Project COLLABORATE

Project Collaborate will develop a national digital solution that enables highway authorities and utilities to plan collaborative streetworks proactively. The Alpha phase will deliver a functional prototype that automates the identification and notification of overlapping works, enhances data sharing, and supports early, cross-sector collaboration. By integrating common data standards, scalable architecture, and stakeholder-driven process design, the project will establish the technical and organisational foundations for national rollout. Working with a wide stakeholder group, the Alpha phase will demonstrate how digital innovation can embed collaborative streetworks as standard Business as Usual (BaU) practice across the UK’s infrastructure sector.