Construction Project Administration and Management for Mitigating Work Zone Accidents and Fatalities

This research effort explores possible strategies for mitigating work zone fatalities and accidents through innovative construction project administration and management. The objective of such mitigation strategies is to address work zone safety risks before construction starts. Possible strategies for investigation include project delivery methods, innovative contracting, alternative approaches to construction scheduling, and using technology to enhance work zone setup (e.g. 3D modeling, visualization, animation). The objective of this research is to explore strategies for mitigating work zone fatalities and accidents before construction starts through construction project administration and management. Potential strategies will be identified through a literature review and interviews with transportation industry experts. The final deliverable of this study will be a listing of possible strategies, including a description of each strategy and description of how each strategy may impact a work zone.

• Record URL:
  http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/mtc/index.cfm/research/project/project/1216322435

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $121548.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Midwest Transportation Consortium

  Iowa State University
  Ames, IA  United States  50010-8664
• Performing Organizations:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Institute for Transportation Studies
  2711 S. Loop Drive, Suite 4700, Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering and Research (PROSPER)
  Ames, IA  United States  50010-8864
• Principal Investigators:

  Shane, Jennifer

• Start Date: 20080301
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090630
• Source Data: RiP Project 19323

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction projects; Fatalities; Project management; Research projects; Traffic crashes; Work zone safety; Work zone traffic control
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01462472
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Midwest Transportation Consortium
• Files: UTC, RiP
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:04PM