Reports and Documents

A Policy on the Accommodation of Utilities Within Freeway Right-of-Way, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, October 2005.

A Guide for Accommodating Utilities Within Highway Right-of-Way, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, October 2005.

Osman, Hesham & Tamer E. El-Diraby.  Subsurface Utility Engineering in Ontario: Challenges & Opportunities.  A Report to the Ontario Sewer & Watermain Contractors Association.  Centre for Information Systems in Infrastructure & Construction, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto.  October 2005.

Right of Way and Utilities Guidelines and Best Practices.  Strategic Plan 4-4.  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Standing Committee on Highways.  January 2004.

Standard Guideline for the Collection and Depiction of Existing Subsurface Utility Data, CI/ASCE 38-02.  American Society of Civil Engineers.  2003.

Program Guide Utility Relocation and Accommodation on Federal-Aid Highway Projects.  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Program Administration. Publication No. FHWA-IF-03-014.  January, 2003.

Avoiding Utility Relocations.  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Program Administration.  July 2002.

Cost Savings on Highway Projects Utilizing Subsurface Utility Engineering.  Prepared by Department of Building Construction, Purdue University, for U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Program Administration.  Publication No. FHWA-IF-00-014.  January 2000.

Report on the Use of Subsurface Utility Engineering Techniques on a Highway Project, Demonstration Project AC-20081. Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority.  June 1998.

Bryden, David R.  After Action Report: Conclusions and Recommendations, Subsurface Utility Engineering Demonstration Project.  Wyoming Department of Transportation. 1997.

Subsurface Utility Engineering: Applications in Public Works.  American Public Works Association.  1997.

Guidance on Sharing Freeway and Highway Rights-of-Way for Telecommunications, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, 1996.

Results and Recommendations Pertaining to Facilities Reliability.  Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, Network Reliability Steering Committee, Bellcore. February 1996.  Pages 20 & 33, Appendix G.

Highway/Utility Guide.  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Technology Applications.  Publication No. FHWA-SA-93-049.  June 1993.

Cable Cuts: Causes, Impacts, and Preventive Measures. Special Review, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Safety Quality Assurance Division. June 1993.

Magazine Articles

Zembillas, Nicholas M., SUE vs. Locating --- What’s the Difference? Trenchless Technology, June 2007, and Underground Focus, September 2007.

Chmura, Amy.  Understanding Benefits of SUE Process.  Underground Focus.  April 2007.

Proulx, Christopher, 3-D Underground Imaging Creates Clear Pictures, Maps of Buried Structures, Underground Focus, January 2007.

Scott, C. Paul & Clyde B. Johnson, The Many Benefits of Subsurface Utility Engineering, Right of Way Magazine, July/August 2006.

A Clearer View Beneath the Earth, The Georgia Engineer, June/July 2006.

Arcand, Lawrence.  Subsurface Utility Engineering: A common language we can all understand and use.  ReNew Canada.  January/February 2006.

LaVallette, Vinnie.  FDOT District Managing Growth Through Outsourcing.  Florida Engineering Society Journal.  November 2005.

Sanborn, Randy and Vinnie LaVallette.  On-Site UC Consultants Ease Workload.  Georgia Engineer.  October/November 2005.

SUE’s Reputation is Growing.  Construction Comment.  September 2005.

Chicko, Wes.  Design-Build Methods Cross Over to Highways.  New England Construction News.  May 2005.

Arcand, Lawrence.  Subsurface Utility Engineering: Reducing Risk on Construction Projects.  Canadian Civil Engineer.  Spring 2005.

Jasper, Danny.  Subsurface Utility Engineering.  Kentucky Engineer.  March 2005.

Bueno, Sharon M.  TBE Group Engineers Niche Market into Key to Success.  Trenchless Technology.  December 2004

Chmura, Amy.  Subsurface Utility Engineering Undergoing Exponential Growth.  Underground Focus.  November/December 2004.

Arcand, Lawrence.  A Process Named SUE.  Ministry of Transportation Road Talk.  November 2004.

Locating Underground Utilities Before Construction.  Airport Facilities Magazine.  Fall 2004.

Arcand, Lawrence.  Subsurface Utility Engineering Services Gaining Momentum in Ontario.   The Ontario Land Surveyor.  Summer 2004.

Arcand, Lawrence.  Roadmap to Infrastructure: Subsurface Utility Engineering.  Engineering Dimensions.  May/June 2004.

Scott, C. Paul.  Avoiding the High Cost of Utility Relocations.  Right of Way, International Right of Way Association.  March/April 2004.

Joeng, Hyung Seok; Dulcy M. Abraham; & Jeffrey J. Lew.  Evaluation of an Emerging Market in Subsurface Utility Engineering.  Journal of Construction Engineering & Management.  March/April 2004.

Morra, Sam.  Full Cost Pricing is Vital to Restore and Maintain Our Infrastructure.  Environmental Science & Engineering.  January 2004.

Sanborn, Randy.  Learning to Reduce the Risks of Utility Conflicts.  The Georgia Engineer.  December/January 2003/4

Subsurface Utility Engineering: Cutting Construction Costs and Claims with Reliable Underground Utility Information.  The Road Builder.  Fall/Winter 2003.

SUE Solves As-Built Deficiencies, Gathers Accurate Risk Assessment Data.  Underground Focus.  Fall/Winter 2003.

Surveying Utilities Under the Port of Miami.  Engineering News-Record.  August 2003.

Rego, Cheryl.  SUE: Subsurface Utility Engineering. The Underground.  Spring/Summer 2003.

Scott, C. Paul.  Impact of New ASCE Utility Standard on Highway Agencies.   The Georgia Engineer.  April/May 2003.

Proulx, Christopher.  GPR: Past, Present and Future.  Trenchless Technology.  April 2003.

Zembillas, Nicholas M.  Subsurface Utility Engineering, Taking the Mystery Out of Unknown Utilities.  The Georgia Engineer.  June/July 2002

Avoiding Utility Delays: What Works.   Focus.  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.  June 2002.
 
Zembillas, Nicholas.  Subsurface Utility Engineering: Taking the Mystery Out of Unknown Utilities.  Trenchless Technology.  May 2002.

Subsurface Underground Engineering – The Next Best Thing to X-Ray Vision.  Milestones.  February 2002.

Finding Underground Utilities Before the Drilling Rigs Do.  Engineering New-Record.  August 2001.

A Better Way to Find Underground Utilities.  Engineering News-Record.  June 2001.

Anspach, James H.  SUE: New Standards - Same Old Applications.  Trenchless Technology, October 1999.
 
Just Where Are Those Utilities, Anyway?  Engineering News Record. August 30, 1999.

Anspach, James H. Defining Allocations of Risk: Support of Risk Management Standards. Georgia Professional Engineer, December 1998.

SUE Comes of Age, Underground Construction, April 1998.

Anspach, James H. Utility Quality on the Level. Constructor, March 1998.

Anspach, James H. The Engineer's View. (Bi-monthly editorial column) Underground Focus, Sept-Oct 1995., Nov-Dec 1995., Jan-Feb 1996., April 1996, Nov-Dec 1996, Nov-Dec 1997.

Levin, Bernard.  State Reduces Utility Relocation Costs on Highway Projects by Using SUE.  Underground Focus.  September/October 1997.

Anspach, James H. SUE Applies Engineering, Surveying and Geophysics to Damage Prevention. Underground Focus, September 1997.

Anspach, James H. Subsurface Utility Engineering. AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc. Quarterly Review. Volume 5, 1996, Number 7; Spring 1997; Summer 1997.

Company Sucks Up Dirt Under Street.  Wyoming Tribune-Eagle.  April 24, 1997.

Scott, C. Paul. Subsurface Utility Engineering. An Engineering Process for Obtaining Reliable Underground Information. Routes/Roads, Issue 292, Volume IV. October 1996.

Boston Firm Offers Ounce of Prevention. Engineering News Record. July 15, 1996.

Anspach, James H. Integrating Technology into Subsurface Utility Engineering Projects. Pipeline & Gas Journal, June 1996.

Anspach, James H. Find All Underground Lines Before Construction Starts. Underground Focus, April 1995.

Scott, C. Paul. State Highway Depts. Accelerate Locating of Utilities in Road Design.   Underground Focus, Nov/Dec 1994.

"Pipeline Explosions Create Infernos." The Building Official and Code Administrator, July/August 1994.

"Underground Precision Develops." Engineering News Record, February 28, 1994.

Advances in Site Investigation and Detection. "Research Needs in Automated Excavation and Material Handling in the Field." National Science Foundation. April 1993.

Poston, Jerry L. "Subsurface Utility Engineering." APWA Reporter, April 1991.

Technical and Symposium Papers

Scott, C. Paul, The SUE Process, TBE Group, Inc., June 2006.

Scott, C. Paul.  Collection of Existing Subsurface Utilities Data for Design Purposes.  Hawaii Internet Meeting.  January 2006.

Scott, C. Paul.  SUE Then & Now.  Damage Prevention Conference.  December 2005.

Anspach, James A.  Collecting and Depicting Utility Data on Engineering Plans: ASCE C/I 38-02, A New National Standard.  Damage Prevention Conference.  December 2005.

Scott, C. Paul.  Protecting America’s Utilities Infrastructure.  Underground Infrastructure Management Conference.  December 2005.

Clemens, Bob and Mike Woods.  Proactive Utilities Management in Public/Private Venues: Conflict Analysis and Subsurface Utility Engineering.  American Road and Transportation Builders Meeting.  October 2005.

Johnson, Clyde.  Cutting Right of Way Costs and Utility Conflicts.  Northwest Regional Conference.  October 2005.

Zembillas, Nicholas and Bryan Beyer.  Proactive Utilities Management, Conflict Analysis and Subsurface Utility Engineering.  No-Dig International Conference and Exposition, September 2005, and ASCE International Pipeline Conference, August 2004.

Sanborn, Randy & Mark Pitchford.  GDOT’s Subsurface Utility Engineering Sub-Consultant Process.  Georgia Engineers Summer Conference.  June 2004.

Zembillas, Nicholas M.  Subsurface Utility Engineering.  North Carolina / South Carolina Utility Coordination Conference.  May 2004.

Allen, James.  Subsurface Utility Engineering, A Technology-Driven Process that Results in Increased Safety, Fewer Claims, and Lower Costs.  Society of American Military Engineers Conference.  May 2004.

Scott, C. Paul.  Avoiding Utility Relocations.  North Carolina / South Carolina Utility Coordination Conference.  May 2004.

Beyer, Bryan.  Proactive Utilities Management: Conflict Analysis and Subsurface Utility Engineering.  Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.  January 2004.

Morra, Sam.  Full Price Costing is Vital to Restore and Maintain Our Infrastructure.  Environmental Science and Engineering.  January 2004.

Scott, C. Paul.  Strategies to Avoid Utility Relocations.  Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.  January 2004.

Scott, C. Paul.  Subsurface Utility Engineering --Applicability to Trenchless Technologies.  Underground Infrastructure Management Conference.  December 2003.

Zembillas, Nicholas.  Subsurface Utility Engineering, A Technology-Driven Process that Results in Increased Safety, Fewer Claims, and Lower Costs.  ASCE International Pipeline Conference.  July 2003.

Rego, Cheryl.  SUE: Subsurface Utility Engineering. The Undergrounder.  Spring/Summer 2003.

Anspach, James H. Dealing with the Challenges and Risks of Underground Construction. Proceedings of the American Water Works Association.  March 1999.

Anspach, James H. Reducing Existing Underground Utility Risks on Airport Improvement Projects: Subsurface Utility Engineering. Proceedings of the 25th International Air Transportation Conference, June 1998.

Anspach, James H.  Design and Construction Risk Management for Existing Utilities. Proceedings of Construction Congress V, American Society of Civil Engineers. October, 1997.

Noone, James F. Subsurface Utility Engineering.  Proceedings of the Trenchless Pipeline Projects Practical Applications Specialty Conference, American Society oof Civil Engineers.  1997.

Anspach, James H. and J. J. Lew. Subsurface Utility Engineering: Locating Before Construction. Proceedings of the CIB International Conference on Construction Modernization and Education, Beijing, China. October 1996.

Anspach, James H. Subsurface Utility Engineering: Utility Detection Methods and Applications. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems. Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, April 1996.

Lew, J. J. Subsurface Utility Engineering-An Initial Step in Project Development. Proceedings of the Associated Schools of Construction.  April 1996.

Anspach, James H. Managing Risk on Light Rail Projects - Subsurface Utility Engineering. Proceedings of the National Conference on Light Rail Transit. TRB/APTA. Baltimore, November 1995.

Anspach, James H. Subsurface Utility Engineering: Upgrading the Quality of Utility Information. "Advances in Underground Pipeline Engineering," Second International Conference. American Society of Civil Engineers. June 1995.

Anspach, James H. Subsurface Utility Engineering: A Damage Prevention Tool for Trenchless Technology. Proceedings of the North American Society for Trenchless Technology. May 1995.

Dodge, Lawra D. and James H. Anspach. A Case Study of an Environmental Assessment Combining Historical Practices and Subsurface Utility Engineering. Proceedings of the 1995 American Power Conference. April 1995.

Anspach, James H. Subsurface Utility Engineering: Standards for the Depiction of Subsurface Utility Quality Levels Within Geographic Information Systems. Proceedings of the Geographic Information Systems For Transportation Symposium (GIS-T). AASHTO. April 1995.

Anspach, James H. Integrating Subsurface Utility Engineering into Damage Prevention Programs. Proceedings of the 1994 Excavation Damage Workshop, National Transportation Safety Board. September 1994.

Scott, C. Paul. Subsurface Utility Engineering-An Alternative to Excavation Damage. Proceedings of the 1994 Excavation Damage Workshop, National Transportation Safety Board. September 1994.

Anspach, James H. Locating and Evaluating the Condition of Underground Utilities. Proceedings of RETROFIT '94, sponsored by Stanford University/National Science Foundation. June 1994.

Anspach, James H. and Stanley E. Wilson. A Case Study of an Underground 138 kV Transmission Line Design Utilizing Subsurface Utility Engineering. Proceedings of the American Power Conference, April 1994.

Methfessel, Harley A. J. Managing Risk Through New Engineering Technologies: Subsurface Utility Engineering. Proceedings of the National Conference on Tort Liability and Risk Management for Surface Transportation, Pennsylvania State University, 1993.

Stevens, Robert E.  Adding Value through the Innovations of Subsurface Utility Engineering.  Proceedings of the Society of American Value Engineers.  1993.

Anspach, James, H. Subsurface Utility Engineering. Proceedings of the 29th Paving and Transportation Conference, University of New Mexico, 1992.

[Many of these presentations are contained in conference proceedings that are no longer in print and/or are difficult to find.  Others were presented at conferences where there were no proceedings.  In all cases, the best opportunity for obtaining copies is probably from the authors.]

Videos

CCC: Making the Effort Works!  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.  2002.

The Streets of Cheyenne - A Contract Named S.U.E.  Wyoming Department of Transportation. Distributed by Federal Highway Administration.  1998.

Subsurface Utility Engineering: A Proven Solution. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. 1995.

Subsurface Utility Engineering: A Technology for the 90's. So-Deep, Inc.  Distributed by the Federal Highway Administration, 1990.