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From page 138... ... 136 The researchers investigated 15 projects in the United States and three international projects through in-depth case studies to identify tools that aid complex-project managers to deliver projects successfully. These 18 projects represent various project types, locations, project sizes, and phases of project development. Read the entire page →
From page 139... ... 137 Appendix A: CASE STUDY SUMMARIES CASE STUDY SUMMARIES Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include assembling project team, preparing early cost model and finance plan, and establishing public involvement plans. Project Complexity The Capital Beltway HOV/HOT Lanes Project was delivered by PPP with the design– build (DB) Read the entire page →
From page 140... ... 138 GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS DETROIT RIVER INTERNATIONAL CROSSING Project Overview The purpose of the project is to provide a new Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) connecting Detroit, Michigan, with Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Read the entire page →
From page 141... ... 139 Appendix A: CASE STUDY SUMMARIES Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include selecting project arrangements on the basis of project outcomes and establishing public involvement plans. DOYLE DRIVE Project Overview The Doyle Drive project is a unique project that forms one gateway to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. Read the entire page →
From page 142... ... 140 GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include selecting project arrangements, which included multiple contracts; different project delivery methods; incentives to accelerate project delivery; value engineering; contractor-initiated changes and suggestions; and extensive, thorough monthly progress reports. GREEN STREET Project Overview The Green Street project for the City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, consisted of recycling of asphalt and portland cement concrete rubble into high-value-added mate rials. Read the entire page →
From page 143... ... 141 Appendix A: CASE STUDY SUMMARIES HEATHROW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 5 Project Overview The Heathrow International Airport Terminal 5 (T5) project in London includes constructing a new terminal building, a new air traffic control tower, ground traffic infrastructures (e.g., rail, underground, road, and guideways) Read the entire page →
From page 144... ... 142 GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL MINIMUM OPERABLE SEGMENT Project Overview The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System is a 20.3-mi-long light rail project that connects the densely populated Hudson River waterfront communities in New Jersey. The project also supports significant economic development that continues to take place in the region. Read the entire page →
From page 145... ... 143 Appendix A: CASE STUDY SUMMARIES Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include selecting project arrangements on the basis of project outcomes, developing project action plans, determining involvement in right-of-way (ROW) and utilities, and establishing public involvement plans. Read the entire page →
From page 146... ... 144 GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include defining project success by each dimension as required, assembling project team, and establishing public involvement plans. I-95 NEW HAVEN HARBOR CROSSING CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT Project Overview The I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement program, in New Haven, Connecticut, comprises seven completed and three current projects. Read the entire page →
From page 147... ... 145 Appendix A: CASE STUDY SUMMARIES Project Complexity The Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge is the first extradosed bridge in the nation, which could add to the complexity of the project from a technical point of view. The magnitude of the project and its first-ever use in the United States caused the first bidding process to result in no bids. Read the entire page →
From page 148... ... 146 GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS The project improvements will be implemented as part of a PPP with I-595 Express, LLC, a subsidiary created by ACS Infrastructure Development, being awarded the contract to serve as the concessionaire to use the design–build–finance–operate–maintain approach for the project for a 35-year term. This project delivery method was chosen as a result of initial findings that the project would take up to 20 years to complete if funded in the traditional way. Read the entire page →
From page 149... ... 147 Appendix A: CASE STUDY SUMMARIES Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include assembling project team, preparing early cost model and finance plan, colocating team, evaluating flexible financing, and establishing public involvement plans. INTERCOUNTY CONNECTOR Project Overview The InterCounty Connector project consists of 18 mi of construction on a new alignment and incorporates some reconstruction of interchanges and the existing corridor that intersects the new project. Read the entire page →
From page 150... ... 148 GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include preparing early cost model and finance plan, identifying critical permit issues, and evaluating flexible financing. Figure A.10. Read the entire page →
From page 151... ... 149 Appendix A: CASE STUDY SUMMARIES JAMES RIVER BRIDGE/I-95 RICHMOND Project Overview The project consists of the restoration of the 0.75-mi-long James River Bridge on I-95 through the central business district of Richmond, Virginia. The bridge's six lanes were originally designed and built in 1958 to carry one-third of the 110,000 vehicles per day that it was carrying when it was rebuilt in 2002. Read the entire page →
From page 152... ... 150 GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include defining project success by each dimension as required, selecting project arrangements on the basis of project outcomes, and establishing flexible design criteria. LEWIS AND CLARK BRIDGE Project Overview The Lewis and Clark Bridge spans the state line between Washington and Oregon providing a link for motorists between the states. Read the entire page →
From page 153... ... 151 Appendix A: CASE STUDY SUMMARIES Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include defining project success by each dimension as required, selecting project arrangements on the basis of project outcomes, and establishing flexible design criteria. LOUISVILLE–SOUTHERN INDIANA OHIO RIVER BRIDGE Project Overview The Ohio River Bridges project in southern Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, is a complex project that was entering the final stages of the design phase. Read the entire page →
From page 154... ... 152 GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include determining involvement in ROW and utilities, determining work packages and sequencing, and establishing public involvement plans. NEW MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE Project Overview The New Mississippi River Bridge project between St. Read the entire page →
From page 155... ... 153 Appendix A: CASE STUDY SUMMARIES Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include designing to budget, performing comprehensive risk analysis, and colocating team. NORTH CAROLINA TOLLWAY Project Overview In 2002, the North Carolina General Assembly created the North Carolina Turnpike Authority to respond to growth and congestion concerns in North Carolina. Read the entire page →
From page 156... ... 154 GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include preparing early cost model and finance plan and establishing flexible design criteria. NORTHERN GATEWAY TOLL ROAD Project Overview The Northern Gateway Toll Road was the first electronic toll road in New Zealand. Read the entire page →
From page 157... ... 155 Appendix A: CASE STUDY SUMMARIES State Highway One Northern Motorway extension. The project is being constructed through an area of very high environmental sensitivity and complex geology and topography. Read the entire page →
From page 158... ... 156 GUIDE TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS T-REX SOUTHEAST I-25 AND I-225 Project Overview The Transportation Expansion (T-REX) project in Metro Denver, Colorado, consists of 17 mi of highway expansion and improvements to I-25 from Logan Street in Denver to Lincoln Avenue in Douglas County and to I-225 from Parker Road in Aurora to a newly configured I-25 and I-225 interchange. Read the entire page →
From page 159... ... 157 Appendix A: CASE STUDY SUMMARIES Primary Methods and Tools Primary methods and tools used for the project include selecting project arrangements on the basis of project outcomes, assembling project team, determining involvement in ROW and utilities, and establishing public involvement plans. TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY 161 Project Overview The Texas State Highway (TX SH) Read the entire page →

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... 136 The researchers investigated 15 projects in the United States and three international projects through in-depth case studies to identify tools that aid complex-project managers to deliver projects successfully. These 18 projects represent various project types, locations, project sizes, and phases of project development.