April, 2016 Alberta Electrical Utility Code

Table 9 ~ Minimum Grades of Construction for Crossings

(See Rule 10-002(11) and
CSA C22.3 No. 1-15 Clauses 6.3.1, 6.3.2.1, 7.8.1.1, 7.8.2, 7.8.3, 7.9.1, A.7.8.2, and A.8.1.)

Minimum grade of construction where

the conductors, messengers, or cables are at
Item at lower level
the upper level
Communication 0–750 V > 750 V
Railway control facilities and tracks 1 1 1
Limited- or controlled-access highways 1 1 1
Roads and highways — General 3 3 3
Over rights of way of underground pipelines
3 3 3
at a pressure of over 700 kilopascals
Above-ground pipelines 1 1 1
Navigable waterways requiring permits 1 1 1
Aerial tramways 1 1 1
Other private or public property 3 3 3
Communications
Cable 3 3 1*
Open wire — General 3 3 1*
Drop wire 3 3 3
Supply
0–750 V 2† 3 2‡
> 750 V 1† 2 2
* The grade of construction may be Grade 2 where one of the following conditions exists:
(a) the supply and communication lines have coordinated electrical protection (see Clause 4.4.);
(b) where coordinated electrical protection is not practical, the supply conductors have a rated tensile strength
of 12.4 kN or greater; or
(c) the supply conductors are enclosed in effectively grounded continuous metallic sheathed cable.
† The communication line may be Grade 3 where the supply conductors are in effectively grounded continuous
metallic sheathed cable.
‡ Grade 3 construction may be used where the supply conductors at the upper level are in effectively grounded
continuous metallic sheathed cable.

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