Event Title
Location
CL50 224
Session Number
158
Session Title
Designing to Avoid Utilities: When is It Feasible?
Track Title
Project Management/Planning
Event Description/Abstract
FHWA and INDOT have communicated for some time that successful project designs should avoid impacting utilities to lower risk and improve reliability in delivery. The question is, “When is it feasible?” To answer that question, this session engages participants with various project situations and design considerations to evaluate the feasibility of designing to avoid utilities. Participants from design, ROW, construction, and utility coordination will have the opportunity to interact in this “gamified” discussion.
Designing to Avoid Impacts to Utilties
CL50 224
FHWA and INDOT have communicated for some time that successful project designs should avoid impacting utilities to lower risk and improve reliability in delivery. The question is, “When is it feasible?” To answer that question, this session engages participants with various project situations and design considerations to evaluate the feasibility of designing to avoid utilities. Participants from design, ROW, construction, and utility coordination will have the opportunity to interact in this “gamified” discussion.
