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The Arlington County Code requires all structures to be constructed within the public right-of-way comply with the standards, specifications, regulations, and special conditions of the Department of Environmental Services. Before construction can begin, the contractor/owner must receive approval of the engineering plans covering in detail of the proposed work from Permitting & Inspections Office and Water & Sewer Engineering Section, Division of Transportation , and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture Resources . Approval of the work is given in a form of a Public Right-of-Way Permit obtained from the Permitting & Inspections Office.
To apply, please fill out the DES Public Right-of-Way Permit Application and submit five sets of engineering plans to Permitting & Inspections Office.
- View/ download/ print DES Public Right-of-Way Permit Application (PROW) (26 Kb PDF Format) This form is for digging in the public right of way.
A DES Transportation Public Right-of-Way Permit (TPROW) is required for proposed work that will block or substantially limit the use of roadway, sidewalks and/or parking meters. The TPROW must be applied for after approval of the PROW and 3-5 days prior to work commencing in the public right-of-way. Both right-of-way permits shall be issued simultaneously.
- View/ download/ print DES Transportation Right-of-Way Permit Application (TPROW) (26.6 Kb PDF Format) This form is for traffic interruptions, block parties, moving vans, construction equipment, cranes, dumpsters, PODs, trailers, trucks, lane closures, over weight and oversized vehicles, parking meter closures, and sidewalk closures in the public right of way.
Fee scheduleFor additional information, please call 703-228-3629, Option #0
Department of Environmental Services Construction Standards and Specification
Special Conditions, Regulation and Instructions for Arlington County DES Right-of-Way application New Underground Utility Construction
