O'Connor, J T and El-Diraby, T E (2000) Urban freeway bridge reconstruction planning: Case of mockingbird bridge. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(1), pp. 61-67. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Urban freeway bridge reconstruction is a challenging process. Sites are often located in heavily populated areas and are always congested with traffic and construction activities. Lack of adequate planning on such projects can result in tremendous waste in project cost and schedule, traffic flow efficiency, and most importantly, safety to both the traveling public and construction crews. Accordingly, a need exists to develop techniques to help plan and construct urban bridge projects more effectively. This paper documents the process of replanning a bridge project, Mockingbird Bridge. The case describes a research effort that beneficially applied several construction engineering concepts to the project. For the project, the research resulted in sizable savings in cost and duration. For the industry, the case resulted in several lessons for future projects. Among these, the primary lesson is that the integration of bridge reconstruction sequence, constructability, and traffic control plans is crucial to project success.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Index terms: | construction engineering, integration, traffic flow, documents, savings, reconstruction, efficiency, construction activity, project success, duration, project cost, constructability, bridge project |
| Subjects: | project management theory and practice, infrastructure and transport systems, economics, transportation engineering, engineering methods, professional development, organizational analysis, building construction, construction operations, economic analysis, construction integration, project controls, performance management |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Organizational Design, Site Management, Quality Management, Engineering Principles, Design Practice, Cost Management, Time Control, Information Management, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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