摘要: |
This report examines the tools and practices employed by Caltrans and other state transportation agencies in balancing workload and resources to complete capital projects on the state highway system. In California, these projects are completed under the Capital Outlay Support (COS) program. The first part of this report focuses on workload balancing practices employed by Caltrans. Interviews with Caltrans offices, which oversees the design and construction of structures throughout the stateprovided a range of perspectives on managing workload and resources in the COS program. In the second part of this report, the results of a 13-question survey are used to describe the workload balancing practices employed by departments of transportation (DOTs) in four statesGeorgia, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. |