Right-of-Way Acquisition and Utility Adjustment Process Duration Information Tool (RUDI) User Guide.

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• Creators:
  O'Connor, James T. ; O'Brien, William. ; Sohn, Taechong.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research ; Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Right of way (Land)
  • Property acquisition
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
• Abstract:
  Ever since right of way acquisition has been an organized business activity in Texas, ; involved and affected parties both sides of the R/W line have asked the question “How long does ; it take to acquire right of way? And, “When will this new highway be completed?” For over 40 ; years there has not been a reasonable answer to these questions. Predicting the duration of R/W ; acquisition processes has historically been a problematic issue without a definitive and reliable ; means of forecasting the successful delivery of clear right of way for highway construction. The ; Texas Department of Transportation’s inability to consistently predict the completion of this ; activity causes project delays, cost overruns and negative economic impact to commerce in ; general. ; Knowing of these negative economic repercussions, numerous investigations, process ; reviews and retooling efforts have been conducted in an attempt to understand and streamline ; R/W process durations and address unrealistic letting dates. However, none of these efforts ; produced a framework and tool that could suggest a date of R/W delivery. ; Then early in 2003 at the prompting of John Campbell, ROW Division Director, and ; under the direction of the Research and Technology Implementation Office, a research project ; was authorized and commissioned to research delays in right of way and utility processes. The ; Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has scientifically ; measured right of way and utility historical data and developed a tool to assist the right of way ; practitioner when providing an advance indication of R/W delivery for construction. ; This tool is called the “Right of Way and Utility Adjustment Duration Information ; System” (RUDI). It is an innovative tool that reviews a historical data directory to make ; intelligent predictions of time to acquire R/W and adjust utilities. RUDI is the first functional ; model of this type of decision assistance tool. RUDI is believed to be a wise first step toward ; providing a knowledgeable advisory of R/W project completion thereby supporting the mission ; of TxDOT to work cooperatively to provide safe, effective and efficient movement of people and ; goods. We trust this tool will be a benefit to your operations.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Project 5-4617-01
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16578/dot_16578_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.90 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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