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1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No.
FHWA/TX-12/0-6498-1
4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date
ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS AND THE TRANSPORTATION December 2011
INFRASTRUCTURE IN TEXAS: IMPACTS AND STRATEGIES Published: March 2012
6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s) 8. Performing Organization Report No.
Cesar Quiroga, Emmanuel Fernando, and Jeongho Oh Report 0-6498-1
9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System 11. Contract or Grant No.
College Station, Texas 77843-3135 Project 0-6498
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13. Type of Report and Period Covered
Texas Department of Transportation Technical Report:
Research and Technology Implementation Office September 2009-August 2011
P. O. Box 5080 14. Sponsoring Agency Code
Austin, Texas 78763-5080
15. Supplementary Notes
Project performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway
Administration.
Project Title: Texas Energy Developments and TxDOT Right-of-Way
URL: http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-6498-1 .pdf
16. Abstract
In recent years, Texas has experienced a boom in energy-related activities, particularly in wind power
generation and extraction of oil and natural gas. While energy developments contribute to enhance the
state's ability to produce energy reliably, many short-term and long-term impacts on the state's
transportation infrastructure are not properly documented. Examples include the impact of frequent
truckloads on state highway infrastructure such as pavement structures and shoulders, as well as impacts on
roadside infrastructure such as driveways and drainage facilities. There is also a lack of documentation on
the impact on TxDOT's ability to manage the state highway right-of-way effectively, e.g., with respect to
driveway access and utility crossings.
This report describes the work completed to measure the impact of increased level of energy-related
activities on the TxDOT right-of-way and infrastructure, as well as develop recommendations to reduce and
manage TxDOT's exposure and risk resulting from those activities. The report addresses a number of topics,
including the process to develop a geodatabase of energy developments in the state, field visits, pavement
impacts, roadside impacts, operational and safety impacts, and economic impacts. The geodatabase includes
non-renewable energy datasets, renewable energy datasets, energy use datasets, and geology-related datasets.
The recommendations for implementation were grouped into the following categories: early notification and
coordination (five recommendations), road maintenance and repair (four recommendations), roadside
management (two recommendations), and funding (five recommendations).
17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement
Energy Developments, Oil and Gas, Wind Farms, No restrictions. This document is available to the
Pavement, Utilities, Driveway Permits, Right-of- public through NTIS:
Way, GIS National Technical Information Service
Alexandria, Virginia 22312http://www.ntis.gov
19. Security Classif. (of this report) 20. Security Classif. (of this page) 21. No. of Pages 22. Price
Unclassified Unclassified 218Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72)
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Quiroga, César A.; Fernando, E. G. & Oh, Jeongho. Energy Developments and the Transportation Infrastructure in Texas: Impacts and Strategies, report, March 2012; College Station, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth326735/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.