TY - GEN
T1 - Cost benefit analysis of best practices for expediting utility relocations on highway projects
AU - Ignacio, Ernest John
AU - El-Rayes, Khaled
N1 - Funding Information:
This research is based on work supported by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), funded under Project No. R27-153. This research expanded the IDOT project scope which focused on IDOT decision makers. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). All rights reserved.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Utility adjustments continue to be a major cause of delays to highway construction projects. To minimize utility related problems, state departments of transportation (DOTs) have implemented a number of improved strategies called "best practices." This paper presents the findings of a recent study that analyzed the costs and benefits of 45 utility adjustment best practices. The study gathered and evaluated survey responses from State DOT officials on their experiences in implementing these best practices on utility adjustment projects. A total of 42 State DOT officials participated in the survey representing 33 different states. This study analyzed the costs and benefits associated with implementing 45 best practices including the effectiveness in expediting utility adjustment, reduction in project length experienced, problems and challenges encountered as a result of these best practices, and the cost of implementing these practices. The results of this analysis provides DOT decision makers valuable information to select the most beneficial best practices to reduce utility adjustment delays and accelerate utility adjustment projects.
AB - Utility adjustments continue to be a major cause of delays to highway construction projects. To minimize utility related problems, state departments of transportation (DOTs) have implemented a number of improved strategies called "best practices." This paper presents the findings of a recent study that analyzed the costs and benefits of 45 utility adjustment best practices. The study gathered and evaluated survey responses from State DOT officials on their experiences in implementing these best practices on utility adjustment projects. A total of 42 State DOT officials participated in the survey representing 33 different states. This study analyzed the costs and benefits associated with implementing 45 best practices including the effectiveness in expediting utility adjustment, reduction in project length experienced, problems and challenges encountered as a result of these best practices, and the cost of implementing these practices. The results of this analysis provides DOT decision makers valuable information to select the most beneficial best practices to reduce utility adjustment delays and accelerate utility adjustment projects.
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U2 - 10.1061/9780784481295.061
DO - 10.1061/9780784481295.061
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85049200827
T3 - Construction Research Congress 2018: Infrastructure and Facility Management - Selected Papers from the Construction Research Congress 2018
SP - 611
EP - 618
BT - Construction Research Congress 2018
A2 - Wang, Chao
A2 - Berryman, Charles
A2 - Harper, Christofer
A2 - Lee, Yongcheol
A2 - Harris, Rebecca
PB - American Society of Civil Engineers
T2 - Construction Research Congress 2018: Infrastructure and Facility Management, CRC 2018
Y2 - 2 April 2018 through 4 April 2018
ER -