Significant Factors Affecting Right-of-Way Acquisition Time in Highway Projects
by Tiendung Le, (corresponding author), (Project Manager, R&D Division, ITA Group, 60A Nguyen Chi Thanh, Ha Noi, Vietnam Formerly, Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin. E-mail: letiendung@gmail.com), Carlos H. Caldas, A.M.ASCE, (Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, the University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1752, Austin, TX 78712. E-mail: caldas@mail.utexas.edu), and G. Edward Gibson, Jr., P.E., F.ASCE, (Professor and Sunstate Chair of Construction Management and Engineering, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Rm.140, Urban Systems Engineering (USE) Building, P.O. Box 870204, Tempe, AZ 85287-0204. E-mail: Edd.Gibson@asu.edu)
Section: Project Planning and Control, pp. 1214-1223, (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41109(373)122)
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Construction Research Congress 2010: Innovation for Reshaping Construction Practice |
| Abstract: |
Right-of-Way (R/W) acquisition for highway projects is a complicated process that involves many parties. It is critical for project participants to know the main factors that determine the R/W acquisition schedule. This paper reports on a research project that studies the impact of inherent factors on R/W acquisition durations. The research uses ANOVA and correlation techniques to analyze the impact of 15 inherent factors on 14 different durations in R/W acquisition. Data from 13 projects in Texas with 172 parcels were collected. Among the 15 factors, Transitional Area, Acquisition Method, Ownership Type, Title Issue, Mapping/Survey Issue, and Exchange were found to have significant impact on at least 4 durations, including the Total Duration. Using results from the post-hoc tests, this paper presents quantitatively how R/W Acquisition Total Duration is different among levels of each of the significant factors. This research is believed to place an important stepping-stone in improving R/W acquisition and project development for highway projects through the better understanding of the critical factors and better forecast for R/W acquisition durations. |
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