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http://onlinepubs.trb.org...trr/1991/1326/1326-007.pdf

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The interaction between state highway agencies and utility firms sharing highway right-of-way is exceedingly complex. Many opportunities exist for difficulties to arise. Typical utility-related problems are examined and potential solutions are described. This paper is based on a 2.5-year study of utility difficulties in the Alabama Highway Department. The study included interviews conducted with highway managers, utility industry officials, contractors, utility consulting engineers, highway agencies in other states, and national utility authorities. The project resulted in more than 300 suggestions for improvements to the highway-utility process in Alabama; the suggestions were condensed to 85 topics for study and possible policy changes. Approximately 30 topics are reviewed in this paper. They represent problem areas common to virtually all states. Identification of these topics and potential solutions should assist other state highway agencies in evaluating procedures and improving the highway-utility interaction processes.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1326, Safety Rest Areas, Roadway Vegetation, and Utility and Highway Issues 1991. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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1991

Transportation Research Record

0309051665

Cooperation; Improvements; Interviewing; Policy; Problem identification; Problem solving; Public private partnerships; Regulatory reform; Right of way (Land); State departments of transportation; Utilization

Interaction

Alabama

Alabama

Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Research; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Apr 30 1992 12:00AM

• CHANGING THE URBAN FOREST TO FIT THE 1990S
• COMMERCIALIZATION OF REST AREAS IN CALIFORNIA
• PILOT STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF VEGETATION AND OTHER FACTORS ON PAVEMENT CONDITION
• SURVEY OF LANDSCAPE USE OF NATIVE VEGETATION ON MIDWEST HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY
• USAGE OF THREE REST AREAS IN VERMONT (ABRIDGMENT)
• USING FINE FESCUES TO REDUCE ROADSIDE MAINTENANCE COSTS