On October 22, 2003 the Dallas City Council approved an amendment to the March 2001 Right of Way ordinance and Pavement Cut and Repair Standards Manual which controls all pavement cuts and excavations made in the City of Dallas on city streets and alleys.

March 2001 Right of Way Ordinance (pdf)
October 22, 2003 Amendments to the Right of Way Ordinance (pdf)

 The technical standards governing all pavement cuts and excavations in city streets and alleys are provided in a manual.

Current amended Pavement Cut and Repair Standards Manual (pdf)

The amended Right of Way ordinance requires that any one who would cut the pavement of a recently constructed or reconstructed or resurfaced city street which has an asphalt surface provide a slurry seal or micro-surfacing treatment for the street block in which the cut has been made. A recently constructed or reconstructed or resurfaced street is defined to be any street which has been constructed or reconstructed or resurfaced within the past five years.

Streets Constructed, Reconstructed, or Resurfaced within the last 5 years (pdf)
Current Public Works and Transportation Street Improvement Work Plans
Future Public Works and Transportation Improvement Work Plans
Current Street Services Department Work Plans (pdf)
Future Street Services Department Work Plans (pdf)

Slurry seal specifications (pdf)
Micro-surfacing specifications (pdf)

For questions concerning the ordinance or manual requirements, pavement cut inspections, scheduling slurry seal or micro-surfacing treatments on completed street cuts, or the Public Works and Transportation Work Plans you may contact the Department of Public Works and Transportation at 214-948-4290.