Summary: | This course describe effective practices for utility conflict management (UCM) at transportation agencies. By emphasizing an earlier identification of utility conflicts and participation by all stakeholders (including project manager, designer, utility engineer/coordinator, utility owners, etc.), the course describes techniques and practices that result in improved design plans and fewer unnecessary utility relocations. The course emphasizes the judicious application of avoiding, minimizing, and mitigating principles and techniques.
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Learning Outcomes: | Learning Outcomes:
• Identify inefficiencies in project delivery due to inaccurate, incomplete utility data
• Describe key steps to identify and resolve utility conflicts within the project delivery process
• Describe the process to develop, use, and maintain utility conflict lists and other UCM tools
• Identify the use of databases to manage utility conflicts
• Identify and resolve utility conflicts using a sample highway project
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Teaching Method: | Classroom
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Target Audience: | project manager, designer, utility engineer/coordinator, utility owners, etc.
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Final Exam: | No |
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