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      <title>Evaluating Construction Workforce Conditions and Their Effects on Productivity and Project Scheduling</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Transportation construction projects often involve accelerated schedules, extended work hours, and work performed in challenging environmental and safety-sensitive conditions. These conditions can affect the physical and mental well-being of state department of transportation (DOT) and contractor staff and may negatively influence workforce productivity, safety, and project delivery outcomes.

Long work hours, demanding schedules, and changing environmental conditions have contributed to growing concerns regarding workforce stress, burnout, fatigue, and mental health challenges within the construction industry. Research and industry surveys have highlighted the need to better understand how workforce conditions influence productivity and project performance. However, there is limited guidance on incorporating workforce well-being considerations into project scheduling, phasing, and construction management practices.

The objective of this research is to develop a guide to assist state DOTs in evaluating environmental, physical, and mental conditions affecting the transportation construction workforce and their impact on productivity and scheduling expectations. The research is intended to support healthier, safer, and more sustainable project delivery practices.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:14:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Streamlining Compliance Criteria and Preemptively Identifying Slowdowns for Hastened Project Delivery – Lessons from Efficient Agencies</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Transportation agencies and decision-makers increasingly prioritize timely project delivery, including shorter durations between funding allocation and construction. This emphasis is reflected in a growing focus on schedule performance and transparent communication of project timelines. Stakeholder expectations&mdash;including those of elected officials and the public&mdash;underscore the importance of clearly understanding and managing factors that influence project schedules.
Quantitative, project-level data are essential for identifying patterns of delay, informing process improvements, and supporting the development of realistic and reliable schedules. With robust data, departments of transportation (DOTs) can more effectively assess project readiness, using performance-informed metrics to guide decision-making. In addition, information on the effectiveness of mitigation strategies&mdash;particularly measured reductions in delay duration&mdash;can help agencies prioritize resources and apply approaches that offer the greatest benefit.
State DOTs have developed a strong understanding of common sources of delay in areas such as environmental review and permitting. However, the availability of quantitative, project-level data for other types of delays remains limited. In particular, agencies may not consistently have data on the typical schedule impacts associated with specific issues or the relative effectiveness of different mitigation strategies. While existing research often identifies causes of delay, it less frequently quantifies their schedule impacts&mdash;especially for complex projects&mdash;or estimates potential time savings associated with mitigation measures. This limits agencies' ability to take a comprehensive, data-driven approach to comparing delay drivers, identifying process efficiencies, and evaluating tradeoffs between mitigation benefits and costs.
This scan will identify and examine organizations that have developed effective procedures to:
(1) Identify measurable sources of delay,
(2) Collect project-level quantitative data on the schedule impacts of those delays, and
(3) Apply mitigation strategies that support recovery of schedule time.
The resulting observations will provide practical, transferable lessons to support agencies in managing project development schedules and improving overall program efficiency.
Key factors to be investigated include:

Identification of measurable delay issues, 

Average and range of delay duration, by issue and project type, 

Mitigation strategies developed to address specific delay types, 

Average and range of time savings associated with mitigation, by issue and project type, and 

Approaches for applying these metrics to develop more reliable schedules for future projects.


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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:02:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Nebraska Risk-Informed Construction Scheduling and Impact Analysis</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Assigning a reasonable contract time is central to the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT)’s project delivery process. The number of working days directly affects bid prices, contractor time-related overhead, public traffic impacts, and NDOT’s construction-engineering workload. However, many NDOT projects experience time extensions or schedule adjustments. These delays often arise from weather windows, utility coordination challenges, labor or material availability issues, and unforeseen field conditions. The presence of these uncertainties means that a single deterministic duration for each activity does not adequately represent the true likelihood of early or late project completion. NDOT currently relies on deterministic schedules and historical judgment when assigning contract time. These methods assume fixed activity durations and do not fully capture the uncertainties caused by weather, utilities, material supply, labor availability, or construction sequencing constraints. As a result, some projects may receive either more contract days than needed or face unexpected time extensions that increase cost and user delay. Recent research and best practices from other state DOTs and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) emphasize the need for probability-based scheduling that uses production-rate data, activity dependencies, and delay risk to estimate a realistic range of completion dates. The overarching goal of this project is to develop a data-driven, probability-based scheduling tool that enables NDOT to determine reasonable contract time and proactively assess construction delay risks throughout the project lifecycle.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:25:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Best Practices for TxDOT Constructability Reviews (CRs)</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2652071</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The research team will provide a framework to minimize project issues through improved Constructability Reviews (CRs). The research team will develop a cost/benefit analysis to justify CRs on projects of all scopes. The research team will develop a Guidebook of Best Practices will be developed to help the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) improve construction plan quality and minimize project durations and costs. The Guidebook will discuss using knowledgeable construction personnel to review, ensuring adequate time for reviewing, ensuring clear and relevant comments that designers consider and implement, and ensuring that new lessons are continuously communicated back to design teams.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:26:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Strategies for Controlling Cost and Schedule Growth on Alternative Delivery Projects






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      <description><![CDATA[State departments of transportation (DOTs) and other transportation agencies across the United States increasingly use alternative project delivery methods (APDMs) to deliver transportation projects, rather than the traditional design-bid-build (DBB) approach. APDMs include design-build (DB), progressive design-build, construction manager/general contractor, and public-private partnerships. Several factors are driving this trend, including the need for project cost-certainty, expediting project delivery, identifying and mitigating risks earlier in the project lifecycle, and shifting risks to or sharing risks with the parties most capable of managing them. 

Previous studies have focused on comparing the cost and schedule performance of DBB and DB projects, rather than APDMs at-large, and these studies tended to rely on small sample sizes and opinion-based data. Research is needed to better understand how to control the cost and schedule of projects utilizing APDMs from project planning through design and construction. 

The objective of this research is to provide a guide for transportation agencies on strategies to identify and manage risks that have led to cost and schedule growth on projects delivered with APDMs. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 20:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Optimizing the STIP Letting and Construction Schedule</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Using historic project data, Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is interested in identifying which projects should be advertised or “let” throughout the year in order to optimize schedules, aid in prioritization of work, and maximize cost-savings. With the same information, MoDOT would like to have a tool or methodology to identify the average annual workload of contractors to determine remaining capacity each year and when it might be most optimal to let projects in certain regions. For example, if MoDOT knows that certain contractors are close to being at full capacity in a specific region or district they commonly bid in, MoDOT may choose to delay (or accelerate when possible) a project to allow more schedule flexibility and ensure competition. This may involve the use of artificial intelligence or machine learning technologies.   ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:45:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Assessing Ohio's Approach to Clearing Utilities on Highway Projects Process Improvements
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      <description><![CDATA[Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has incurred over $30 million dollars in construction related delays in addition to extended traveling time to the public and potential delays to other projects. One leading cause of construction delays is the untimely relocation of utility infrastructure as well as other utility conflicts, including unmarked or mismarked utility locations. The current utility relocation process relies on leveraging communication and good working relationships between ODOT and Utility company staff, with no practical enforcement tools within the law. Research is needed to determine the most cost effective, practical, and safest way to initiate and execute utility coordination. The goal of this project is to identify processes, procedure, and/or statutory changes that could decrease the risks of utility related construction delay occurrences. 

The objectives of this research include the following: (1) Review and identify common causes/factors that have led to utility related construction delays, which may be extrinsic or intrinsic to ODOT, the Utility company, or force majeure. (2) Develop an analysis/spreadsheet/report that identifies projects that have historically been affected by a utility related construction delay broken down by District, utility (type/name), duration (if known), cost (if known). (3) Conduct a review of ODOT's current process to determine successes and opportunities for improvement. (4) Review Utility relocation practices from other DOTs to identify best practices. (5) Provide recommendations on policies and procedures, laws, etc. 
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:27:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Updating Progress Scheduling of the Iowa DOT Standard Specifications for Highway and Bridge Construction</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[With the adoption of Aurigo Masterworks software by the Iowa DOT, there is benefit to revising Section 1110 Progress Scheduling of the Iowa DOT Standard Specifications for Highway and Bridge Construction and other scheduling specifications and requirements.  The Masterworks Project Management software will be functional by June of 2021, and the Iowa DOT has enough licenses to distribute the program to contractors and county engineers.   Section 1110 of the Standard Specification for Highway and Bridge Construction describes the Progress Scheduling requirements for the contractor.  Currently, the specification is written prescriptively to favor high-end project enterprise software such as Primvera P6 by Oracle.  This is problematic because most contractors and the Iowa DOT do not have expertise in Primavera nor do they have site licenses.  As a result, contractors often must hire scheduling consultants with expertise and access to expensive scheduling software programs and the Iowa DOT has to hire consultants to review and comment on the CPM schedules submitted by the contractor.  The existing Progress Scheduling specification results in a system where most contractors and the DOT cannot even open the schedules because they don’t have licenses for the software used to create them. 

In addition to revising Section 1110, other Iowa DOT specifications and requirements need to investigated and revised to support the use of the Aurigo Masterworks software on projects of different size and scope, not just the very large projects.  All projects may benefit from some level of additional schedule detail to support management and control of the project.  However, not all projects warrant the level of detail of the larger projects. 

The combined effort of evaluating and modifying all scheduling requirements at one time allow for a cohesive set of requirements and implementation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:08:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Develop an Interactive Statewide Production Rate Estimation Tool for Reliable Contract Time Determination</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Understanding and estimating realistic production rates of major work items in a highway project are critical to determining a reasonable project contract time, evaluating the contractor’s baseline schedule, monitoring progress schedules, and ultimately completing the project on time. The research team will leverage Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT’s) historical project data to obtain the as-built information of production rates of various work items, and will develop a) an expanded version of TxDOT’s construction production rates table, b) an interactive tool that can generate color-coded heat maps to visualize feasible ranges of production rates of major work items across Texas, and c) implementation guidance and recommendations. An advanced and interactive production rate estimation tool could significantly help TxDOT achieve the goal of completing highway projects on time. The research team’s decision-aid tool could significantly improve TxDOT’s practice in determining more accurate production rates, resulting in more accurate contract time determination, the contractor’s baseline schedule evaluation, and progress schedule monitoring. The research team will aid in providing higher certainty and reliability of data-driven and practical production rates to expand TxDOT’s current construction production rates table.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 14:01:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Develop or Improve Construction Scheduling Methods and Model for Construction Projects</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2091973</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This project aims at collecting data for a large number of completed construction projects and evaluating that data to make a correlation of the pay items involved to the time needed to complete that project. This data could evaluate existing production rates, which could help forecast production rates and construction schedules/completion dates for the future. South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) currently uses a visual basic model to calculate the number of working days related to construction activities. Ideally, this research would produce an updated model with updated production rates. There is also potential to include historical data related to other construction activities, such as, utility relocation. This research could investigate other state transportation agencies to improve on current practices.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 08:38:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://rip.trb.org/View/2091973</guid>
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      <title>A Scheduling Assistant Toolkit for GDOT’s Effective Planning of Transportation Projects 

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      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2046781</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This research aims to (1) capture true productivity rates for certain project activities (e.g., asphalt, GAB, grading/earthwork) through benchmarking selected Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) projects, and to identify a set of best practices for GDOT to continuously collect and capture true productivity rates in future projects, and (2) to develop a scheduling assistant toolkit for determining a recommended degree of overlapping among project activities. To achieve the goals of this proposal, this research will address the following research tasks outlined in the work plan section below.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:43:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://rip.trb.org/View/2046781</guid>
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      <title>Effective Timelines and Contractual Strategies for Accelerated Bridge Construction Projects</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/1957101</link>
      <description><![CDATA[State departments of transportation (DOTs) strive to minimize the impact of construction activities on the traveling public and commerce. Contractual provisions and methods such as incentives/disincentives (I/D), payment for acceleration, bonuses, liquidated damages (LD), and cost-plus time (A+B) procurement have been used for conventional construction projects to promote meeting project schedule targets. In addition, accelerated bridge construction (ABC) methods can greatly compress the closure time required during bridge construction. Generally, ABC minimizes the overall construction window or minimizes the out-of-service time of the facility. Shorter onsite construction schedules reduce mobility impacts and improve safety; however, there is potential for risks related to accelerated schedule. Generally, ABC techniques alleviate significant user costs; however, these technologies may have significant project costs that are difficult to accommodate within limited owner construction budgets. For example, the use of self-propelled modular transports (SPMT) could significantly increase the construction cost of a project. Research is needed to help DOTs identify practical goals for project schedules, effectively use contractual strategies, and better understand schedule risks associated with ABC projects.

The objective of this project was to provide contractual guidance for ABC project development considering the design-bid-build project delivery method. At a minimum, the research is to identify: (1) Types of construction contractual provisions such as I/D, bonuses, LD, A+B, etc.; (2) Appropriate values for the identified contractual provisions such as the amount of money assigned for each day/hour saved or added; (3) Associated closure timeframes (partial or full; continuous or intermittent); and (4) The risks of accelerated timelines, and how those risks are addressed.

Accomplishment of the project objective will require at least the following tasks.
TASKS - PHASE I—Planning: (Task 1) Conduct a literature review of state-of-practice research and documents on construction scheduling, risks, and contract clauses. The review shall include published and unpublished documentation and research conducted through the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP); Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); and other national, international, state, and pooled-fund sponsored research. (Task 2) Synthesize the results of the literature review to identify the knowledge gaps related to the research objective. These gaps should be addressed in the final product or the recommended future research as budget permits. (Task 3) Propose a plan, to be executed in Phase II, to achieve the research objective. At a minimum, the plan shall include: (1) A study of existing inventory of state DOT ABC projects in all FHWA mobility impact time tiers (Tiers 1-6), to document the specified project requirements versus actual outcomes. The Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center (ABC-UTC) ABC Project Database, ABC-UTC Monthly Webinars, and other available sources should be utilized in developing and assessing the current inventory of ABC projects. (2) Interviews of project staff and contractors related to specific ABC projects to collect information. (3) Development of a process that project staff can use to estimate time related to implementation of various ABC techniques, addressing project- and site-specific constraints. (4) Development of a process that project staff can use to estimate appropriate levels of I/D, payment for acceleration, bonuses, LD, etc., for projects that employ ABC techniques. (5) Development of a process that project staff can use to identify the risks of accelerated timelines of various ABC techniques, and how those risks can be addressed. Include construction oversight staffing needs as well as recommendations related to contractor staffing needs. (6) Recommendations on which combinations of ABC techniques and contract strategies are most effective. (7) Recommendation for the format of the developed processes (e.g., narratives, flowcharts, tables, tools, etc.). (Task 4) Prepare a preliminary outline and table of contents, based on Task 3, for the draft language of a guide for effective timelines and contractual strategies for ABC projects for consideration by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (hereafter called AASHTO Deliverable) to be developed in Phase III. Include an annotated description of each section and subsection along with the proposed level of details of each subsection (i.e., brief, moderate, or extensive). (Task 5) Prepare Interim Report No. 1 that documents Tasks 1 through 4 and provides an updated work plan for the remainder of the research. The updated plan must describe the process and rationale for the work proposed for Phases II through IV.

PHASE II—Execution: (Task 6) Execute the plan according to the approved Interim Report No. 1 and update the preliminary outline and table of contents of the AASHTO Deliverable after consideration of the panel’s review comments. (Task 7) Develop a complete sample section of the AASHTO Deliverable to be selected by the NCHRP. This section should be publication-ready with the appropriate level of details. (Task 8) Prepare Interim Report No. 2 that documents Tasks 6 and 7 and provides an updated work plan for the remainder of the research. The updated work plan must describe the process and rationale for the work proposed for Phase III.

PHASE III—Draft Language Development: (Task 9) Develop the remaining sections of the AASHTO Deliverable according to the approved Interim Report No. 2. (Task 10) Prepare Interim Report No. 3 that documents Task 9 and provides an updated work plan for the remainder of the research no later than 4 months before the contract end date. The updated work plan must describe the process and rationale for the work proposed for Phase IV.

PHASE IV—Final Products: (Task 11) Revise the AASHTO Deliverable after consideration of the panel’s review comments. (Task 12) Submit the final deliverables including (1) the AASHTO Deliverable, (2) a final report that documents the entire research effort, and (3) a stand-alone technical memorandum titled “Implementation of Research Findings and Products.” 


 

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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 19:13:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Optimization of Transportation Infrastructure System Performance with Autonomous Maintenance Technology in Work Zones</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/1762377</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Work zones maintenance are essential to the efficiency and safety of transportation infrastructure system. A recent technology named autonomous maintenance technology (AMT) is gaining rapid attention to eliminate fatalities of Department of Transportation (DOT) employees in work zones. Traffic flow will redistribute in the network once the link performance function (LPF) is updated after maintenance, and thus the equilibrium travel time (ETT) will change accordingly. In an extreme example, Braess’s paradox, i.e. adding or improving one roadway segment may actually lead to a worse traffic condition, may be observed. This project aims to support DOT decision-makers to determine which road segment to prioritize for maintenance, with the goal of maximizing transportation system performance. To this end, a user equilibrium (UE) model will be developed to quantify the impact of roadway segment maintenance. A bush-based algorithm will be developed to solve the UE traffic assignment. Sensitivity analysis will then be conducted to compute the marginal cost of ETT. Last but not the least, maintenance priority will be suggested to DOT to avoid the Braess’s paradox and maximize the transportation infrastructure system performance.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:49:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Real-time Monitoring of Concrete Strength to Determine Optimal Traffic Opening Time</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/1762344</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The aim of this project is to develop a reliable in-situ sensing method to evaluate the concrete properties for determining optimal traffic opening time of patching job or new construction with fly ash or other supplementary cementitious materials. This goal will be achieved by using piezoelectric sensors coupled with electromechanical impedance (EMI) analyzers to determine the very early age properties of concrete (i.e. Stiffness, setting time, hydration, etc.). This novel method will address the deficiency of current testing methods for determining traffic opening, for instance extensive calibration of maturity test and inefficiency of flexural strength test.   The impact of this study can be revolutionary as it does not require any conventional mechanical testing and expensive and heavy test setups in the field. It only requires commercially available piezoelectric sensors (~$10 per sensor) and a portable EMI analyzer for data analysis and interpretation. There is no need for calibration for each different mix design. The associated benefits of using this novel non-destructive sensing method include (1) determining optimal traffic opening time based on reliable data of concrete properties; (2) reducing pre-mature failure of concrete pavement, bridge deck, patching, and other concrete structures; (3) enabling significant cost and schedule savings in construction projects due to reduced testing samples and testing time; and (4) reducing construction worker safety issues and jobsite accident rates in construction zones.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:57:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SPR-4513: Determining Optimal Traffic Opening Time through Concrete Strength Monitoring – Wireless Sensing</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/1718347</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The research team has successfully developed and implemented a nondestructive testing (NDT) method using piezoelectric sensors to measure real-time concrete strength and stiffness. However, the current hardware and software are bulky and inconvenient for field implements.  This project will develop a wireless sensor with hand-held devices or portable terminals, and associated graphic interface to make devices easy for field implementation. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 08:59:48 GMT</pubDate>
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