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CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 5 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background, 5 Project Scope, Goals, and Objectives, 5 Research Methodology, 6 Report Structure, 7 8 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW Background Literature, 8 State Transportation Agency Utility Coordination Practices, 8 Recent Research, 9 Training, Education, and the Workforce, 12 Additional Resources, 12 15 CHAPTER THREE RESULTS OF UTILITY COORDINATION SURVEYS State Transportation Agency Utility Coordination Survey Responses, 15 Utility Coordination Procedures, 16 Core Elements of Effective Utility Coordination, 19 Design-Build, 24 Education, Training, and Certification in Utility Coordination, 24 Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance, 25 Stakeholder Integration in Utility Coordination, 27 Applied Research and Results in Utility Coordination, 31 33 CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS OF UTILITY COORDINATION CASE EXAMPLES General Findings, 33 Kentucky Case Example, 34 Maryland Case Example, 34 Utah Case Example, 35 Virginia Case Example, 36 Wyoming Case Example, 37 Washington State Case Example, 37 39 CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSIONS Key Findings, 39 Research Needs, 42 43 GLOSSARY 44 REFERENCES 45 BIBLIOGRAPHY 46 APPENDIX A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE 61 APPENDIX B INTERVIEW TOOL 62 APPENDIX C LINKS TO STA UTILITY COORDINATION PROCEDURES
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Note: Many of the photographs, figures, and tables in this report have been converted from color to grayscale for printing. The electronic version of the report (posted on the web at www.trb.org)
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SUMMARY EFFECTIVE UTILITY COORDINATION: APPLICATION OF RESEARCH AND CURRENT PRACTICES "Effective [utility] coordination during construction begins with better coordination prior to construction" (Thorne et al.
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2 gathered from the survey. The interviews may serve as case examples to other STAs that are developing or enhancing their utility coordination procedures.
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3 there was a measure within their STA to gauge utility coordination effectiveness, 52% responded they "Do Not Measure Utility Coordination Effectiveness." Through follow-up discussion of the case examples, some STAs revealed the use of anecdotal measures, while others have defined schedule and budget performance measures. This response does present a possible need for more formalized measures of utility coordination effectiveness.
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4 in multiple states. With many utility facilities moving toward national conglomerates, this practice may need to be revisited.
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5 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Utility and transportation facilities often share real estate (utilities within transportation right-of-way) in order to provide services to the public by the most economical means.
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6 • Identification of the core elements of effective utility coordination; • Current practices in managing consultant-led utility coordination, both stand-alone and those incorporated into design contracts; • Current practices in performing utility coordination in-house; • How and when stakeholders are integrated into the utility coordination process (e.g., design team, contractors, utility owners, consultants, and resource agencies) ; • Prequalification requirements for consultants and evaluation measures of performance; • Training and certification available and/or required for utility stakeholders; • How academic programs are educating students about utility engineering; • The process by which an effective utility coordination project is scoped (e.g., project schedule, type and complexity of project, level of effort, and level of risk)
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7 Concurrent with the final stages of the survey questionnaires, STAs were identified for follow-up interviews via literature review and initial survey responses. Representatives from six states -- Kentucky, Maryland, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming -- were interviewed face-to-face while attending the annual meeting of the AASHTO Subcommittee on Rightof-Way, Utilities, and Outdoor Advertising Control.
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