| << Previous | Contents | Next >> |
Accelerated Construction Technology Transfer Toolkit
Archived: Sample Materials and Forms
Utilities initial presentation
MDOT ACTT Workshop
I-94 Accelerated Construction Technology
Detroit, Michigan
April 17-19, 2007
MDOT ACTT Workshop
Utilities/Railroad Coordination
Initial Presentation
Utilities/Railroad Coordination
Team Members
- Marion Leaphart, Utilities Manager, SC DOT
- Veena Jasuja, MDOT, Detroit TSC
- Nick Lefke, MDOT, Lansing, Design
- Bill Stonebrook, MDOT, Lansing, Design
- Steve Rapp, MDOT, Lansing, Design
Facilitator:
- Anu Taneja, MDOT, Lansing, Contract Services
Notes:
- Lynn Venturino, MDOT, Lansing, Design Support
Goals for Skill Set
- Identify utility relocation opportunities (public and private)
- Define ideas to maintain railroad traffic
- Coordinate placement of fiber optic utilities with the railroad ROW
- Identify issues with existing utilities
Designate a full time MDOT Utilities Coordinator
- Oversee all aspects of utility coordination
- Act as "go to" person for MDOT and utilities.
- Report to project manager or have final authority for utility coordination
- Streamline communication between other skill sets
Utilize Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE)
- Have a SUE provider available during the design phase
- Update the current SUE data
- Make full use of all data
- Share the SUE deliverables with other skill sets and utilities
- Expedited utility information to resolve conflicts
Identify and resolve major municipal utility issues
- Early and often involvement of utilities
- Identify potential "show stoppers" early
- Identify all relocation work
- Identify all new work
Identify and resolve private/public utility issues
- Early and often involvement of utilities
- Identify potential "show stoppers" early
- Identify all relocation work
- Identify all new work
- Identify reimbursable relocations
- Advance utility relocation
- Coordination with other skill sets
Incentives
- Participate in preliminary engineering costs for private/public utilities
- Pilot project
Form steering committee comprised of high level MDOT and RR officials
- Expedite railroad decision making
- Improve communications between RR and MDOT
Form a Design Engineering Committee
- Early identification of design constraints
- Early and often involvement of railroads
- Identify potential "show stoppers" early
Contract with qualified vendor knowledgeable in RR operations and in securing RR approvals
- Designate MDOT RR expert for consultant selection of RR coordination
| << Previous | Contents | Next >> |