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Shovel Ready

Your organization is "Shovel Ready"... But how about others working in the Right of Way? How can you coordinate projects quickly to meet "Use It or Lose It" requirements? Be truly ready with Envista.

"The infusion of a large number of new projects under the recovery initiative will require appropriate coordination, sequencing, and scheduling of projects in order to minimize conflicts and delays, and maintain an acceptable level of mobility and safety during construction. Unless appropriately coordinated and managed, the cumulative effect of projects in close proximity can lead to poor, inefficient operations that magnify impacts."

US Department of Transportation FHWA Economic Recovery website

The key to success for starting “Shovel Ready” projects on time is early notifications to utilities needing to upgrade or relocate their infrastructure before other work can begin. This capability helps project owners meet the “Use It or Lose It” requirements of the economic stimulus funding. In addition, sharing information on economic stimulus projects using a web-based, map-driven application supports transparency and accountability.

How Envista Helps with Shovel Ready Projects

Envista’s new release enables users to highlight projects with a "Shovel Ready” icon on a web-based map and alert other project stakeholders of high priority status. The application then allows users to notify stakeholders of these projects, sort and filter views based on this status, highlight “Shovel Ready” projects in reports, and identify and track them on a management Dashboard. This important feature enables project stakeholders to communicate real time, prioritize work, and support critical schedules.

A Solution for Shovel Ready Projects...and Beyond
With concerns about public infrastructure at an all-time high, Envista provides the first technology solution to leverage limited budgets with better coordination and planning. Envista’s map-based infrastructure project coordination enables utilities, municipalities, counties and highway agencies to share construction and maintenance project information. All that is needed is Internet access for annual subscribers to see projects located on a map. For the first time, Envista provides a convenient, centralized way to exchange planning information with all stakeholders simultaneously.

Envista technology is well positioned to help communities be truly “Shovel Ready” by enabling project stakeholders to collaborate, reduce the impact of numerous, simultaneous project starts, and keep the economic recovery on track.