Design-Build Approach for Utility Relocations in Highway Right-of-Way

Many state transportation agencies authorized by their state legislature use alternative project-delivery methods to save time and money on highway projects. One of the principal alternative techniques for road improvements is design-build. The objective of this paper is to identify states with design-build statutory authority and effective design-build techniques for utility relocation. A survey conducted as part of this paper, identified thirty states with design-build authority and five states exhibiting extensive experience with design-build projects in highway corridors. The survey identified five common techniques and case studies from Florida and North Carolina demonstrate that the design-build approach successfully relocated utilities in the highway right-of-way.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Najafi, Fazil Tawab
  • Martin, Jeff
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2006-1-22 to 2006-1-26
• Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 14p
• Monograph Title: TRB 85th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers CD-ROM

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Costs; Design build; Overhead utility lines; Project management; Relocation (Facilities); Right of way (Land); Underground utility lines
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Finance; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01025698
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 06-0816
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 8 2006 11:26AM