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Feb 28, 2022
Subsurface Utility Engineering and Megaprojects
Authors: Lawrence Arcand, M.ASCE, and Ophir WainerAuthor Affiliations
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Experienced project owners realize that utility conflicts can be risky and pose unexpected impacts on the cost and delivery of projects, especially in urban settings. To help overcome these impacts, Subsurface Utility Engineering, or SUE, an engineering practice that has evolved considerably over the past few decades, combines aspects of civil engineering, surveying, and geophysics. SUE is often included as part of the design process on large, complex megaprojects. Ontario has been a leader in the inclusion of SUE into the planning phase of most large projects. While SUE started on municipal projects, it's now used on larger government and public-private funded transit and highway megaprojects.
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Published in print: Dec 2021
Published online: Feb 28, 2022
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Lawrence Arcand, M.ASCE
P.Eng, P.E.
President, 4Sight Utility Engineers; Whitby, ON
Ophir Wainer
Director of North American Business Development & Technology Implementation, 4M Analytics; Montreal, QC
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