The increasing demand for safe, reliable, and higher-quality infrastructure systems has led to more complex transportation construction and maintenance projects. This, coupled with the declining staff levels at many transportation agencies, requires a more comprehensive evaluation of technology implementation to compensate for these challenges. With a focus on effective technology implementation, this research goes beyond simply evaluating technologies to investigate technology implementation with personnel and policies at departments of transportation (DOTs). The study methodology involved a comprehensive literature review, a survey of all 50 state DOTs, and an in-person workshop of 18 DOT experts to validate the survey results and preliminary research findings. The findings support the need for those implementing technologies to understand people, processes, and technology maturity for their improved chances of implementation success. Using the approach presented, the DOTs can assess themselves and identify pathways to higher maturity levels in the areas of their people, processes, and technologies. This study also highlighted six factors that are important considerations for technology implementation and thus determined the relative importance of people, processes, and technology for these factors. The objective of this study was to assess the importance of people, processes, and technology that DOTs should prioritize to enhance the likelihood of successfully implementing technologies. The framework presented herein can be extended to any new or existing technology implementation initiatives at a DOT, including automatic identification and data capture (AIDC), emerging sensing and wireless technologies, safety technologies, and others.
Inland waterway transportation is an essential part of the waterborne transportation system that supports the Blue Economy of the U.S.A. The utilization of inland waterway ports determines the realization of the full potential of the Blue Economy system. Using data from the state of Mississippi as an example, this paper applied a modified gravity-based accessibility measure to assess the ease with which each Mississippi inland waterway port was able to reach port-related markets in Mississippi and its four neighboring states. The accessibility indices were based on highway-only and highway–railway networks, and they were analyzed to examine the advantage of using an intermodal network as opposed to a single-mode network. In addition, the ease with which each port was able to reach markets both in Mississippi and in several neighboring states was investigated to examine the impact of enlarging the market area on the competitiveness of a port in relation to its accessibility. Understanding the ease with which a port can reach markets compared with other ports can help the port authority or local agency to use its accessibility as a competitive advantage in the local, regional, or national economy and identify improvements or niche markets.
The demand for safe, reliable, and higher-quality infrastructure systems often increases the complexity of transportation construction projects and necessitates more comprehensive evaluation methods. This often leads to the incorporation of technologies for oversight and management. With a focus on effective technology implementation, this research stretches beyond simply evaluating technologies to consider integrating the technology with personnel and procedures at departments of transportation (DOTs). Drawing from literature and a survey of state DOT personnel, this study applies and evaluates maturity models for people, process, and technology with regard to technology implementation at DOTs. The findings support the need for understanding technology implementation in the aspects of people, process, and technology maturity to improve the probability of implementation success. The framework allows DOTs to move toward higher maturity levels and improve the likelihood of implementation success. The study’s objective is to assess the importance of people, process, and technology as implementation dimensions that state DOTs need to focus on for successfully implementing technologies. The idea and scope of the paper can be extended to any new technology implementation efforts at DOTs, including Automatic Identification and Data Capture technologies, emerging sensing and wireless technologies, safety technologies, and others. The maturity models presented enable organizations to audit and benchmark their status for technology implementation, and the relative levels allow these organizations to advance from basic to advanced stages. This paper introduces three maturity models for people, process, and technology, their adaptation to DOT operations, and their possible future use, as presented through preliminary survey results. The final result of this study provides a maturity model methodology for successful technology implementation and a self-assessment tool for state DOTs to gauge and improve their current maturity levels. Preliminary validation of these products was conducted via a workshop of subject matter experts, and the results indicate that state DOTs can use these products to self-assess their organization’s maturity and devise a plan as required for improved technology implementation.
E-construction is becoming increasingly attractive in the highway construction industry as the industry faces reductions in staffing and resources. Specifically, the addition of e-construction methods can offer a boost in efficiency and safety in resurfacing projects. Electronic ticketing (e-ticketing), paver-mounted thermal profiling, and intelligent compaction were recently incorporated into a study coordinated by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, United States, to assess these e-construction technologies on two resurfacing projects. This study aimed to investigate the accuracy of the data collected and the time savings that come with the incorporation of technology in construction. This manuscript focuses explicitly on the performance of e-ticketing, since it showed the most promising results during the study. An analysis of the data shows that e-ticketing offers the same data typically collected from traditional tickets. E-ticketing reduced the amount of time needed to retrieve material tickets and facilitated comparisons of theoretical tonnages to actual tonnages, in the same manner as traditional approaches. Inspectors also reduced their exposure to hazardous jobsite conditions through the use of e-ticketing, while contractors strengthened their operational efficiency. It is crucial that all stakeholders involved in e-ticketing projects practice partnering and collaboration to take advantage of the benefits of this emerging technology. This paper’s primary contribution is to document lessons learned and to evaluate the performance of e-ticketing technology in relation to safety, time savings, remote inspections, and accuracy compared with traditional practices on an asphalt paving project.
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