Each Transportation Enhancement (TE) project is required
to have right of way clearance before it goes to bid advertisement.
For a vast majority of TE projects, most right of way and
easements take place on government land. A small minority
of TE projects require right of way from private parcels.
More right of way information can be downloaded from the
Project Administration
Documents Web page.
Public Right of Way
If the right of way or easement takes place on public land,
the project sponsor needs approval from the land owners to
do the project. A Joint Project Agreement can fulfill this
approval function, and may set the basis for the right of
way clearance memo.
Private Right of Way
On private land, the clearance requires that the sponsor
acquire the property per federal standards, or obtain an easement,
for the TE project.
Certification Acceptance
If a sponsor has Certification Acceptance, they get their
own right of way clearance, and verifies to ADOT that such
clearance has been obtained.
