About Emergency Permit Certificates

The Emergency Permit Certificate is the authorization from PennDOT allowing a utility company to perform emergency work without an issued Highway Occupancy Permit. If a utility company performs emergency work and does not have any Emergency Permit Cards (EPCs), has EPCs that are expiring, and does not currently have an active Emergency Permit Certificate, then the company needs an Emergency Permit Certificate.

Emergency Permit Certificates:

· Are free

· Can be requested on-line through ePermitting

· Are applicable state-wide

· Can be printed on-demand

· Expire after one year

· Can be renewed on-line through ePermitting

Emergency Permit Certificates and BPIDs

Certificates are linked to Business Partner IDs (BPIDs). Therefore, if a company has multiple BPIDs, a certificate is needed for each BPID.

Each BPID authorized to perform emergency work needs one certificate that is applicable within the entire state of Pennsylvania.

PennDOT can create certificates for utility companies who do not have a BPID; although, such companies are strongly encouraged to become an ePermitting business partner and use ePermitting for all their Highway Occupancy permitting needs.