---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 192.185"
title: "49"
number: "192.185"
heading: "Vaults: Accessibility."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/192.185"
---

# §192.185. Vaults: Accessibility.


Each vault must be located in an accessible location and, so far as practical, away from:

- (a) Street intersections or points where traffic is heavy or dense;
- (b) Points of minimum elevation, catch basins, or places where the access cover will be in the course of surface waters; and
- (c) **Water, electric, steam, or other facilities.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 185(w)(3), 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60101 et. seq., and 49 CFR 1.97.

### Source

Source: 35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, unless otherwise noted.