On-site construction activities can result in significant mobility and safety impacts to road users. The presence of work zone can also result in inconvenience to local business and community, noise … [Read more...] about Work Zone Road User Costs – Concepts and Applications
Contract Administration
Best Practices Guide for Innovative Contracting Procedures
This paper's purpose is to determine those practices that will lead to the successful use of innovative contracts. Design-Build, A+B Bidding, Lane Rental, Warranty, and Job Order Contracting are the … [Read more...] about Best Practices Guide for Innovative Contracting Procedures
Contracting Is a Two-Way Street
This article discusses issues involved in conducting and managing construction contracts including specifications, partnering, incentives, legal implications, contracting approach, goals and action. … [Read more...] about Contracting Is a Two-Way Street
Work Zone Improvements by States — TMA’s, Bid Items, and 24-Hour Surveillance
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has published The 1988 Annual Report on Highway Safety Improvement Programs, a report to the United States Congress. The report reviews accident statistics … [Read more...] about Work Zone Improvements by States — TMA’s, Bid Items, and 24-Hour Surveillance
Project Development Methodologies for Reconstruction of Urban Freeways and Expressways: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
This synthesis presents a review of the current practices associated with the techniques and policies employed by state and local transportation agencies to address the many project development issues … [Read more...] about Project Development Methodologies for Reconstruction of Urban Freeways and Expressways: A Synthesis of Highway Practice
Evaluation of Construction Work Zone Operational Issues: Capacity, Queue, and Delay
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) requires queuing analysis to determine traffic backups on interstate work zones. The monetary gains/losses in contractual procedures such as lane … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Construction Work Zone Operational Issues: Capacity, Queue, and Delay