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71 A p p e n d i x A Rapid Renewal Scenario descriptions Following are the descriptions of the 13 highway construction rapid renewal projects that were selected as study examples for SHRP 2 Project R03, Identifying and Reducing Workforce Fatigue in Rapid Renewal Projects. These 13 projects provided one means of sampling the various characteristics and factors affecting workforce fatigue among rapid renewal projects.
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72 worked virtually every day with the exceptions of Sundays, major holidays, and a few long weekends. In parallel, the contractor performed a substantial amount of work with lane closures during approximately 1,500 nights.
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73 Specific Workforce Fatigue Countermeasures Employed DRMP allows their salaried team members to offset hours the day following an extended workday. As an example, if a project engineer work 8:00 a.m.
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74 the job. Among the primary concerns of residents are the blasting, traffic disruptions that could send more cars through the neighborhood, and work being done during the evening with overnight shifts from 10:00 p.m.
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75 (5) Contract 60K13: I-290 from Austin Avenue to Sacramento Boulevard.
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76 The I-5 Reconstruction Projects preserved the most important route in Washington State and improved traffic flow and safety by (1) removing the original deteriorating concrete and replacing it with new pavement reinforced with dowel bars, which allowed WSDOT to "Get In, Get Out and Stay Out" for 40 years, and (2)
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77 Contract Type and Elements This is a Design-Bid-Build contract. The project consisted of two distinct phases of work operations.
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78 HW Lochner, David Evans & Associates, Perteet, and others -- is the contractor for the SR-520 project for WSDOT. The project teams contact information follows: • WSDOT SR-520 program contact: E-mail: SR520bridge@ wsdot.wa.gov; Phone: 206-770-3500 • Construction contact: E-mail: dan.galvin@gcinc.com; Phone: 425-998-5200 Contract Type and Elements This is a Design-Build contract, using Best Value Determination in the bid evaluation, by combining design and construction in one contract at a fixed price.
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79 UDOT #2: Replacement of the 4500 South Bridge, UDOT #: F-I215(126) 13, located on SR-266 over I-215 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City County.
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80 The project includes various types of innovative construction, such as "pre-cast concrete" and "rapid-strength concrete." The I-15 Ontario project is a typical example of freeway pavement renewal in an urban network in California with high traffic volumes through the work-zone (WZ)
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81 Specific Workforce Fatigue Countermeasures Employed A skeleton crew is used on 55-h weekend work. Whenever possible, staff are limited to one 10-h shift per 55-h weekend closure.
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82 duration to half, compared to the conventional nighttime construction closure. Specific Workforce Fatigue Factors It is expected that about two thirds of the construction schedule (500 working days)
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83 • Asphalt concrete (AC) pavement renewal, including AC overlay, milling and filling (overlay)
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