Baborykin Maksim: it is not a matter of the number of stages, but of the quality of the engineering surveys and design of linear objects

Abstract: In the autumn, the law on the transition to single-stage design of linear objects is expected to enter into force. This means that in some cases, the preparation of working documentation will no longer be mandatory and only design documentation will remain. The new rules are designed to make construction cheaper and faster. However, for the same purposes, there was also two-stage design with the mandatory preparation of both design and working documentation for the construction and reconstruction of facilities. But the practical engineers did not like the two stages, and the legislators received requests to optimize the design of simple structures that include pipelines, railways, highways, and power lines. The law has been redone, but many engineering surveyors and designers are now dissatisfied again, which they talk about in professional chats. Someone thinks that it will become easier for designers, and more difficult for engineering surveyors. Someone is worried about how simplifying the procedure and reducing the number of documents will affect the safety of structures. The editorial staff of the “Geoinfo” journal collected these questions and asked for comments to Maksim Baborykin, who is the chief analyst of the Center for Geographic Information Systems of the Innopolis University (Innopolis, Tatarstan, RF), the chief geologist of Aerogeomatics LLC (Krasnodar, RF), Doctor of Philosophy (Geology and Mineralogy).

Keywords: construction; reconstruction; linear objects; engineering surveys; design; one-stage design; two-stage design; risks; design documentation; working documentation.