Tech Brief: Texas Saves $23M Through SHRP2 Approach to Identifying and Managing Utility Conflicts

Federal Highway Administration2020PDFBriefUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and PavementsTexas. Dept. of TransportationUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationTexasUnited StatesConflict managementLife cycle analysisCase studiesCoordinationFHWA-HIF-20-090The Texas Department of Transportation implemented utility conflict management statewide to identify and resolve potential utility obstacles much earlier in a project\u2019s life cycle. The method equips the project team with data models, templates, and other tools for documenting all utilities sharing the right of way of an infrastructure construction project. Before construction begins, the project team also coordinates with the utility on plans for how to Avoid, Minimize, or Accommodate (AMA) the conflict during design.104