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MDOT receives infrastructure permit applications from individuals, local governmental agencies, organizations, and businesses. These applications, to operate or construct privately or publically owned facilities within the state highway right of way, include the following types of facilities or operations
- Bridges (Pedestrian, Non-Motorized and Vehicular)
- Structures (Onpremise Signs, Non-motorized Paths, Bus Shelters, Landscape, Wind Turbine, Solar Panels, and Electrical Charging Stations)
- Tunnels (Agricultural, Non-motorized, Vehicular, and Fauna)
- Disposal of Earth Excavation Material or Contractor's Plant Sites
- Driveways (Field, Residential, Commercial, and Resurfacing)
- Facility Crossing at Local Road Intersection
- Seismic Explorations in MDOT Right-of-Way
- Street Lights (Decorative and Industrial)
- Wireless Communication(Cell Towers and Co-Locations)
- Utilities
- Small Cell Wireless Facility (SCWF)
- Guidelines for Requesting Alternate Use of Limited Access Right-of-Way: Nonmotorized Facilities
MDOT permits these types of facilities or operations in a manner which does not significantly compromise the integrity of state highway right of way systems, while simultaneously providing assurance to the general traveling public for the safest transportation environment possible.