Best Practices in Accelerated Construction Techniques

This scan focused on construction operations and management practices to accelerate the delivery of construction projects. Visiting five states from the East to West Coasts, the scan team sought information from DOT staff and contractors on practices that accelerate project construction. The team visited with transportation leaders in: 1. Jacksonville and Pensacola, Florida; 2. Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama; 3. Houston, Texas; 4. Salt Lake City, Utah; and 5. Sacramento and Oakland, California. Transportation agency representatives, contractors, suppliers, and engineering consultants having accelerated project experience shared their viewpoints and knowledge at meetings with the scan team. The team then evaluated these practices for their potential application by other transportation agencies. The team found that, for every project examined, the primary factor leading to success was a spirited effort of partnership and collaboration between the DOT and the contractor, together with a supportive design and/or design process.

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/docs/NCHRP20-68A_07-02.pdf
• Record URL:
  http://domesticscan.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/NCHRP20-68A-Domestic-scan-07-02_Final-Scan-Report_Nov-2009.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  http://domesticscan.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/07-02-Final-Report-Executive-Summary.pdf
• Summary URL:
  http://www.domesticscan.org/07-02-accelerated-construction-techniques
• Corporate Authors:

  ARORA and Associates, P.C.

  Princeton Pike Corporate Center, 1200 Lenox Drive, Suite 200
  Lawrenceville, NJ  United States  08648

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Blanchard, Brian A
  • Bohuslav, Thomas R
  • Schneider, Christopher
  • Anderson, Stuart
  • Schexnayder, Cliff J
  • DeWitt, Steven D
  • Raymond, George
  • Sheffield, Richard
• Publication Date: 2009-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Scan Team Report
• Features: Appendices; Bibliography; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 192p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Construction management; Construction projects; Contractors; Cooperation; Design; Partnerships; Project delivery; Road construction
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accelerated construction; Scanning studies
• Geographic Terms: Birmingham (Alabama); Houston (Texas); Jacksonville (Florida); Montgomery (Alabama); Oakland (California); Pensacola (Florida); Sacramento (California); Salt Lake City (Utah)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01345491
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NCHRP Project 20-68A, Scan 07-02
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 25 2011 7:11AM