Shared Resources For Telecommunications Project Update – February 22, 2001 Arizona Department of Transportation
Shared Resources for Telecommunications Timeline Changes in Project Direction Contract/Permit/Policy Department Assets Significant Events Construction and Technology
Time Line
Project Plan - Start Stakeholder Needs Analysis Engineering – Technical Plan Request for Proposal Legal Authority to Proceed Permit – Contract - Valuation Contract Negotiations Permit Application Landowner Agency Summit Construction Design Starts SepAugJulyJuneMayAprMarFebJan2001DecNovOctSepAugJulyJune2000 Shared Resources Project Significant Events Policy Changes Laws Amended Policy Statement for Telecommunications Utility Inter Tribal Counsel of Arizona Steering Committee Organized
Changes in Project Direction
Changes in Project Direction Lead Agency Summit Meeting Contract/Permit/Policy More Direct Involvement –Permit, Utilities and Railroad, Right of Way, etc. SB1272
Contract/Permit/ Policy
Permit/Contract Process Wireline Policy Statement for Telecommunications Utility Contract Asset
New Policy Statement Highlights Telecom Utility Issues Reduce Inconvenience to Traveling Public Follow Utility Guide Allow Permit Techs to Issue Permits for Longitudinal Access
Contract Highlights Specific to Project Encourages Single Trench Design Encourages Excess Capacity Follows FHWA Guidelines Does Not Contradict Law, Policy, Guidelines
Department Assets Identifies what ADOT receives Parallels with a valuation process Both as formal documents
Significant Events
Significant Events Project Steering Committee Formed Landholder Agency Summit Inter Tribal Counsel Association ADOT District Permit Supervisors, Utility, Right-of-Way, & TIR
Government Participation GITA Commerce League of Cities & Towns TOPAZ/ATS ADOT TIR ADOT ITS CANAMEX
Construction & Technology
Anticipated Construction Priority 1.I-10 NM to Phoenix 2.I-10 Phoenix to CA 3.I-8, Casa Grande to Yuma 4.I-17, Phoenix to Flagstaff 5.I-40, NM border to CA border 6.CANAMEX –I-19 Nogales to Tucson –US-60, US-93 Phoenix to Kingman –US-93 Kingman to Hover Dam 7.SR-87, Phoenix to Payson 8.Phoenix Loops
Potential Companies OSP Developers Carriers Carrier Long Haul Providers Local Service Providers
Interested Companies American Fiber Systems Broadwing Digital Teleport, Inc. Williams Communications Level 3 Communications Valley Telephone Gila River Telecom Cox Communications Time Warner Qwest Enron Broadband Services WorldCom McLeodUSA AT&T Adelphia 360networks AERIE Networks Company
New Technology 25 times the capacity of older technology Demand for fiber is escalating at more than 200% per year ROW is limited and harder to get