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CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 5 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Study Purpose and Objectives, 5 Study Approach, 5 Report Organization, 5 7 CHAPTER TWO STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING UTILITIES ON CONTROLLED ACCESS RIGHT-OF-WAY Historical Background, 7 Current Regulatory Framework, 7 Federal Guidance on Use of Highway Right-of-Way, 8 Current Practices at State Departments of Transportation, 8 15 CHAPTER THREE STAKEHOLDER RECOMMENDATIONS, EXEMPLARY PRACTICES, AND IMPLEMENTATION EXPERIENCES Online Survey, 15 Management Procedures at State Departments of Transportation, 15 Utility Corridors, 17 Accommodation of Renewable Energy Sources, 18 Key Management Issues, 18 Exemplary Practices for Longitudinal Utility Installations on Controlled Access Right-of-Way, 19 Other Findings, 21 22 CHAPTER FOUR CONCLUSIONS 24 REFERENCES 27 APPENDIX A: SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE 33 APPENDIX B: SURVEY RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 48 APPENDIX C: SURVEY RESPONSES Note: Many of the photographs, figures, and tables in this report have been converted from color to grayscale for printing. The electronic version of the report (posted on the web at www.trb.org)
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SUMMARY MANAGING LONGITUDINAL UTILITY INSTALLATIONS ON CONTROLLED ACCESS RIGHT-OF-WAY The objective of this report is to survey state departments of transportation (DOTs) to identify and synthesize exemplary practices to help highway officials manage longitudinal utility installations on controlled access highway right-of-way.
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2 dation policy and should not conflict with the provisions of federal, state, or local laws and regulations. If such facilities will serve a private or proprietary interest, they might still be accommodated; however, they would have to be approved under the leasing requirements in the state DOT's approved right-of-way manual.
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3 ducts a site review, may request that facilities be located as close to the right-of-way line as possible, and requests final plans. Once the utility owner provides the final plans, the DOT reviews them and comes to a decision.
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4 Issues with the accommodation of longitudinal utility installations on controlled access right-of-way during both regular permitting and project development are similar to the issues DOTs have with utility installations on noncontrolled access right-of-way. The safety of the traveling public and potential effects on the road level of service during installation and maintenance activities were frequently mentioned, as were issues with utility coordination during project development.
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5 STUDY APPROACH The study team conducted an online survey of U.S. state DOTs.
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6 • Appendix B provides a detailed discussion of survey results. • Appendix C provides a list of state utility accommodation documents and quotes specific participant responses to the survey.
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