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SHRP 2 Tools for Underground Utility Location, Data Collection, and Analysis--a New Project Brief
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Greetings!
The Common Ground Alliance estimates that there are 35 million miles of underground utilities in the United States. That's about the same as the distance between Earth and Mars. When a highway construction project is surprised by a utility, the results can include redesign costs, delay costs, change orders, claims, and damages (including repairs, environmental releases, and even human casualties). To reduce these negative impacts, several SHRP 2 projects are developing new tools to help locate and characterize underground utilities, as well as new tools to identify utility conflicts and solutions. This 8-page document provides an overview of the SHRP 2 projects related to underground utilities. It includes a brief description and the status of each project.
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