Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XV. Roads, Waterways, and Aviation § 177.047.Permission of department required for obstructions or excavations in streets

Any city or person who enters upon such designated city connecting link streets or rights of way thereof, for the purpose of laying conduits, pipes, poles or wires therein, thereon or thereunder or makes any obstruction thereon or any excavation thereunder, which necessitates any change in the condition or structure thereof, shall do so as provided by regulations prescribed by the Department of Highways. The Department of Highways may prescribe rules and regulations for the protection of city connecting link streets, under which such work shall be done, and require indemnity for any damage occasioned by work done under the regulations.