There's a familiar saying at the Washington State Department of Transportation: “What gets measured, gets managed." WSDOT’s 2004 Construction Highlights Report is a self-evaluation of 25 construction projects that were underway and/or completed during the 2004 construction season. The report allows each project office to make a critical assessment of their performance and project delivery, bringing to light both lessons learned and successes to share.
Projects were selected in April 2004, prior to the start of construction for most. These represent a variety of types of projects such as bridge repair, highway resurfacing, interchange construction, etc., which are constructed in a range of environments – from the farmlands of Eastern Washington, to the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, to Washington’s major urban areas, to the rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula.
Our evaluation standards focus on design, contract administration, schedule and budget, and rates each of these elements. The ratings take into account how well the contract was designed – was it constructed as planned, or did it require major changes that impacted cost and schedule? Did WSDOT and the contractor work as a team, or did communication difficulties get in the way of delivering the project? Did the project stay on schedule and was inconvenience to the public kept to a minimum? How did the project’s final construction cost compare to the engineer’s estimate and contractor’s original bid amount?
These are just a sampling of the many projects that were built during the 2004 construction season to improve Washington’s state highways and Interstate freeways. From January through September 2004, WSDOT and its contractors launched 114 highway construction projects. These represent $238,973,190 in winning contractor’s bids and compare with $240,095,713 in WSDOT Engineer’s Estimates.
Highway Construction Project Rating for 2004 Season
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Project |
Design |
Contract Admin |
Schedule |
Cost |
| I-405 Bellevue Direct Access |
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| I-5, Ash Way Park & Ride Direct Access |
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| I-5, Lynnwood Park & Ride Access Improvement |
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| I-5, Nisqually River Bridge to Fort Lewis |
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| I-5, Ramps at Michigan-Corson, Albro, Swift |
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| I-90, Adams County Line to Spokane County Line |
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 I-90, Highline Canal to Elk Heights |
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| I-90, Moses Lake West Paving |
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| I-90, Tibbetts Creek Vic. Culvert Replacement |
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| SR 124, East Jct. US 12 - Reconstruction |
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| SR 127, Central Ferry to Church Hill Road |
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| SR 129, Clarkston Vicinity Paving |
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| SR 16, 6th Avenue to Jackson Avenue HOV |
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| SR 167, North Sumner Interchange |
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| SR 20, Oak Harbor North City Limits |
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| SR 203, NE 124 - Novelty Rd. Vic. Roundabout |
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| SR 28, Harrington to Davenport - Paving |
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| SR 433, Lewis and Clark Bridge - Deck Replacement |
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| SR 502, I-5 to Battle Ground |
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| SR 525, SR 99 to SR 526, Phase 2 |
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| SR 527, 164th St SE to 132nd St SE Additional Lanes |
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| SR 970, Cle Elum Vicinity Paving |
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| US 101, Sitkum-Sol Duc Rd. to Bear Creek Rd. Paving |
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| US 12, Lake Creek to Wild Cat Creek |
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| Wenatchee North Paving |
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