Construction readiness parameters for highway projects

Highways greatly contribute to a country’s economic development and growth. Therefore, it is vital for highway construction projects to complete on time and budget. However, when a project starts construction prematurely, projects frequently experience interruption that eventually resulted in delays...

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Main Authors:	A. R., Radzi, Abdul Rahimi, Abdul Rahman, Doh, Shu Ing, M., Esa
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26598/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26598/1/Construction%20readiness%20parameters%20for%20highway%20projects.pdf

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spelling	ump-265982019-11-26T03:08:26Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26598/ Construction readiness parameters for highway projects A. R., Radzi Abdul Rahimi, Abdul Rahman Doh, Shu Ing M., Esa TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements Highways greatly contribute to a country’s economic development and growth. Therefore, it is vital for highway construction projects to complete on time and budget. However, when a project starts construction prematurely, projects frequently experience interruption that eventually resulted in delays, causing a multitude of adverse effects on all project stakeholders. In other words, premature starts are one of the factors of construction delays. However, prior studies have little understanding of information that can help practitioners determine whether a highway project is premature or ready for construction. This study aims to identify the parameters used in practice to differentiate whether a highway construction project is ready or not to begin construction. To achieve this objective, interviews with sixteen industry practitioners working on highway construction projects are being conducted and analyzed. The significant findings include: (1) construction readiness can be assessed even as early as during the project start-up phase; and (2) not fulfilling the construction readiness parameters may cause a work stoppage, inefficient work, rework, and shortages in labor, equipment or materials. This study contributes to the current body of knowledge by identifying the parameters that indicate whether a highway project is construction-ready or construction-not-ready. The lessons from this study could help the industry to avoid premature starts in highway construction projects. 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26598/1/Construction%20readiness%20parameters%20for%20highway%20projects.pdf A. R., Radzi and Abdul Rahimi, Abdul Rahman and Doh, Shu Ing and M., Esa (2019) Construction readiness parameters for highway projects. In: Proceedings of 3rd National Conference on Wind & Earthquake Engineering and 1st International Seminar On Sustainable Construction Engineering (NCWE & ISSCE 2019), 12-13 July 2019 , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. pp. 195-204..
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topic	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements
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description	Highways greatly contribute to a country’s economic development and growth. Therefore, it is vital for highway construction projects to complete on time and budget. However, when a project starts construction prematurely, projects frequently experience interruption that eventually resulted in delays, causing a multitude of adverse effects on all project stakeholders. In other words, premature starts are one of the factors of construction delays. However, prior studies have little understanding of information that can help practitioners determine whether a highway project is premature or ready for construction. This study aims to identify the parameters used in practice to differentiate whether a highway construction project is ready or not to begin construction. To achieve this objective, interviews with sixteen industry practitioners working on highway construction projects are being conducted and analyzed. The significant findings include: (1) construction readiness can be assessed even as early as during the project start-up phase; and (2) not fulfilling the construction readiness parameters may cause a work stoppage, inefficient work, rework, and shortages in labor, equipment or materials. This study contributes to the current body of knowledge by identifying the parameters that indicate whether a highway project is construction-ready or construction-not-ready. The lessons from this study could help the industry to avoid premature starts in highway construction projects.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	A. R., Radzi Abdul Rahimi, Abdul Rahman Doh, Shu Ing M., Esa
author_facet	A. R., Radzi Abdul Rahimi, Abdul Rahman Doh, Shu Ing M., Esa
author_sort	A. R., Radzi
title	Construction readiness parameters for highway projects
title_short	Construction readiness parameters for highway projects
title_full	Construction readiness parameters for highway projects
title_fullStr	Construction readiness parameters for highway projects
title_full_unstemmed	Construction readiness parameters for highway projects
title_sort	construction readiness parameters for highway projects
publishDate	2019
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26598/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26598/1/Construction%20readiness%20parameters%20for%20highway%20projects.pdf
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