Transportation Construction Work-Zone Safety Impact on Time-Related Incentive Contracting Projects
Author/Presenter: Pyeon, Jae-Ho; Kim, DoAbstract:
Work-zone safety on highway projects continues to be a national concern, and project safety performance is one of the indicators of project success. Many contractors and State Transportation Agencies believe that expedited construction time under incentive contracting contributes to reducing the safety risk of road users traveling through work zones. However, the truth of this belief has never been measured or supported by any statistical evidence. Therefore, this research investigates the statistical relationship between time-related incentive road construction projects and frequency of vehicle crashes in California to understand the impact of time-related incentive provisions on project safety performance. The research team collected incentive and non-incentive project data from the California Department of Transportation. Additionally, vehicle crash data was collected from the California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System. Using Geographic Information System (GIS) software, the locations of construction projects and crashes at the project locations were then pinpointed on GIS centerline layers. The research team performed statistical analyses to test the relationship between the frequency and characteristics of crashes at incentive project sites and ones at non-incentive project sites before, during, and after construction. Finally, the analysis results for both time-related incentive projects and non-incentive projects were summarized to provide project planners and managers with a better understanding of the impact of time-related incentive contracting on project safety performance.
Publisher: Mineta Transportation Institute
Publication Date: 2017
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Publication Types: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Topics: Contracting; Disincentives; Geographic Information Systems; Impacts; Incentives; Work Zone Safety
Publication Date: 2017
Full Text URL: Link to URL
Publication Types: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Topics: Contracting; Disincentives; Geographic Information Systems; Impacts; Incentives; Work Zone Safety