CEPS provides you the opportunity to take advantage of the following features to make submitting your Encroachment Permit Application Packages (EPAP) easier and more efficient:
The following videos and documents have been developed to assist you on how to use CEPS. We recommend that you view them before signing into the CEPS portal.
Sign in to the CEPS Portal and submit your EPAP. For more information, view CEPS Frequently Asked Questions.
EPAPs can still be submitted via email, fax or mail to your local District Encroachment Permits Office. Mailed in EPAPs should include c hecks (payable to "Caltrans" or "California Department of Transportation"). Please include on the memo line:
Our staff will process your submittal and respond to your requests as soon as possible.
Applicants must complete a current "Standard Encroachment Permit Application" (form TR-0100), attach supporting documentation such as: plans, location map, environmental documentation, letter of authorization, surety bonds, liability insurance, any applicable fees, etc. and submit them to the appropriate District Encroachment Permits Office having jurisdictional authority over the proposed encroachment site.
Fees vary depending on the type of encroachment and the amount of staff hours needed to review and inspect it. Typically, a deposit is required when the application package is submitted. Please contact the appropriate District Encroachment Permits Office for details.
Section 671.5 (a) of the California Streets and Highways Code requires that the Department either approves or denies an Encroachment Permit Application submittal within 60 calendar days, upon determination that the submittal is complete. This section grants the Department the authority in what constitutes a completed Encroachment Permit Application submittal. It also stipulates that an Encroachment Permit Application submittal is complete when all statutory requirements including but not limited to Storm Water, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) have been complied with. The term statutory requirement includes both federal and California statutes.
The actual time needed to review and approve your application will depend on the completeness of your submittal, scope, and complexity of the proposed work.
Effective January 1, 2022, Assembly Bill 955 (Quirk) amends Streets & Highways Code Section 671.5 by establishing additional procedures to the current process of reviewing encroachment permit applications for all broadband facilities by the California Department of Transportation. All broadband facility permit applications must comply with the additional procedures established by Assembly Bill 955.