The costs of betterments that are necessitated by the requirements of the highway construction are reimbursable.

The cost of betterments which are constructed at the election of the utility and are not attributable to the highway project, such as increased service capacity or service improvements, are non‑reimbursable.

The amount of betterment that the utility owner elects to include is established as a percentage at the time of estimate and execution of the utility agreement with the State.

This estimate‑based percentage is applied to the final costs billed.