E: (812) 522-5649 FAX: (812) 522-7658

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Prepared by: Urbitran Associates, Inc.

Do I need a D

riveway Perm

it?

Any business or private party wishing to construct an access

driveway along a State highw

ay is required to apply for, andobtain, a D

riveway Perm

it from IN

DOT

prior to beginning anyconstruction. A

Drivew

ay Permit is also required for any pro-

posed relocation or alteration of an access, approach, or cross-over and is governed by the sam

e regulations and standardsas for a new

access driveway.

Why is drivew

ay access to State highways regulated?

Each driveway introduces potential conflict points betw

eenthrough traffic on the highw

ay and turning traffic into and outof the drivew

ay. Therefore, the driveway m

ust be designedand located in an appropriate m

anner to afford both you andother m

otorists the greatest possible safety.

What happens if I don’t get a perm

it?

If a property owner fails to obtain the appropriate perm

it—or

if the permit conditions and provisions are not satisfied—

theDepartm

ent may halt any construction activity and/or rem

ovethe

driveway.

Perm

it enforcem

ent m

ay also

require the

involvement of the State Attorney G

eneral’s office. All construc-tion w

ork by the applicant within State right-of-w

ay must pro-

ceed in accordance with the conditions and provisions speci-

fied in the issued access permit. Any costs incurred by the

Departm

ent in correcting a failure to comply w

ith the terms

and conditions of a permit, or a failure to obtain a perm

it, areborne by the property ow

ner.

What form

should I use?

The appropriate INDOT

application form, entitled “D

riveway

Permit”

[Form

1945(RS/3-00)],

is used

for all

routinerequests for drivew

ays along State highways. The form

canbe

obtained

on-line

via the

INDOT

web

site(http://w

ww

.in.gov/dot/div/permits/form

s/1945.pdf)or

fromyour local IN

DOT

District O

ffice (see reverse side for District

Office contact inform

ation).

Is there any cost?

There is a non-refundable permit fee for each D

riveway

Permit application. The fee am

ount will be determ

inedbased on the type of land use associated w

ith the appli-cation. The fee covers the D

epartment’s costs associated

with review

ing the permit application and issuing the per-

mit if the drivew

ay is approved. Contact your local INDOT

District O

ffice (see reverse side) for more inform

ation.

How

long does INDOT’s application review

take?

INDOT’s review

process is dependent upon the type ofperm

it requested and the nature of the permit request.

More

complicated

applications usually

take longer

toreview

and process, and may involve the Central O

ffice inIndianapolis. Contact your local IN

DOT

District O

ffice form

ore information.

Where can I find m

ore information?

INDOT

encourages applicants

to refer

to its

Drivew

ayPerm

it Manual (http://w

ww

.in.gov/dot/business/permits/

pdf/driveway.pdf),

which

explains the

State highw

ayaccess perm

it rules and procedures to be followed w

henapplying for a perm

it, and also outlines design guidelinesassociated

with

locating and

constructing the

accessdrivew

ay on the State right-of-way. The guidelines out-

lined in the Drivew

ay Permit M

anual are also used byIN

DOT

in reviewing the access perm

it application

In addition to the Drivew

ay Permit, is other inform

ationrequired?

The follow

ing supplem

ental inform

ation m

ay be

requireddepending on site-specific circum

stances:

Additional Disclosure Form– A

document used for the pur-

poses of identifying and notifying other parties (persons,organizations, com

panies, agencies, etc.) that are, or will

be, served by the subject driveway approach.

Permit Bond

– Should the applicant/permittee fail to per-

form properly, this notarized docum

ent is used to guaran-tee that the w

ork performed on the right-of-w

ay by theapplicant/perm

ittee will be com

pleted as required in theconditions and provisions of the perm

it.

Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA)

– Atechnical study, prepared by

a registered professional engineer, may be required to eval-

uate the impact of present and future traffic generated by

the proposed development. The TIA

should be prepared inaccordance

with

the Applicant’s Guide

to Traffic

Impact

Studies, an

INDOT

publication that

can be

found here:

http://ww

w.in.gov/dot/business/perm

its/pdf/tia_app.pdf

Agreement to Execute an Access Control Docum

ent– In con-sideration for IN

DOT

granting a driveway perm

it, the appli-cant m

ay be required to sign an agreement to execute an

access control document conveying the access rights for the

balance of property frontage owned by the applicant. This

agreement allow

s INDOT

to issue a permit to begin drive-

way construction before the actual deed relinquishing the

remaining access rights is prepared and recorded on the

property. This document is required for m

ost developments

with over 400 feet of frontage along a State controlled high-

way.

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