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Utility Installation Review (UIR) System

Utility Installation Review (UIR) System. Internet-Based Utility Permit Implementation. Why is It Important?. Large number of utilities within the ROW Thousands of utility permits per year Hundreds of utility agreements per year Institutional memory at TxDOT

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Utility Installation Review (UIR) System

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  1. Utility Installation Review (UIR) System Internet-Based Utility Permit Implementation Transportation Operations Group

  2. Why is It Important? • Large number of utilities within the ROW • Thousands of utility permits per year • Hundreds of utility agreements per year • Institutional memory at TxDOT • Quality of information provided by utilities • TTI Research Project 0-2110 • Prototype GIS-based utility inventory model • Prototype Internet-based utility permitting system Transportation Operations Group

  3. Workflow Diagram - Overview • Notice of Proposed Installation Submitting Reviewing • 48-hr Notification • Traffic Control Plan Approval/Pre-construction • Approval Construction Post-construction • As-Built Certification Transportation Operations Group

  4. Workflow Diagram (Part 1) Submitting Reviewing Approval Transportation Operations Group

  5. Workflow Diagram (Part 2) Pre-construction Construction Post-construction Transportation Operations Group

  6. User System Requirements • Desktop/Laptop with Pentium Processor or higher • Internet Explorer 6.0 • Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 • Internet connection • Email account • UIR active account Transportation Operations Group

  7. Additional Information https://apps.dot.state.tx.us/uirpro/ http://uir.tamu.edu/uirdemo/ (demo) • Online help system • User manual • Training materials Cesar Quiroga – TTI (RS): c-quiroga@tamu.edu, 210-731-9938 Jesse Cooper – ROW (PD): jcoope2@dot.state.tx.us, 512-416-2874 John Campbell – ROW (PC): jcampbel@dot.state.tx.us, 512-416-2909 Transportation Operations Group

  8. Project Status • Pilot implementation in San Antonio • Four utility companies • Water utility • Electric utility • Major telecom • Cable TV company • All utility permits within Bexar County • Lessons learned for statewide implementation Transportation Operations Group

  9. Implementation Issues • Utility company acceptability • Detailed utility installation coordinates • Buy-in from administration • Concern about Internet-based procedures • Proprietary information security • DOT concerns • System scalability • Ability to capture district-level procedures Transportation Operations Group

  10. Project Status (as of 09/24/08) Online Future Transportation Operations Group

  11. Project Status (as of 09/24/08) Transportation Operations Group

  12. Major System Functionality • Database-driven • Interactive GIS-based permit location • Permit event and document tracking • PDF file conversion • Utility company/DOT user management • Tabular and map-based reports • Performance measures Transportation Operations Group

  13. Transportation Operations Group

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  15. Benefits • Automation • More thorough, faster reviews • Reporting and accountability • Institutional memory • Document retention practices Transportation Operations Group

  16. Challenges • Garbage in / garbage out … • Automation does not “automatically” result in better, more reliable deliverables • DOT and utility company training • Utility company compliance • Utility Accommodation Rules • Notification to DOT prior to construction Transportation Operations Group

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