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Utility Impacts
Pages 15-17

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... UTILITY IMPACTS This project sought to better understand the frequency of utility conflicts, impacts on the actual construction work, and the best strategies agencies use to prevent negative outcomes on urban projects. Figure 9 reflects on how the agencies responded to the question of how often utilities impact urban corridor projects.
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... Influences or Impacts % of State Response Schedule 100 Financial 70 Contract administration activities on the part of the agency 70 Stakeholder relations 43 Quality of the work 30 Number of bidders on a project 4 Other 4 Owing to multiple choices percentages do not equal 100%. TABLE 7 IMPACTS UTILITIES HAVE ON CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS IN URBAN CORRIDORS What strategies has your agency used to mitigate the impacts of utilities on the urban corridor construction projects administered by your agency?
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... Strategy % of State Response Early coordination with impacted utility companies 83 Ongoing coordination meetings with utility companies even before a specific project is started 57 Other (see Table 11) 30 Payment of some relocation expenses even if not required by law 17 Modifying state law to require more effective coordination between your agency and the utility company 13 Payment of all relocation expenses even if not required by law 4 Litigation 0 Owing to multiple choices percentages do not equal 100%.
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