BEVERLY, MA — (Marketwired) — 07/11/13 — Envista Corporation, the world-s leading provider of enterprise right-of-way (ROW) via the web, announced today that the City of Boston Public Works Department, PWD will pilot . The innovative Envista solution enables municipalities, utilities, and highway agencies to exchange and coordinate construction and maintenance project schedules via the Cloud. The City of Boston will be utilizing the Envista Utility Coordination module to visualize data from the City-s existing online reservation system COBUCs alongside Hansen permitting system in order to avoid conflicts with planned right-of-way (ROW) projects within the City of Boston. Envista-s web-based software helps infrastructure owners, such as cities and utility companies, work together to lessen the impact of construction and maintenance on roadways and to minimize encroachment upon each other-s infrastructure facilities.
According to Envista-s SVP Brad Steer, “We are proud to have the City of Boston in our pilot program because of its long-standing leadership in the Public Works arena. The City of Boston has worked diligently to reduce street cuts and has been in the forefront of applying technology to the complex problem of coordinating project schedules among the City and various utilities such as gas, water, wastewater, and others.”
According to Joanne Massaro, Commissioner of Boston-s Public Works Department, “In the past several years, we-ve made great progress in coordinating our project schedules with utility companies and contractors. Now with Envista, we-re eager to go to the next level with Envista-s map-driven technology for infrastructure coordination via the web which holds great promise.” Massaro continues, “We are committed to preserving the public-s investment in new roads and are excited to pilot this new system and test its impact.”
Envista allows all organizations with a vested interest in the public right-of-way to communicate and coordinate more efficiently and effectively. Through cloud-based enterprise coordination solutions, Envista provides visibility and real-time insight into street projects and activities, enabling proactive management of utility projects, public works, , , , and to optimize street performance, reduce costs, and minimize environmental impact. Envista headquarters are located north of Boston in Beverly, Mass. For more information, call Envista at (978) 232-6300 or visit .
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