How to get a TxDOT driveway permit and utility accommodation approval
General information, not a substitute for the advice of an attorney.
Who grants it: The TxDOT district office for the county (the report names the district).
When it applies: A new or changed driveway onto a state-maintained road, and any utility line crossing or running in state right of way. County roads are the county's; see the county road-use guide.
What the application asks for, and where to find it
| The application asks for | Where you find it | How |
|---|---|---|
| Location of the proposed driveway (highway, reference marker, side) | Your engineer | From the site plan; the report's map shows the state road and the coordinates. |
| Description of the proposed work | Your engineer | Driveway geometrics, drainage, and any utility installation from the civil design. |
| Applicant name, mailing address, telephone | You (the applicant) | The property owner or an authorized representative applies (the manual says so); a lessee applies with the owner's authorization. |
| Owner authorization | The landowner | Written authorization when the applicant is not the owner. |
| Drainage effect on the highway | Your engineer | TxDOT must approve drainage impacts before any local approval. |
| Utility line details for a gen-tie or cable | Your engineer | Route, depth or height, voltage, pole locations, from the electrical design. |
What the "where you find it" column means
- This site: the land report
- Run the spot on the land report; the value is on the page named, with its agency source.
- Appraisal district (tax assessor)
- The county appraisal district record: property ID, legal description, acreage, owner of record, agricultural valuation. The report's Lease page links it; the Permits page lists the district's phone.
- The landowner
- Only the owner can supply it: signed authorization, deed reference, existing leases, access, their contact details.
- Your engineer
- From your civil or electrical engineer: site plan, disturbed acreage, drainage, the electrical one-line, nameplate and inverter data, structure heights.
- Surveyor or title company
- Boundary survey, legal description for recording, easements of record, title commitment.
- The agency's website
- The agency publishes it: forms, fee schedules, community numbers, district offices, portal accounts.
- You (the applicant)
- Your entity details: legal name, address, signatory, contacts, FEIN, insurance.
How to file it
- Find the district in the TxDOT district list and contact its permit office (the report lists the district phone).
- File Form 1058, the permit to construct access driveway facilities, with the description and location; see the Access Management Manual for what TxDOT reviews.
- For a utility installation in the right of way, file the district's utility installation request with the route drawings; TxDOT's Utility Accommodation Rules govern.
- No work in the right of way until the permit is fully executed and TxDOT has had 24 hours' notice; a TxDOT inspector accepts the work.
The pages you will use
Official pages cited
How-to guidance from the agency pages linked above, not legal advice; forms, fees and offices change, so confirm with the office before filing. The land report fills in the site facts; the rest comes from the sources named in each row.
Related questions
General information from the sources linked above, not legal, tax, or financial advice.
Sources and helpful links
- TxDOT district list txdot.gov
- Form 1058 txdot.gov
- the Access Management Manual txdot.gov
More official contacts and resources: Helpful links.