Austin's City Limits: Researchers Find Effective Construction Management Strategy in Bustling Texas Town

This article describes a successful traffic- and construction-management strategy for a 24-block stretch of roadway in Austin, Texas that became a case study in a research project titled “Traffic Management Studies for High Volume Roadways.” Lamar Boulevard is a major arterial that carries 40,000 vehicles a day and is home to a variety of businesses and residences. Public opinion on previous projects had been negative. The project manager for Lamar Boulevard worked closely with local merchants and residents, held potential contractors to very strict participation standards, relied on incentives and disincentives to encourage timely completion, and used construction methods designed to be flexible to accommodate major merchant events. Permanent lane closures for traffic control and management added to the success of the overall project.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/11660022
• Authors:
  • Carson, Jodi L
  • Anderson, Stuart
• Publication Date: 2007-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 22, 24-27
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction scheduling; Contracting; Pavement management systems; Paving; Rehabilitation
• Geographic Terms: Austin (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Design; Highways; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01080357
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 2007 6:39AM