Betterments Necessitated by Highway Construction
No betterment credit is required for additions or improvements incorporated into a replacement facility for the following reasons:
- economy (non‑stocked items may be uneconomical to purchase)
- compliance with governmental laws and ordinances
- compliance with appropriate regulatory commission codes
- installing replacements that are of equivalent standard although not identical
- required by current design practices regularly followed by the company in its own work
- which there is a direct benefit of the highway project, or required by the highway project.