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... SHRP 2 Renewal Project R15C Identification of Utility Conflicts and Solutions: Pilot Implementation of the SHRP 2 R15B Products at the Maryland State Highway Administration
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... SHRP 2 Renewal Project R15C Identification of Utility Conflicts and Solutions: Pilot Implementation of the SHRP 2 R15B Products at the Maryland State Highway Administration Cesar Quiroga, Edgar Kraus, and Jerry Le Texas A&M Transportation Institute The Texas A&M University System College Station Paul Scott and James Anspach Cardno Tom Swafford and Philip Meis Utility Mapping Services, Inc. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD Washington, D.C.
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... © 2015 National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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... DISCLAIMER The opinions and conclusions expressed or implied in this document are those of the researchers who performed the research. They are not necessarily those of the second Strategic Highway Research Program, the Transportation Research Board, the National Research Council, or the program sponsors.
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... The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. On the authority of the charter granted to it by Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters.
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... Contents 1 Executive Summary 4 CHAPTER 1 Background 6 CHAPTER 2 Use of the Stand-Alone UCM in Maryland 6 Introduction 8 District 3: MD 210 at Kerby Hill Road and Livingston Road Interchange Project 13 District 3: MD 212 (Powder Mill Road) from Montgomery Road to US 1 (Baltimore Avenue)
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... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Research Project SHRP 2 R15B took place from March 2009 to July 2011 and resulted in three products: Product 1 (stand-alone utility conflict matrix [UCM]
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... the use of the UCM approach in a stand-alone database environment to users who are not information technology professionals. The data entry forms are sufficiently polished and user friendly so that they can be used for actual data entry in a stand-alone environment.
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... • Develop module to estimate utility conflict risk levels. • Monitor the need for a UCM guidebook in addition to the UCM training course.
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... CHAPTER 1 Background Utility issues are widely recognized as one of the top reasons for delays in project development and delivery. Two critical factors contributing to inefficiencies in the management of utility issues are (a)
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... • Product 2 (utility conflict data model and database)
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... • Chapter 4 describes lessons learned from the one-day UCM training course as well as updates to the training materials to reflect these lessons learned. • Chapter 5 includes conclusions and recommendations.

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