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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 413: Techniques for Effective Highway Construction Projects in Congested Urban Areas explores a diverse set of techniques designed to address highway construction challenges in congested urban areas such as high-traffic volumes, utility conflicts, complex right-of-way acquisition issues, a diverse stakeholder base, and watchful news media.

The report includes four case studies designed to help illustrate effective construction practices in congested urban areas.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2011. Techniques for Effective Highway Construction Projects in Congested Urban Areas. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/14485.

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77 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/14485
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Front Matter i-vii
Summary 1-2
Chapter One - Introduction 3-4
Chapter Two - Literature Review 5-9
Chapter Three - Program Review 10-14
Chapter Four - Utilities 15-17
Chapter Five - Right-of-Way 18-21
Chapter Six - Stakeholder and Public Involvement 22-26
Chapter Seven - Media Relations 27-30
Chapter Eight - Multi-Modal 31-32
Chapter Nine - Traffic Management 33-34
Chapter Ten - Case Studies 35-38
Chapter Eleven - Conclusions 39-40
References 41-42
Appendix A - Survey Questionnaire 43-53
Appendix B - Narrative Survey Responses 54-77
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 78-78

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