Authorization of utility and monitoring well installations within public road right of way by external agencies and private utilities must first enter into an agreement with the City of Edmonton.
Authorization of utility and monitoring well installations within public road right of way by external agencies and private utilities must first enter into an agreement with the City of Edmonton.
The agreement usually takes the form of a Right of Way Consent and Access Agreement or a Franchise Agreement. A standard condition of the agreements is that all utility installations require City approval in the form of a Utility Line Assignment (ULA) Permit.
Applications for ULA permits include utility alignment plans showing where new underground or aerial utility lines will be built, or where environmental testing will occur on City road right of way.
The applicant that is proposing the installation, the Right-of-Way Management Group, other utility departments and agencies, and civic departments all play a role in reviewing, approving, construction, inspecting and/or recording information on these installations.
Apply Online
Note: Utility Line Assignment (ULA) applications are now processed online.
You can either attach a digital copy of your tentative plan or indicate that hard copies will be sent.
Acceptable file types are: doc, pdf and jpg. Confirmation of your application will be sent to the email indicated in the application.
Request for Work on Bridge
The Request for Bridge Access form can be used to request access to the bridge for minor utility work.
Requesting work on the bridge is only applicable where an existing access agreement, such as a ULA, duct agreement, servicing agreement, franchise agreement or RCAA agreement, is in place. If there is no current access agreement, please apply for an access agreement.
Please contact trafficops@edmonton.ca for more info on agreement application requirements.
Request Bridge Access
Download Bridge Access Request Form
Email the completed form to City of Edmonton Technical and Regulatory Services Civil Operations Group at parsreview@edmonton.ca.
No Cut Exemption Request
A moratorium exists where a roadway or alley has been classified with a visual condition index (VCI) greater than 5 or where special restoration requirements are needed.
The City of Edmonton recognizes that in order to reduce the financial and operational impacts on its infrastructure, every effort must be made to minimize any disturbance of the roadways, sidewalks, trails and boulevards. To achieve this goal, installation and/or repair methods such as pre-servicing, in-situ repairs and upgrading, and other methods that do not require any excavation within the rights-of-way must be employed whenever and wherever possible.
The City also recognizes that this is not possible in all circumstances and has developed restoration requirements that must be met to decrease the negative impacts on the infrastructure. The applicant further acknowledges that additional restoration may be required on-site by the Right-of-Way Inspectors.
For more No Cut exemption questions, call 780-496-4464.
Contact Us
On-Street Construction and Maintenance (OSCAM) Permit
Once you have exemption and restoration requirements you may proceed with your excavation. You must apply for, or complete, the OSCAM permit process online or by phone.
Email roaduse.permit@edmonton.ca
Phone 780-442-6458