Best Management Practices and Incentives to Expedite Utility Relocation

El-Rayes, Khaled; Liu, Liang; El-Gohary, Nora; Golparvar-Fard, Mani; Ignacio, Ernest-John

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Title

Best Management Practices and Incentives to Expedite Utility Relocation

Author(s)

• El-Rayes, Khaled
• Liu, Liang
• El-Gohary, Nora
• Golparvar-Fard, Mani
• Ignacio, Ernest-John

Issue Date

2017-07

Keyword(s)

best management practices, incentives, best practices, utility relocation, utility adjustment, highway construction

Abstract

The relocation of utilities often causes delays to the completion of highway projects in Illinois and other states. These delays often result in delayed project completion and reopening of closed roads, and increased design and construction costs. This report presents the findings of a research project funded by the Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT) to investigate, identify, and recommend best management practices (BMPs) and incentives that can be used by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to expedite utility relocation and minimize its related work delays. The objectives of this project were to (1) conduct a comprehensive literature review to gather and analyze the most current resource material on BMPs and incentives, (2) analyze the conformance of utility-relocation practices in selected IDOT district offices with related IDOT policies and laws, (3) conduct surveys of other state DOT officials and Illinois utility company representatives to collect and analyze their experiences in utilizing BMPs to expedite utility relocation, (4) evaluate the compliance of the identified BMPs and incentives with federal and Illinois state laws, regulations, and guidelines governing utility relocation, (5) quantify the costs and benefits of all the identified compliant utility-relocation BMPs, and (6) develop a dynamic decision-support tool that enables IDOT to rank the compliant utility-relocation BMPs and incentives based on their district-specific criteria.

Publisher

Illinois Center for Transportation/Illinois Department of Transportation

Series/Report Name or Number

FHWA-ICT-17-013

ISSN

ISSN 0197-9191

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

IDOT-R27-153

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No restrictions. This document is available through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161.

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