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Impact of Utility Delays on Project Delivery
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2024-02-01
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Edition:Draft Final Report
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Abstract:Utility issues often cause significant delays in transportation construction projects. These delays result from several factors spanning multiple project phases. This project studied the current utility process at the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and provided recommendations to minimize overall project delays. The project work entailed the following: (1) systematically reviewing the current literature to identify best utility coordination practices as reported by other researchers and state transportation agencies; (2) engaging numerous SCDOT personnel to understand the current state of dealing with utilities in South Carolina and identifying the most critical delay factors; (3) surveying other state DOTs to review their utility accommodation and coordination practices, especially with respect to in-contract utility relocation reimbursement schemes; (4) surveying utility owners in South Carolina to gain their perspectives on the critical bottlenecks in utility accommodation and potential incentives to improve coordination with SCDOT; and (5) mapping the critical delay factors across various project phases with best practices that could address those delays in order to develop project recommendations for SCDOT to consider implementing. Given the broad scope, this report does not provide detailed recommendations but presents an overview of best practices and useful references where appropriate.
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