Cost Estimate Modeling of Transportation Management Plans for Highway Projects

Using well-developed Transportation Management Plan (TMP) strategies, work zone safety and mobility can be enhanced while road user costs can be minimized. No tools or systematic modeling methods are available to assist agency engineers with TMP cost estimating. This research included reviewing TMP reports for recent California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) projects regarding state-of-the-art TMP practices and input from the district TMP traffic engineers. The researchers collected Caltrans highway project data regarding TMP cost estimating. Then, using Construction Analysis for Pavement Rehabilitation Strategies (CA4PRS) software, the researchers performed case studies. Based on the CA4PRS outcomes of the case studies, a TMP strategy selection and cost estimate (STELCE) model for Caltrans highway projects was proposed. To validate the proposed model, the research demonstrated an application for selecting TMP strategies and estimating TMP costs. Regarding the model’s limitation, the proposed TMP STELCE model was developed based on Caltrans TMP practices and strategies. Therefore, other STAs might require adjustments and modifications, reflecting their TMP processes, before adopting this model. A more detailed step-by-step TMP strategy selection and cost estimate process should be included in the TMP guidelines to improve the accuracy of TMP cost estimates.

• Record URL:
  http://transweb.sjsu.edu/PDFs/research/1007-cost-estimate-modeling-transportation-management-highway-projects.pdf
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• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/798742808
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers program.
• Corporate Authors:

  San Jose State University

  Mineta Transportation Institute, 210 North 4th Street
  San Jose, CA  United States  95192-0219

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95843

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Pyeon, Jae-Ho
  • Lee, E B
  • Park, Taeho
  • Ellis, Ralph D
• Publication Date: 2012-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Bibliography; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 52p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Case studies; Cost estimating; Highway traffic control; Mathematical models; Reconstruction; Rehabilitation; Work zones
• Identifier Terms: CA4PRS (Computer model); California Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01375504
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: CA-MTI-12-1007, MTI Report 11-24, DTRT07-G-0054
• Files: CALTRANS, UTC, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 16 2012 1:00PM