Integrating CA4PRS V.3 road widening schedule module into US highway early constructability process: California SR-91 corridor improvement program case study
Abstract
Performing Constructability Review Processes (CRPs) during the highway design development has been found to save transportation agencies twice their input costs. However, existing literature has identified three areas of CRP improvement: reduction of required agency resources, incorporation of Road User Cost (RUC) scheduling constraints, and integration of assessment visualizations. The authors propose to fill this gap by integrating the Construction Analysis for Pavement Rehabilitation Strategies (CA4PRS) v.3 software into the CRP. This module provides agencies with road widening project schedule capabilities, which enhances CRPs by providing accurate RUC-constrained critical path schedules using minimal resources. The module was developed through interviews with subject matter experts from six public and two private California transportation organizations. Said experts also tested the CA4PRS v.3 alpha and beta pre-release versions using data collected from eight Caltrans road widening projects. The potential value-adding of integrating the CA4PRS v.3 software with existing CRPs has been tested through its application on the California State Road 91 (SR-91) Corridor Improvement Program (CIP), resulting in 24-months of construction acceleration. The findings and presentation of the schedule model within this paper provide practitioners an accurate and resource-efficient tool to estimate the schedule impacts of road widening constructability options.
Keyword : CA4PRS, road widening, schedule module, automation, traffic analysis, constructability, road user cost
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Lee, E.-B., Alleman, D., Thomas, D., & Kim, C.-M. (2020). Integrating CA4PRS V.3 road widening schedule module into US highway early constructability process: California SR-91 corridor improvement program case study. Transport, 35(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3846/transport.2019.11650
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CTC & Associates LLC. 2012. Advanced Modeling Techniques for Enhanced Constructability Review: a Survey of State Practice and Related Research. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), CA, US. 149 p. Available from Internet: https://dot.ca.gov/-/media/dot-media/programs/research-innovation-system-information/documents/preliminary-investigations/enhanced-constructability-review-pi-a11y.pdf
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Dunston, P. S.; Gambatese, J. A.; McManus, J. F. 2005. Assessing state transportation agency constructability implementation, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 131(5): 569–578. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(2005)131:5(569)
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FHWA. 2019. Constructability Reviews. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Washington, DC, US. Available from Internet: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/practices/best/topindex.asp?ID=90
Florez, L.; Irizarry, J.; Castro-Lacouture, D.; Abdollahipour, S.; Jeong, H. 2012. Feasibility of implementing a computer-assisted pavement rehabilitation decision support system, International Journal of Construction Education and Research 8(4): 281–300. https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2012.658960
Gambatese, J. A.; Pocock, J. B.; Dunston, P. S. 2007. Constructability Concepts and Practice. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). 149 p. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784408957
Jackson, N.; Mahoney, J.; Puccinelli, J. 2012. Using the Existing Pavement in Place and Achieving Long Life. Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) S2-R23-RR-1. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, US. 633 p. https://doi.org/10.17226/22684
Jeong, H. S.; Abdollahipour, S.; Flórez, L.; Irizarry, J.; Castro, D. 2010. Evaluation of Construction Strategies for PCC Pavement Rehabilitation Projects. Report No OTCREOS7.1-23-F. Oklahoma Transportation Center, Midwest City, OK, US. 139 p. Available from Internet: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20482
Kifokeris, D.; Xenidis, Y. 2017. Constructability: outline of past, present, and future research, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 143(8): 04017035. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0001331
Lee, E.-B.; Alleman, D. 2018. Ensuring efficient incentive and disincentive values for highway construction projects: a systematic approach balancing road user, agency and contractor acceleration costs and savings, Sustainability 10(3): 701. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10030701
Lee, E.-B.; Harvey, J. T.; Thomas, D. 2005a. Integrated design/construction/operations analysis for fast-track urban freeway reconstruction, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 131(12): 1283–1291. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(2005)131:12(1283)
Lee, E.-B.; Ibbs, C. W.; Thomas, D. 2005b. Minimizing total cost for urban freeway reconstruction with integrated construction/traffic analysis, Journal of Infrastructure Systems 11(4): 250–257. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)1076-0342(2005)11:4(250)
Lee, E.-B.; Thomas, D.; Bloomberg, L. 2005c. Planning urban highway reconstruction with traffic demand affected by construction schedule, Journal of Transportation Engineering 131(10): 752–761. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-947x(2005)131:10(752)
Lee E.-B.; Ibbs, C. W. 2005. Computer simulation model: construction analysis for pavement rehabilitation strategies, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 13(4): 449–458. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(2005)131:4(449)
Lee, E. B.; Ibbs, C. W.; Harvey, J. T.; Roesler, J. R. 2000. Constructability and Productivity Analysis for Long Life Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Strategies. Report No FHWA/CA/OR-2000/01. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), CA, US. 94 p. Available from Internet: http://www.ucprc.ucdavis.edu/PDF/Constructability%20Analysis.pdf
Lee, E.-B.; Kim, C.; Ghafari, N.; Brink, G. 2011a. Value analysis using performance attributes matrix for highway rehabilitation projects: California interstate 80 Sacramento case, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2228: 34–43. https://doi.org/10.3141/2228-05
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Lee, E.-B.; Sivaneswaran, N. 2007. CA4PRS: a constructability analysis tool for urban highway rehabilitation projects, in J. A. Gambatese, J. B. Pocock, P. S. Dunston (Eds.). Constructability Concepts and Practice, 102–116. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784408957.ch07
Lee, E.-B.; Thomas, D. K.; Alleman, D. 2018. Incorporating road user costs into integrated life-cycle cost analyses for infrastructure sustainability: a case study on Sr-91 corridor improvement project (Ca), Sustainability 10(1): 179. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10010179
Li, J.; Luhr, D. R.; Uhlmeyer, J. S.; Mahoney, J. P. 2012. Preservation strategies for concrete pavement network of Washington State Department of Transportation, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2306: 11–20. https://doi.org/10.3141/2306-02
Orcutt, L. H.; AlKadri, M. J. 2009. Overcoming roadblocks to innovation: three case studies at the California Department of Transportation, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2109: 65–73. https://doi.org/10.3141/2109-08
Pocock, J. B.; Kuennen, S. T.; Gambatese, J.; Rauschkolb, J. 2006. Constructability state of practice report, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 132(4): 373–383. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9364(2006)132:4(373)
Pyeon, J.-H.; Lee, E. B.; Ellis, R. D.; Park, T. 2012. Cost Estimate Modeling of Transportation Management Plans for Highway Projects. MTI Report 11-24. Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI), San Jose, CA, US. 68 p. Available from Internet: https://transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/default/files/1007-cost-estimate-modeling-transportation-management-highway-projects.pdf
Raviv, G.; Shapira, A.; Sacks, R. 2012. Relationships between methods for constructability analysis during design and constructability failures in projects, in Construction Research Congress 2012: Construction Challenges in a Flat World, 21–23 May 2012, West Lafayette, Indiana, US, 515–524. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784412329.052
RCTC. 2019. State Route 91 Corridor Improvement Project. Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC), CA, US. Available from Internet: https://www.rctc.org/projects/sr91-project
Saghatforoush, E.; Trigunarsyah, B.; Too, E.; Heravitorbati, A. 2011. Effectiveness of constructability concept in the provision of infrastructure assets, in Proceedings of The First International Postgraduate Conference on Engineering, Designing and Developing the Built Environment for Sustainable Wellbeing, 7–10 February 2011, Brisbane, Australia, 175–180.
Stamatiadis, N.; Goodrum, P.; Shocklee, E.; Wang, C. 2013. Quantitative analysis of state transportation agency’s experience with constructability reviews, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 140(2): 04013041. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0000787
Stewart, R. B.; Brink, G.; Watson, M.; Hiller, A.; Brink, M.; Daim, T.; Khalifa, R. 2017. Applying Risk Analysis, Value Engineering, and Other Innovative Solutions for Project Delivery. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 850. Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, US. 97 p. https://doi.org/10.17226/24851
Trevino, T. 2017. 91 Project Fast Forward: Construction Progress Report as of February 28, 2017. Riverside County Transportation Commission, CA, US. 31 p.
Trevino, T. 2014. 91 Project Fast Forward: Construction Progress Report as of December 31, 2013. Riverside County Transportation Commission, CA, US. 15 p.