Utility Conflict Impacts During Highway Construction
Utility conflicts occur at the intersection of highway projects and above and below ground utilities (e.g., electric, fiber optics, water, natural gas, sewer, and cable television). The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and state transportation agencies are implementing several projects that emerged from the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2). The focus of these projects was the identification and resolution of utility conflicts and more effective management of utility data, primarily during the pre-construction phase. Lessons learned are beginning to emerge from the implementation of these products at close to 20 state transportation agencies. A recent report from FHWA also highlighted specific strategies to address inefficiencies during utility coordination planning in the pre-construction phase. The objectives of this research are to (1) develop a way to identify and quantify the impact of utility conflicts during construction; (2) prepare a catalog of best practices for managing utility conflicts during the project delivery process, primarily during the construction phase; (3) identify procedure(s) and tools for utility inspections during adjustments and/or installation (e.g., in-place inspections and location data capturing in ways that maximize real-time data collection and processing); (4) evaluate the implementation and management of tools such as Utility Impact Analysis (UIA), Utility Conflict Management (UCM), and Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE); (5) develop a list of functional requirements for future development of a decision support tool; and (6) develop training materials.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Research is complete. To be published as NCHRP Research Report 1110 and NCHRP WOD 396.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $600000
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Contract Numbers:
Project 15-69
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Sponsor Organizations:
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001 -
Project Managers:
Crichton-Sumners, Camille
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Performing Organizations:
Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX United States 77843-3135 -
Principal Investigators:
Quiroga, Cesar
- Start Date: 20200625
- Expected Completion Date: 20240131
- Actual Completion Date: 20240131
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Best practices; Delays; Impacts; Inspection; Project delivery; Public utilities; Road construction; Training
- Subject Areas: Construction; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01707711
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project 15-69
- Files: TRB, RIP
- Created Date: Jun 8 2019 5:24AM