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St. Louis County Centralizes Right-of-Way and Construction Management with OneOffice

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Saint Louis County, MN

Population: 200,794

Department: Public Works

St. Louis County, Minnesota is the largest county by land area east of the Mississippi River, spanning approximately 6,860 square miles. The County is responsible for delivering and maintaining a diverse portfolio of transportation and infrastructure projects across urban, rural, and environmentally sensitive areas—making coordination, data accuracy, and defensibility critical.

Challenge

Managing construction projects and right-of-way (ROW) land acquisition at county scale presents inherent complexity:

  • Hundreds of parcels tied to multi-year capital projects
  • Multiple internal teams and external partners requiring access to accurate, current data
  • High documentation volume tied to appraisals, easements, legal interests, and tax records
  • The need to efficiently transfer information from ROW acquisition into construction delivery

Prior to centralization, managing this information across disconnected tools and documents risked delays, duplicated effort, and inconsistent data.

Solution

St. Louis County implemented RTVision’s OneOffice platform to manage both construction project delivery and right-of-way land acquisition within a single, integrated system.

By using OneOffice, the County centralized ROW and project data—creating a single source of truth shared across teams, consultants, and partners.

Key Capabilities in Use

Centralized ROW Management

OneOffice manages comprehensive parcel-level information, including:

  • Appraisal values and acquisition data
  • Easements and legal interests
  • Names and natures of interest
  • Tax and ownership information
  • Engineer notes and supporting documentation

Custom Document Automation

St. Louis County has configured more than 20 custom document templates within OneOffice, enabling staff to automatically generate parcel-specific documents, produce complete and standardized acquisition packages, and create required documentation in minutes rather than hours or days. This capability significantly reduces manual effort while improving consistency, accuracy, and overall efficiency across the acquisition process.

Seamless ROW-to-Construction Handoff

Critical information captured during the ROW process—such as engineer notes and parcel details—is passed directly into construction workflows within OneOffice. This ensures:

  • Continuity of information from planning through delivery
  • Fewer data handoffs and reduced re-entry
  • Better coordination between ROW and construction teams

Results

  • Single source of truth for ROW and construction project data
  • Faster document production through automated templates
  • Improved data accuracy and consistency across departments
  • Reduced risk through centralized, defensible records
  • Stronger collaboration between ROW, engineering, and construction teams

For a county of St. Louis County’s size and geographic complexity, managing ROW and construction in separate systems introduces unnecessary risk. By unifying these processes in OneOffice, the County gains visibility, efficiency, and confidence—supporting on-time project delivery and long-term infrastructure stewardship.