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Title: VARIABLES AFFECTED BY NIGHTTIME CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Accession Number: 00605681
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: An increasing number of roadway rehabilitation projects are using nighttime construction schedules. Factors involved in the decisions to employ nighttime construction schedules were examined in a study of state highway agencies. The study consisted of a survey concerning the various parameters that were considered when nighttime construction schedules were required in construction contracts. State personnel familiar with nighttime construction projects were asked to describe particular aspects of projects that were different as a result of the night schedule. In addition, a survey was conducted with construction contractors who had experience with nighttime construction projects. Results show that the overriding factor for a nighttime schedule that is contractually required is the unacceptably high traffic congestion that would result from daytime roadway work. On nighttime projects, of particular concern is safety and traffic control. Although worker scheduling is made more difficult at night, several contractors indicated that they elected to use nighttime schedules even when not contractually required to do so. These contractors noted that task scheduling is easier at night and that material deliveries are more readily made at night. However, for all parties involved in the process, safety tends to be the overriding concern.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1282, Transportation Construction 1990. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01411066
Authors: Hinze, JimmieCarlisle, Dana LynnPagination: p. 95-103
Publication Date: 1990
Serial: ISBN: 0309050596
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM
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