Risk Assessment of MDOT Utility Coordination Processes

Relocation of utilities is a complex processes for Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and other state DOTs. Utilities are owned by other entities, such as cities, private organizations, or member-owned cooperative associations. Also, the size of utility companies varies from large organizations (such as Entergy) to small, rural utilities who generally have limited resources. MDOT’s Right-of-Way Division (ROW) and District Utility Coordinators have oversight of this process; however, utility companies are ultimately responsible for ensuring utilities are relocated. Further, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has conducted a national program review on the utility coordination process. While the review team found some noteworthy practices, the team concluded that few States have implemented a comprehensive process with the policies, procedures, and practices stipulated in Federal regulations. MDOT will have technical advisory committee (TAC) participants from ROW, RWD, Districts, upper management, and Research. The principal investigator (PI) will map out and document MDOT’s current processes, perform a risk assessment, recommend improvements, and document implemented improvements.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $263381
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Mississippi Department of Transportation

  401 North West Street, P.O. Box 1850
  Jackson, MS  United States  39215-1850
• Managing Organizations:

  Mississippi Department of Transportation

  401 North West Street, P.O. Box 1850
  Jackson, MS  United States  39215-1850
• Performing Organizations:

  Gresham, Smith and Partners

  385-B Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 410
  Ridgeland, MS  United States  39157
• Principal Investigators:

  Battey, Randy

• Start Date: 20190918
• Expected Completion Date: 20240630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coordination; Public utilities; Right of way (Land); Risk assessment
• Identifier Terms: Mississippi Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01895490
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mississippi Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 6 2023 10:52AM