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Benefits of SUE in Drainage & Wastewater Infrastructure Replacement Many cities have sewer systems that have been in place for more than 100 years. What happens when those old systems begin to fail and need replacement? As cities grow and decades of infrastructure is added, the records from individual utilities traditionally aren’t maintained to a reliable standard. That’s where current Subsurface Utility Engineering investigations add tremendous value to project planning and implementation.

Advanced Geophysical Tools Support Archaeology Investigation The planned development of property in Tampa, Florida led to the discovery of a cemetery founded in 1901 that was no longer part of city maps after 1925. A public housing complex and two private companies had unknowingly been built on top of the two and a half acres that had been part of the original Zion cemetery, one of the first African American cemeteries in Tampa. Determining whether the remains had been exhumed and moved to another location became a priority of multiple groups in Tampa.

Team Spotlight: Vinnie LaVallette Vinnie is our Practice leader for Utility Coordination (UC) and has been with T2ue for more than 17 years. She started her engineering career working for an electric/gas utility owner, overseeing the coordination of utility design for roadway relocations, as well as training staff on policies and procedures for DOT projects and now manages UC for major roadway and design-build projects across the US.

Flying for Survey Data What do rough terrain, congested roadway corridors, stockpiles, weather damage, and trespassing have in common? The targeted use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS or “drones”) is being used in innovative ways to gather a wide range of data and visual information. Using UAS as a surveying tool continues to evolve as technology and data analysis improves.

Technology & On-Site Utility Coordination Inspectors Improve Georgia DOT Utility Permit Management T2ue is working closely with the Georgia DOT (GDOT) to implement an innovative approach to data capture that adds to their existing permitting system. T2ue field staff provide additional boots-on-the-ground for the DOT, but the real value comes from our use of integrated digital technology that is enhancing the DOTs management of Right of Way corridors and providing digital tracking and mapping for utility permitting encroachments.

UESI Accreditation Program in Development Public agencies have begun asking for qualifications to prove individual’s competence and knowledge of Utility Investigations and Utility Coordination, however, no industry standard certifications currently exist. UESI has begun actively working with ASCE’s certification entity to solve this problem.