If a new antenna site installation requires the replacement of an existing pole, the installation owner must coordinate with the pole owner. If a new antenna site installation of a new pole is in an existing pole line, a replacement will not be allowed without an exception approved by TxDOT. Joint use must be considered, as indicated by Rule 222 of Part 2 of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC). Broadband Installations may be installed on new or existing third-party Poles within the Department Rights-of-Way. An Installation Owner shall obtain permission for use of existing third-party Poles from the structure owner and provide such documentation with its applications.

No Broadband Installation's measurements may exceed the dimensions set forth in this document or 43 TAC § 21.31-21.56 without the Department's approval.

Broadband Installations may be installed on the following Department Service Structures at the discretion of the District Engineer:

Illumination Pole that does not have a maintenance mechanism that traverses the height of the Illumination Pole
Sign Structure includes cantilevered overhead sign supports and sign bridges.
Include applicable TxDOT Standard Sheets in the plan set

The Department prefers that a Network Provider shall install its Broadband Installations on allowable structures other than Department Service Structures whenever technically feasible. If a Broadband Installation is proposed to be attached to a Department-owned Illumination Pole, at TxDOT's request, the Network Provider shall replace the Illumination Pole. The new Illumination Pole must comply with all relevant TxDOT standards and the following:

The weight of the proposed attachment and hardware necessary to mount it must be provided.
The mounting height of the proposed attachment must be provided.
The distance from the edge of the pole to where the proposed attachment will be mounted must be provided.
The Effective Projected Area (EPA) of the proposed attachment must be provided.
The resulting increase in forces on the pole and the resulting total combined stress ratio at the pole base must be computed and accounted for.

The Network Provider must demonstrate to the Department's satisfaction in the Department's sole discretion that the replacement Illumination Pole will support both the original function and all Improvements.The Network Provider shall provide a structural analysis of the Broadband Installation on the proposed Pole or Service Structure signed by a Texas Professional Engineer. Acceptable software for structural analysis calculations shall be a commercially available product with general industry acceptance. Should the Installation Owner or its contractor use a commercially available software application that the Department does not possess, the Installation Owner shall, if requested, make available to the Department at least one software license.

No placement shall be made which obstructs the line of sight and the beam or wave detection zone of any fixed TxDOT, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, or public safety equipment the operation of which is the line of sight, video, or radar detection dependent.

Additionally, any Node Support Pole shall comply with the following:

Any proposed Node Support Pole shall be located as near as possible to the Department Right-of-Way line furthest from traffic, but no more than 3' from the Department Right-of-Way line furthest from traffic.
The Pole location shall not be within a horizontal clear zone, any poles located in the clear zone shall comply with breakaway specifications.
Unless otherwise approved by the Department, a proposed Broadband Installation shall be at least 300' from any current Broadband Installation. Additional spacing may be required for any of the following reasons:
Traffic safety
Visual sitelines
Conflicts with TxDOT structures (existing, proposed, and planned)
Maintenance of the travel ways or Department Rights-of-Way
The Department's purposes

Strand-mounted, mid-span broadband equipment may be attached to or supported by existing or new Poles with approval from Pole owners on either side of the proposed equipment. Each piece of equipment shall not exceed 24" in length, 12" in height, and 15" in depth. The Installation Owner shall provide engineering design and pole loading analysis (PLA) calculations to justify the use of both adjacent poles. The Network Provider shall deactivate the strand-mounted installation within 15 minutes of a request from the Department.

Broadband Installations shall comply with applicable municipal ordinances, which may include specific requirements related to Historic Districts, Design Districts, proximity to parks, noise, and others.