31-26-23.   When any highway along, under, or over which such facilities have been constructed shall be changed, the permit holder shall, upon ninety days' notice in writing, remove or relocate such facilities at its own cost. If any highway or public entity infrastructure is constructed or changed within the public right-of-way, the public entity or its representative shall notify any affected known utility that has electrical lines, communications lines, or pipelines and allow the affected utility to participate in a coordination meeting during the planning or design phase of the project, except as provided in this section. The meeting shall allow the public entity and affected known utility to discuss options to minimize construction delays, limit the impact of the construction on utility facilities, and to minimize or eliminate costs associated with any utility removal or relocation. No such option may cause the public entity to incur additional costs unless a written agreement is reached to have the affected utility pay for the additional costs incurred by the public entity.

Diane Mellan