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Creators:
Quiroga, Cesar ; Sharma, Sushant ; Meyland, Mary
Quiroga, Cesar ; Sharma, Sushant ; Meyland, Mary Less -
Corporate Creators:
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Corporate Contributors:
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Access Control (Transportation) Costs Driveways Feasibility Analysis Fees Permits Public Utilities
Publication/ Report Number:
FHWA/TX-14/0-6756-1
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
Texas
Corporate Publisher:
Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
Abstract:
Reviewing and processing utility and driveway permits at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

requires a considerable amount of involvement and coordination by TxDOT personnel, both at the district

and division levels. Currently, TxDOT absorbs the entire cost to review, process, and archive utility and

driveway permits, regardless of type of permit application, proposed project scale, or required TxDOT

resources involved. The purpose of the research was to evaluate the time and costs to process various types

of utility and driveway permits, evaluate potential fee alternatives, determine the feasibility of transferring

permitting responsibilities to local jurisdictions, and develop recommendations for access management

compliance. To estimate the costs, the researchers conducted extensive interviews with TxDOT districts and

divisions to characterize the permitting process and collected permit data from multiple sources. The cost

estimation included direct labor, equipment, information technology, and office cost categories, as well as

some costs associated with coordination activities that are directly relevant to the permitting function. Data

availability enabled a differentiation between simple and complex utility permits as well as a differentiation

between residential and nonresidential driveway permits. With this information, the researchers examined

potential fee alternatives to cover permit administrative costs. Based on feedback from districts and

divisions, the researchers concluded that transferring utility permits to local jurisdictions was not feasible

given the current utility permitting structure at TxDOT. However, transferring driveway permitting to local

jurisdictions is feasible under certain conditions. The researchers conducted four regional stakeholder

workshops to discuss and fine-tune the research findings and recommendations.


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PDF
Funding:
Project 0-6756
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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