22-02 — Experiences in the Use of Digital Construction Management in the Highway Industry

Original Scope: Digital Construction Management (DCM) helps State Highway Agencies (SHA) and industry integrate electronic construction management processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of highway construction. The integration of these various tools has occurred at various levels and with different SHA & industry partners to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the highway industry. DCM builds upon existing 3D Modeling, e-Construction, Digital As-Builds, e-ticketing, Unmanned Aerials Systems (UAS), Smart Work Zone Project Coordination, and Strategic Workforce Development innovations. Documenting and communicating these best practices throughout the highway community will assist in the accelerated deployment of the individual technologies, techniques, and methods of integration for DCM.  

Agencies looking to deploy DCM are facing several complex challenges. Some of these challenges are further complicated by existing business processes that may need to be considered such as ability to use paperless plans.

This scan will document best practices for state DOTs and others on how organizations have adopted, proven, and are now benefiting from deployment of DCM. The benefits of this domestic scan will be the identification and accelerated deployment of proven DCM configurations. As these best practices are deployed nationally, they will assist in having an equitable workforce to deliver a safe, timely, and quality highway construction program. The scan results are likely to be of interest to several AASHTO committees including the AASHTO Committees on Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Performance-Based Management.

Implementation and Impact

Scan co-chairs, Bryan Cawley and John Hancock, provided perspectives on the scan outcomes on the final day of the scan:

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