Strengthening Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration Throughout Project Development and Delivery

Project development/design and construction activities at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) tend to be siloed. During project design and development, and construction personnel have few if any opportunities to provide input. And once construction begins, project managers and designers have little involvement. The lack of sustained engagement has multiple consequences. Contract plans prepared without construction input can be difficult to build in the field. Similarly, if designers and project managers proceed without early feedback from construction subject matter experts and do not participate during the construction phase, they will not gain knowledge of how to minimize or mitigate constructibility issues that contractors sometimes confront on project sites. They will also have little role in finalizing as-built plans, which are integral to guiding future maintenance and construction efforts. The absence of cross-disciplinary collaboration throughout project development and delivery also undercuts quality management and can leave key risks undetected (e.g., complex traffic control scenarios, construction spanning multiple seasons), and thus unaddressed and un-mitigated. Resolving these challenges requires putting into place integrated workflows that foster cross-disciplinary dialogue and reciprocity throughout the project life cycle.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $260,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  KYSPR 27-697

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kentucky, Lexington

  Kentucky Transportation Center College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
  Lexington, KY  United States  40506-0281
• Principal Investigators:

  VanDyke, Chris

  Waddle, Steve

  Li, Ying

• Start Date: 20260701
• Expected Completion Date: 20280630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Personnel; Plans; Project delivery; Road construction
• Identifier Terms: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 02000576
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Contract Numbers: KYSPR 27-697
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 26 2026 5:04PM