The practice of burying or placing utility lines without adequate documentation has caused large-scale problems across the country. It’s also helped create a new program devoted entirely to the issue. The Utility Engineering Program, formed last year at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) to capitalize on the Institute’s two decades of leading-edge research and […]
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TTI’s Utility Engineering Program Helps Sponsors Avoid Unseen Expenses, Delays
Transportation project design and construction, even under the best of circumstances, are challenging for all concerned — the agency paying for the project, the engineer designing it, the contractor building it, and the travelers waiting on its completion. Transportation agencies face numerous obstacles regarding utilities, including a lack of accurate information about utility facilities that […]