Streamlining Utility Management for Better Coordination and Safety
Managing utility infrastructure within the public right-of-way requires precise coordination between government agencies, private utility companies, and contractors. Without a structured approach, overlapping projects can lead to unnecessary street cuts, cost overruns, extended road closures, and increased safety risks. Coordinate transforms utility management by centralizing project data, improving visibility, and fostering collaboration across organizations, resulting in better planning, cost savings, and enhanced safety standards.
Consolidating Data for Smarter Decision-Making
One of the biggest challenges in utility management is the lack of a centralized platform where all stakeholders can access project information. Coordinate solves this by:
Identifying overlapping projects in the same area, aggregating data from external utilities, municipal agencies, and state DOTs to ensure all parties have a real-time, unified view of planned and ongoing work, reducing redundant repaving and excavation.
Integrating with permitting systems and GIS platforms, making it easy to track utility projects alongside city and state infrastructure plans.
Providing automated updates and alerts when new projects are added, ensuring that all stakeholders remain informed and can adjust their schedules accordingly.
Extending Visibility Beyond Individual Organizations
Utility providers often work in silos, with little insight into how their projects align with broader city and state infrastructure efforts. Coordinate breaks down these barriers by:
- Enabling cross-agency collaboration so that utilities, public works, and transportation departments can efficiently plan their projects together.
- Allowing utilities to see when upcoming municipal projects might impact their assets, ensuring they can plan ahead and avoid conflicts.
- Providing a historical record of projects and repairs, helping agencies improve long-term planning and decision-making.
Extending Visibility Beyond Individual Organizations
Utility providers often work in silos, with little insight into how their projects align with broader city and state infrastructure efforts. Coordinate breaks down these barriers by:
Enabling cross-agency collaboration so that utilities, public works, and transportation departments can efficiently plan their projects together.
Allowing utilities to see when upcoming municipal projects might impact their assets, ensuring they can plan ahead and avoid conflicts.
Providing a historical record of projects and repairs, helping agencies improve long-term planning and decision-making.
Enhancing Safety Through Improved Coordination
Poorly coordinated utility projects pose significant safety risks, from hazardous work zones to traffic congestion that impacts emergency response times. Coordinate directly improves safety by:
- Reducing work zone conflicts, ensuring multiple projects in the same area don’t create unsafe conditions for workers and pedestrians.
- Enhancing traffic management strategies, allowing cities to reroute traffic more effectively when road closures are necessary.
- Ensuring compliance with safety standards, with built-in checks for proper permitting, trenching regulations, and project phasing requirements.
A Smarter, Safer Approach to Utility Management
With Coordinate, agencies and utility providers gain full visibility, better collaboration, and enhanced safety when managing utility projects in the public right-of-way. By consolidating data, identifying shared work opportunities, and breaking down silos between organizations, Coordinate helps cities and utilities reduce costs, minimize disruptions, and create safer, more efficient infrastructure networks.
