Assessing Ohio’s Detour Determination Reporting for Process Improvements [ORIL ROC 2021-ORIL6 Task #5]

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• Alternative Title:
  Assessing Ohio’s Detour Determination Reporting for Process Improvements (Ohio’s Research Initiative for Locals Research On-Call Services 2021-ORIL6 Task #5) [Project Title from Cover]
• Creators:
  Naik, Bhaven ; Eustace, Deogratias ; Prasai, Saurav ; Saher, Mariam
• Corporate Creators:
  Ohio University. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Ohio. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Statewide Planning and Research ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Case Studies Detour Reporting. Detours Pavements Signs Detour Evaluation Work Zones Work Zone Traffic Control
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/OH-2023/18
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Ohio;United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Ohio. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Statewide Planning and Research
• Abstract:
  Ohio’s local public agencies (County Engineers, Township Trustees, Villages and Municipalities) often experience the burden of construction traffic when the Ohio DOT (ODOT) closes a state route for construction. ODOT typically provides the locals with a Detour Determination Report (DDR) that evaluates the length of a detour, duration of closure and costs associated with the closure. Though the locals often provide signature of acknowledgement, and the DDRs specify repairs for the Designated Local Detour Routes (in addition to repairs for the Official, Signed Detour), the damage to pavement, signs, private property, utilities, and overlap on other projects can be missed. By completing a series of tasks (detailed review of literature, interviews with CMV drivers and Ohio’s local agencies, review of prior completed projects and also Ohio’s current DDR process) this study gained insight on the topic area. Based on the insights, a systematic procedure/tool was developed by which more informed decisions on a detour can be completed. The proposed methodology is an iterative process (EXCEL-based spreadsheet) where decision makers (in this case ODOT) can request additional analyses, information, etc., from the applicant and continue refining the process before coming to a final decision of whether to go with the full road closure or otherwise. In addition, the proposed methodology was demonstrated on three sample projects as case studies.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  34878
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a8eed931127da1d92857228b661a803265417e46f98c88efc29f17e7c7e8e5ffa0b5eb5995cff61d929f3aef2033b71c9ea0b9cc9e748537d16b0f6908039ceb
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72876/dot_72876_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.65 MB ]