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Abdelhamid, T S and Everett, J G (2000) Identifying Root Causes of Construction Accidents. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(01), 52–60.

Allouche, E N, Ariaratnam, S T and Lueke, J S (2000) Horizontal Directional Drilling: Profile of an Emerging Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(01), 68–76.

Back, W E, Boles, W W and Fry, G T (2000) Defining Triangular Probability Distributions from Historical Cost Data. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(01), 29–37.

Chinowsky, P S and Meredith, J E (2000) Strategic Management in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(01), 1–9.

Dunston, P S and Reed, A G (2000) Benefits of Small Projects Team Initiative. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(01), 22–28.

Ernzen, J J and Schexnayder, C (2000) One Company's Experience with Design/Build: Labor Cost Risk and Profit Potential. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(01), 10–14.

Hendrickson, C and Horvath, A (2000) Resource Use and Environmental Emissions of U.S. Construction Sectors. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(01), 38–44.

O'Connor, J T and El-Diraby, T E (2000) Urban Freeway Bridge Reconstruction Planning: Case of Mockingbird Bridge. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(01), 61–67.

  • Type: Journal Article
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  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2000)126:1(61)
  • Abstract:
    Urban freeway bridge reconstruction is a challenging process. Sites are often located in heavily populated areas and are always congested with traffic and construction activities. Lack of adequate planning on such projects can result in tremendous waste in project cost and schedule, traffic flow efficiency, and most importantly, safety to both the traveling public and construction crews. Accordingly, a need exists to develop techniques to help plan and construct urban bridge projects more effectively. This paper documents the process of replanning a bridge project, Mockingbird Bridge. The case describes a research effort that beneficially applied several construction engineering concepts to the project. For the project, the research resulted in sizable savings in cost and duration. For the industry, the case resulted in several lessons for future projects. Among these, the primary lesson is that the integration of bridge reconstruction sequence, constructability, and traffic control plans is crucial to project success.

Rowings, J E, Federle, M O and Rusk, J (2000) Design/Build Methods for Electrical Contracting Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(01), 15–21.

Tilford, K R, Jaselskis, E J and Smith, G R (2000) Impact of Environmental Contamination on Construction Projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(01), 45–51.

Wilson, J M and Koehn, E & (2000) Safety Management: Problems Encountered and Recommended Solutions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 126(01), 77–79.