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ACTT Workshop: Montana
January 26-28, 2004, Missoula, Montana
[Archived] Appendix C (continued): Skill Set Reporting Forms
- Roadway Geometrics/Environmental
- Innovative Financing
- Right of Way, Utilities, Railroad
- Structures
- Geotechnical, Materials, and Pavements
Skill Sets:
- Construction
- Traffic/Workzone Safety
- Right-of-Way/Utilities/Railroad
- Public Relations/ITS
- Geotechnical and Materials
- Innovative Contracting
- Environment
- Structures
Construction Skill Set
Construction Team Participants | ||
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Mike Brown, CSKT Ellis Powell, North Carolina DOT Gene Hoelker, FHWA NRC Terry Wickman, MDT |
Jim Mitchell, MDT Paul Ferry, MDT Jim Walther, MDT Dean Jones, MDT |
Rob Elliot, FHWA NRC Matt Strizich, MDT Paul Jagoda, MDT Terry Zoller, Minnesota DOT |
IDEA (Short Name) |
IDEA (Detailed Description) |
Implementation Details (Barriers, Skill Set Coordination, etc.) |
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Constructability |
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Sequence |
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Combine Projects |
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Notes recorded, but not entered into form:
Allow one lane traffic at night
- Utilize for wildlife crossings and drainage structures
- Use closure windows
- Incentive/disincentive for opening to traffic
- Modify sequence of operations for less traffic disruptions. Utilize waste/borrow techniques to accomplish.
- Allow contractor to innovatively bid traffic control and sequence of operation. Use base bid and alternate bid?
- Shop drawing review was discussed. The process needs to be streamlined or eliminated by the acceptance of PE stamped submittals.
- R/W and utility moves by contractor.
- Contractor staking and predetermined pay quantities. Use GPS for grade control.
- Establish issue resolution process and project management team.
- Coordinate letting of Jocko Bridge with the high water and Bull Trout restrictions.
- Sequence as much work off the roadway as possible. Have incentive/disincentive for roadway disturbance time frame.
- Upgrade haul roads to all weather surface and upgrade load capacity. Coordinate with road owners.
- Mandatory pits and contractor optioned pits were discussed. Pros and cons were discussed and no agreement was reached on which method was best.
- Preapproved staging areas was discussed and the possibility of restoring existing pits.
- Contour grading was discussed. GPS?
- Gravel hauled by train along the rail.
- The use of site manager for the project management team was discussed.
- Prepermitting was discussed.
- CPM Schedule. Updates, new spec, schedule changes
- Utilities and R/W. Include in contract? Expedite the process
- Enforcement of do not disturb areas.
- Environmental effects on utility relocations.
- Water rights issues.
- Mud Creek fill consolidation issues. Use light weight fills. Piles?
Traffic/Workzone Safety Skill Set
Traffic Team Members | ||
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Mark Baum, MDT Greg Schertz, FHWA CFLHD Pierre Jomini, MDT |
Lloyd Rue, FHWA - Montana Don Dusek, MDT Mark Urban, HNTB |
Glen Cameron, MDT Stefan Streeter, MDT Lissa Peel, CSKT |
Notes recorded, but not entered into form:
Agenda
- Elect Speaker Mark Urban, HNTB
- Introductions
- Work Zone Safety Goals
- Issues/Observations
- Brainstorming
- Worker Safety/Hygiene
Work Zone Safety Goals
- No construction-related traffic accidents
- Zero disabling worker injuries
- Reduce or eliminate work zone congestion
- Minimize cost growth
Initial Brainstorming/Issues
- Consolidate projects into short duration vs. multiple projects over multi-years
- Pedestrian safety
- Maintain two way traffic at all times-how do we maintain the safety or flow of the traffic through the work site.
- Balancing access vs. positive worker protection
- Aggressive drivers
- Lane widths - large loads and RV’s through work zone, construction materials
- Elderly drivers
- Seasonal conditions (winter shut down)
- Traffic re-routing
- Incident management/Emergency vehicles
- Tow trucks/service patrols as part of contract
- DUI's
- Building Structures under traffic
- Oversize loads - windows of opportunity
- Night work
- Staging of construction - sequence of operations - how much PTW open up before paving
- Special event accommodations
- Motorcycles/bicycles
- School bus stops/routes
- Traffic control plans submitted by contractor as part of bidding process
- Tourist volumes/summer traffic
- Multi-media motorist information
- PTW edges/drop offs
- Winter issues/drainage
- Local Enforcement - MHP/temporary pullouts
- Communications with public/Drivers
- Temporary park and ride for public as well as workers
- Worker safety and re-sourcing - fatigue, overwork
- Construction Change Orders minimize for WZTC - traffic control supervision
- Partnering
- Don’t restrict contractor innovation/share benefits
- Real time coordination among staff/contractors and between projects
- Constructability review (independent)
- Dwane Kailey - Projects have gone through a constructability review by MDT, design firm, design management firm
- Pre-bid meeting (traffic controls)
- Very detailed traffic control plans showing everything down to the last barrel
Consolidation/Breakdown
- Public Relations/ Community Involvement
- Communications
- Multi-media
- Project/corridor or alternate route
- Branding/Identity
- "Enjoy The Valley"
- Special events
- Emergency responders (fire, EMS, MHP, public lands)
- Schools
- Alternative transportation - TDM/Commuter’s
- Communications
- User Issues
- Aggressive drivers
- School children/Bus drivers
- Impaired drivers
- Pedestrians
- Elderly
- Motorcycles/bicycles
- Tourist/RVs
- Property access
- Oversize loads/commercial vehicles
- Construction equipment/materials
- Design Issues
- Edge conditions
- Access/circulation vs. worker protection
- Structures built under traffic
- Detailed Traffic Control Plans
- Maintain bus stops
- Maintenance of traffic/winter shutdown
- Evaluating construction duration issues
- Enforcement provisions
- Temporary pull outs
- Re-routing/detouring locally
- Plan for alternate routes
- Suspend other construction/projects
- Short term/spot improvements
- Construction Field Operations
- Night work
- Staffing/Resources
- Resource Assessment
- MDT personnel
- Consultants
- Worker Safety
- Contractor administration
- Construction change orders
- Claims
- Traffic Rerouting
- Property access
- Enforcement
- Dust management
- Incident management
- Motorist information
- Worker access (park/ride)
- Contract
- Mega vs. Multiple
- Resource assessment
- Contractor innovation/VE
- Cost growth
- Coordination between contracts
- Bidding process for traffic control
- Partnering
- Traffic Control Supervisor
- Pre-bid Traffic Control meeting
- Traffic flow (two way traffic at all times)
- Public information
- End result specifications - Better
- Mega vs. Multiple
Day 2 - What have we heard? How does it apply to Traffic/Workzone Safety?
- Off season / Nighttime work
- Enhanced enforcement
- DUI checks
- Transportation from taverns
- Tavern owner training
- Pilot car at night
- Enhanced enforcement
- One lane travel at night - Explore use of one lane to provide for construction operations
- Pilot cars
- Enforcement
- Provide one lane of travel in each direction, one on route and one off of route (detour)
- Contract Idea
- Incentive for off season work (contract idea)
- Review timing and type of work for contract letting
- Jacking and Boring
- Mega vs. multi-project
- Tie projects together
- Different contracts for dirt work, paving, structures
- Tie projects together
- Alternate traffic control bidding
- Coordination committees/groups
- Traffic control
Intermingling - Ideas / Comments by other groups
- Barrier use
- Review biological crossings with resource managers
- Source water quality
- Specification for dust control
- One way traffic at night
- Can this be done
- Goal is to limit traffic congestion
- Particular areas where two-way traffic may not be possible while construction is in process (ie. Ravalli Canyon)
- Monitor the traffic congestion
- Measure congestion somehow
- Keep it simple to measure
- Law enforcement within and/or tied to traffic control
- Maintain consistency of signs through out the projects
- Standard message set
- Hire outside media control
- Works with contractor on a daily basis to update
- ITS should be served under traffic control
- Work in coordination with PR
- Keep up to date all DMS/HAR
- Maintain weekly meetings for updates in construction or upon any construction changes
- Traffic Queuing
- Expected travel time delays
- Unexpected events (crashes)
- Utilities
- Proper traffic control
- Increased training
- Increased enforcement to follow proper traffic control
- Included in contract to reflect increased standard
- Better monitoring by MDT
- Incident management
- Cameras
- Use real time to monitor progress of construction
- Monitor traffic
- Contract
- Incentives/disincentives
- Possibly tie to number of crashes
- Will be A + B bidding
- B portion will only apply when impacting the user
Final recommendations
- Detailed Traffic Management Plan
- Traffic Control Plan
- Pedestrian traffic control, Elderly
- Property Access
- Wildlife concerns
- Regular coordination meetings
- Enforcement (ie. Speed and impaired drivers)
- Pullouts
- Alternate Route Plan
- Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
- Carpool, Public transportation
- Coordinating Construction Practice
- Time of day / Night
- Pilot Cars
- Incident Management Plan
- EMS, Hazmat
- Service Patrols
- Regular coordination meetings
- Motorist Information
- Standard or typical message sets
- ITS
- Traffic Control Plan
- 511, Signs, HAR, DMS
- Cameras
- Networking
- Car Rental
- National Park Service (NPS)
- Motor Carrier Services (MCS)
- AAA
- Special Events
- Resource Assessment
- Mega vs. Multiple Projects
- Personnel Resource Assessment
- Number of
- Skills
- Duties
- Partnering - Inter-agency
- Contracting Practice
- Lump sum vs. Unit price
- Training / Certification
- Traffic Control Methods
- Worker Safety
- Detailed Sequence of Operations
- Attacking PTW
- "How it will be built"
- Length of operations
- Contractor input
- Surfacing requirements
- Special Provisions / Unique Standard Details
- Incentive clauses
- Worker / crashes
- Dust Management
- Water quality control
- Alternate measurement / Payment
- Lump Sum
- Cost Savings
- Daily maintenance rates
- Incentive clauses
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