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MDOT. I-94 Acclerated Construction Technology Detroit, Michigan April 17-19, 2007. ACTT WORKSHOP. MDOT ACTT WORKSHOP. UTILITIES/ RAILROAD COORDINATION Final Presentation. Utilities/Railroad Coordination. Team Members
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MDOT I-94 Acclerated Construction Technology Detroit, Michigan April 17-19, 2007 ACTT WORKSHOP
MDOT ACTT WORKSHOP UTILITIES/ RAILROAD COORDINATION Final Presentation
Utilities/Railroad Coordination Team Members Marion Leaphart, Utility Director, Coleman-Snow Consultants, (Retired Utilities Manager, SC DOT) Veena Jasuja, MDOT, Detroit TSC Nick Lefke, MDOT, Lansing, Real Estate Bill Stonebrook, MDOT, Lansing, Design Steve Rapp, MDOT, Lansing, Design Facilitator: Anu Taneja, MDOT, Lansing, Contract Services Notes: Lynn Venturino, MDOT, Lansing, Design Support
Designate a full time MDOT utilities coordinator • Oversee all aspects of utility coordination, communication, and cooperation during design and construction • Act as “go to” person for MDOT, utilities, and vendors
Utilize Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) • Have SUE provider available during design and construction • Update current SUE data • Utilize SUE deliverables effectively with stakeholders • Expedites conflict resolution
Identify and resolve municipal utility issues • Early and often involvement of municipal utilities • Early identification of potential “show stoppers” • Identify all relocation and proposed new work • Coordination with stakeholders
Identify and resolve private/public utility issues • Early and often involvement of private/public utilities • Early identification of potential “show stoppers” • Identify all relocation and proposed new work • Identify reimbursable relocations • Advanced utility relocations • Coordination with stakeholders
Participate in preliminary engineering costs for private/public utilities • Provides incentive to private/public utilities to cooperate in a timely manner • Increases cooperation during design phase
Form Steering Committee of officials from MDOT and Railroads (RR) • Authority to make high level decisions • Expedite RR decision making (i.e. trackage rights, union work rules, etc.)
Form a Design Engineering Committee • Early and often involvement of railroads • Early identification of design constraints • Early identification of potential “show stoppers”
Provide adequate time for RR coordination in the MDOT process • Two year minimum coordination time • Coordination time begins from submittal of preliminary plans from MDOT to RR
Contract with qualified vendor to perform RR coordination • Vendor must be knowledgeable in RR operations • Effective in obtaining RR approvals • Involve MDOT RR experts in vendor selection process
Coordinate at-grade crossings with service roads • Diagnostic Team Review (DTR) meeting should take place well in advance of construction, if required
Maintenance of RR traffic • Early and often involvement of RR • Construct temporary runaround “shoo-fly” tracks • Part width bridge construction • Roll-in/lift-in superstructure • Build new permanent bridges parallel to existing RR • Trackage rights agreements between RR during construction
Possible elimination of two RR structures over I-75 • RR approval required