Cal. SHC § 680.5
This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 680.5, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.
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Official statutory text
The department and any utility as defined in Section 700 may enter into a contract for or apportioning the obligations and costs to be borne by each party for the removal, relocation or repair of facilities whenever necessary to accommodate any or all state highways which are not freeways, to the same extent and in the same manner as is authorized for state freeways in Section 707.5.
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