Guide to Project Coordination for Minimizing Work Zone Mobility Impacts

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FHWA-HOP-16-013

April 2016

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
• CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
  • WHAT IS PROJECT COORDINATION?
  • PAST EXAMPLES OF PROJECT COORDINATION EFFORTS
  • INTENT OF THIS REPORT
• CHAPTER 2. KEY CONCEPTS OF PROJECT COORDINATION (PC)
  • DIMENSIONS OF PROJECT COORDINATION
    • Who Should Be Involved in Project Coordination?
    • When Should Project Coordination Occur?
    • What Does Project Coordination Accomplish?
  • PROJECT COORDINATION CHALLENGES
  • STEPS FOR ACHIEVING PROJECT COORDINATION
• CHAPTER 3. CASE STUDIES OF PROJECT COORDINATION
  • TEXAS CASE STUDY
    • Background and Project Coordination Objectives
    • Project Coordination Efforts
    • Summary
  • OREGON CASE STUDY
    • Background and Project Coordination Objectives
    • Project Coordination Efforts
    • Summary
• CHAPTER 4. EXAMPLES OF USEFUL TOOLS TO FACILITATE PROJECT COORDINATION
  • INTRODUCTION
  • TOOLS FOR COLLECTING AND SHARING PROJECT DATA
    • Internet Databases
    • Internet Geographic Information System (GIS) Databases
  • TOOLS FOR ASSESSING WORK ZONE MOBILITY IMPACTS
    • Oregon Department of Transportation
    • Work Zone Impacts and Strategies Estimator (WISE) Software
• CHAPTER 5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
• CHAPTER 6. REFERENCES
• APPENDIX – RESOURCES FOR LEARNING MORE ABOUT PROJECT COORDINATION

List of Tables

• Table 1. Project Coordination Matrix
• Table 2. Resources for Learning More about Project Coordination

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Illustration. Project Coordination Dimensions.
• Figure 2. Process Flow. Steps to Establishing a Project Coordination Process in a Region.
• Figure 3. Map. I-35 Construction Limits.
• Figure 4. Report. Lane Closure Assessment System Report for Lane Closure 2822 on April 1, 2015.
• Figure 5. Chart. Southbound Corridor Travel Time Calculation for 8 pm Departure without Coordination.
• Figure 6. Report. Modified Lane Closure Assessment System Report for Lane Closure 2822 on April 1, 2015.
• Figure 7. Chart. Southbound Corridor Travel Time Calculation for 8 pm Departure with Coordination.
• Figure 8. Graph. Southbound Corridor Travel Times on April 1, 2015.
• Figure 9. Map. Location of Bridges in the State Bridge Delivery Program.
• Figure 10. Map. Oregon DOT Regions.
• Figure 11. Map. Oregon Bridge Delivery Partners Construction Stages for Corridors.
• Figure 12. Map. Motor Carrier Transport Division Freight Mobility Map.
• Figure 13. Map. Corridor Segments.
• Figure 14. Map. Three Bridge Projects in Segment 4A.
• Figure 15. Screen Capture. Florida Department of Transportation District 4 Utility Coordination Information for Project 428727 in Broward County.
• Figure 16. Screen Capture. Geographic Information System-based Project Data Sharing.
• Figure 17. Screen Capture. City of Palo Alto Geographic Information System-based Project Map.

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