Accelerated Construction Technology Transfer
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Workshop InformationAccelerated Construction Technology Transfer (ACTT) has emerged as a viable tool available to transportation agencies as they strive to address tax payers' chief complaints, namely, work zone congestion and excessive construction time. The ACTT process is implemented by conducting a 3-day workshop that focuses on a specific project. Workshop participants are drawn from a 175-member national resource pool comprised of 11 different skill sets to evaluate all facets of the project to identify ways to help achieve project goals/objectives, primarily, reduction of construction time. The primary objective of the ACTT initiative is to share national knowledge and expertise to demonstrate a new approach to highway construction and ultimately, promote the accelerated construction concept. To date, 34 ACTT workshops have been successfully completed. ACTT projects have varied in scope, complexity, and cost, ranging from $1 million to over $3.5 billion. Despite their differences, ACTT projects have one thing in common; they all involve construction of an existing facility under traffic. Reduced construction time along with improved work zone safety and minimized community/socio-economic impacts are common goals. Each workshop has resulted in a number of recommendations, many of which have been accepted by the host agency as practical, feasible, and viable solutions. Many of the recommendations could be applied to other projects, both locally and nationally like:
Fact sheets and workshop reports are produced at the completion of each workshop and are made available to all involved in highway construction as part of the promotional outreach effort. |
EventsContactChris Schneider Joe Huerta |
This page last modified on 10/21/08 |