Streamlined Access Permitting Process

Details

• Creators:
  Bassett, David R. ; Seat, Marlee L. ; Unguren, Blake
• Corporate Creators:
  Avenue Consultants, Inc
• Corporate Contributors:
  Utah. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Access Application Access Control (Transportation) Access Permit Best Practices Permits TIS Traffic Impact Study Utah
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UT-18.08
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Utah ; United States
• Edition:
  Final, Feb 2017 to Jun 2018
• Corporate Publisher:
  Utah. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  As part of the approval process for an access to a property, developers are sometimes required to perform a Traffic Impact Study (TIS), which takes time and money. This process also demands a significant amount time and resources from UDOT‘s Permits Department. There is a need to increase the efficiency of the permitting process, increase the number of access permits allowing a TIS to be waived, and free up valuable time for UDOT‘s Permits Department. The purpose of this research was to create a semi-automated tool for UDOT to reduce the number of access permits requiring a TIS. This tool, called the Access Permit TIS Form, will also help reduce the time needed for each permit while protecting UDOT‘s interest in maintaining safety and traffic flow on state roadways. Several different methods of research were conducted to define useful information on whether a TIS may be waived. This includes UDOT region interviews; focused best practice research on 19 agencies across the United States; a survey with questions relating to access permit applications and TIS requirements; and an analysis of UDOT‘s access permit database from January 2014 through March 2017. With information gathered from these research outlets, the Access Permit TIS Form was created. It is planned to be implemented immediately at the end of the research process and will provide UDOT with a tool to maintain consistency throughout the state and aid in the process to determine if a TIS can be waived.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  17-8689
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ba10665125d6f9017a8598b6780736f5c08f9b3030363305b73c098f573d672d
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42382/dot_42382_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.27 MB ]