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Creators:
Quiroga, Cesar ; Fernando, Emmanuel ; Oh, Jeongho ;
Quiroga, Cesar ; Fernando, Emmanuel ; Oh, Jeongho ; Less -
Corporate Creators:
Texas Transportation Institute ;
Corporate Contributors:
Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ;
Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Less -
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Energy Industries--Texas
Transportation--Texas
Energy
Fuel Gas
Geographic Information Systems
Oils
Resource Development
Right Of Way (Land)
Wind Power Generation

Publication/ Report Number:
FHWA/TX-12/0-6498-1 ; Report 0-6498-1 ;
FHWA/TX-12/0-6498-1 ; Report 0-6498-1 ; Less -
Resource Type:
Tech Report ;
Geographical Coverage:
Texas ;
OCLC Number:
789664728
Edition:
Technical report; Sept. 2009-Aug. 2011.
Corporate Publisher:
Texas Transportation Institute ;
NTL Classification:
NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ; NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-PLANNING AND POLICY ; NTL-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ;
Abstract:
In recent years, Texas has experienced a boom in energy-related activities, particularly in wind power generation and extraction of oil and natural gas. While energy developments contribute to enhance the state’s ability to produce energy reliably, many short-term and long-term impacts on the state’s transportation infrastructure are not properly documented. Examples include the impact of frequent truckloads on state highway infrastructure such as pavement structures and shoulders, as well as impacts on roadside infrastructure such as driveways and drainage facilities. There is also a lack of documentation on the impact on TxDOT’s ability to manage the state highway right-of-way effectively, e.g., with respect to driveway access and utility crossings. This report describes the work completed to measure the impact of increased level of energy-related activities on the TxDOT right-of-way and infrastructure, as well as develop recommendations to reduce and manage TxDOT’s exposure and risk resulting from those activities. The report addresses a number of topics, including the process to develop a geodatabase of energy developments in the state, field visits, pavement impacts, roadside impacts, operational and safety impacts, and economic impacts. The geodatabase includes non-renewable energy datasets, renewable energy datasets, energy use datasets, and geology-related datasets. The recommendations for implementation were grouped into the following categories: early notification and coordination (five recommendations), road maintenance and repair (four recommendations), roadside management (two recommendations), and funding (five recommendations).
Format:
PDF ;
Funding:
Project 0-6498 ;
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:
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