Managing the Construction Building Process. A Move to Simpler Construction PlanSets

摘要

This project was conducted to determine whether construction plan sets could besignificantly simplified to speed the process of moving projects to construction. The work steps included a literature review, a telephone survey of highway agencies in surrounding states, and a series of facilitated work sessions of stakeholders to seek simplifications. Unfortunately, the primary objective of this project was not achieved because breakthrough changes were not identified. However, positive overall results were obtained through the work sessions with stakeholders, which produced a list of more than 50 conclusions and suggestions. These were recorded, condensed, and sorted by topic for ease of use by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). In addition, the researchers developed several recommendations: Study streamlining the total process from A to Z, not just the plan production step; Assess current traffic control plan criteria, designs and approval process; Assess current utility relocation plans and processes; Increase standardization throughout the process (place more items in Standard Drawings, and Standard Notes); Review the comments of stakeholders (elsewhere in this report) for concepts to incorporate into current plan sets.