Improving Rights-of-Way Acquisition and Compensation Practices for Utility Relocation

The objective of this research was to identify effective statutory means, agency policies, and project development procedures state departments of transportation (DOTs) use to acquire rights of way (ROW) and compensate for utility relocations and to develop guidance DOTs and others may use to enhance the effectiveness of their own practices. The product of this research shall be a report, helpful to utility companies as well as DOTs, describing the primary factors influencing policies and practices, a framework for assessing effectiveness of an agency’s policies and practices, and examples of very effective policies and practices that agencies might adapt to control risks of project delay and cost increases attributable to utility relocations.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4566

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $400000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 11-08

• Sponsor Organizations:

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Jared, David

• 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: 20190401
• Expected Completion Date: 20220425
• Actual Completion Date: 20220425

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction projects; Costs; Easements; Evaluation and assessment; Guidelines; Location; Policy, legislation and regulation; Property acquisition; Public utilities; Right of way (Land); Stakeholders; State departments of transportation
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Highways; Law; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01672542
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 11-08
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 18 2018 3:03PM