UPROW Committee News
Benjamin Lucha, Chair
As a public works professional living in an ever-changing environment, you are not only keeping track of advancements and how the way we live, work, and play is constantly fluctuating, but you are also asking the question, 鈥淲hat kind of infrastructure is needed to make that work?鈥 There is always a lot more going on beneath the surface (quite often literally). The Utilities and Public Rights-of-Way (UPROW) Committee is aware of your concerns and remains vigilant to help find answers to those and more UPROW-related questions.
August 11 (8/11) is National Call Before You Dig Day. In conjunction with our partnering organization, Common Ground Alliance (CGA), we encourage public works professionals to follow social media and share why locating underground utilities is important. Their posts are often easy to find by doing a search for #811, #callbeforeyoudig, or #contact811. Locating is key to being safe during construction and can prevent damage and protect critical utilities that keep us connected. Remember, if you are digging or excavating, look for markings and identify them using the 黑料老司机 Uniform Color Code.
CGA recently announced the 鈥50-in-5 Challenge鈥濃攁 movement to reduce utility damage. Read more about this challenge in the . CGA has done a lot of important work in the realm of underground utilities. For example, their is a real eye-opener! DIRT is an acronym for damage information reporting tool, and it is an annual report used for tracking damage occurred and near misses in UPROW. Not surprisingly, excluding the data where no root causes were listed, by far most incidents occurred when no notifications were made to 811 or the local call center.
The committee is sponsoring the Memorials in the Right of Way Click, Listen, and Learn (CLL) webinar on August 29. What are you supposed to do if residents are grieving the loss of a loved one, but the method they chose is creating a hazard in the right-of-way? You will hear from three jurisdictions and how they handle those situations.
UPROW has been busy this past year and continues to work for you and your organization. If you are interested in contributing to the committee, consider joining UPROW鈥檚 knowledge team by contacting education@apwa.org.
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