Railroad

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Railroad Utility Issues

• Michael Seely, P.E.
• Chief Railroad Utilities Engineer
• Utah Department of Transportation

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Utility Issues

• Subsurface Utility Engineering
• Method to positively locate underground utilities
• Best performed early in the design process
• National studies show a 41 cost savings

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Utility Issues

• Subsurface Utility Engineering
• UDOT rules require Utilities to provide SUE
  information at their cost
• Rule in effect since May 2000, however we are
  just now beginning full implementation

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Utility Issues

• Cooperation during construction
• UDOT pays an average of 2.1M in utility related
  change orders each year.
• Thousands of hours of lost time as well

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Utility Issues

• Cooperation during construction
• Working to reduce delays by improved
  communication
• SUE should help reduce delays

6
Railroad Issues

• Commuter Rail
• Quiet Zones
• Local traffic impacts
• Cooperation with Transit Authority

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Railroad Issues

• Aerial Easements
• UPRR has requested payment for aerial crossings
• Discussions are on-going to resolve this issue