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From page 3... ... Executive Summary Project development is a core function of state DOTs, yet as a discipline project management is too often ignored. DOT executive leaders are understandably preoccupied with myriad other management priorities, such as funding, labor issues, maintenance and constituent relations. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... 2 \| P a g e project development resulted in a complete redesign of the structure, at a cost of $4.2 million in design fees and a schedule delay of six years. During the NEPA phase of project development, there were a series of decisions which affected the project's design: • The communities on either side of the river did not agree on the optimum alignment for the new structure, which led to an alignment with a 20 degree skew over the river. Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... 3 \| P a g e A failure to identify risks and quantify their impacts led to a bridge design which the DOT considered too costly to build. But it is also important to note that decisions made during the NEPA process seemed innocuous at the time, and technical specialists (bridge designers) Read the entire page →

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... Executive Summary Project development is a core function of state DOTs, yet as a discipline project management is too often ignored. DOT executive leaders are understandably preoccupied with myriad other management priorities, such as funding, labor issues, maintenance and constituent relations.

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... 2 | P a g e project development resulted in a complete redesign of the structure, at a cost of $4.2 million in design fees and a schedule delay of six years. During the NEPA phase of project development, there were a series of decisions which affected the project's design: • The communities on either side of the river did not agree on the optimum alignment for the new structure, which led to an alignment with a 20 degree skew over the river.

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... 3 | P a g e A failure to identify risks and quantify their impacts led to a bridge design which the DOT considered too costly to build. But it is also important to note that decisions made during the NEPA process seemed innocuous at the time, and technical specialists (bridge designers)

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