APPENDIX B

Survey Responses

Q1 - Please select the State Department of Transportation (DOT) you represent:

Q2 - Please enter your contact information.

This question collected names, phone numbers and email addresses of the survey participants for communication purposes.

Q3 - Which of the typical bridge replacement construction strategies and techniques for complex scenarios has the DOT used? Please select all that apply.

1. None of the below techniques
2. Staged construction
3. Construction of the new bridge off the existing alignment and shifting traffic
4. Accelerated Bridge Construction techniques
5. Temporary bridges (diversions or runarounds)
6. Closure and full detour
7. Other (please note below)

Q4 - Which of the typical bridge replacement construction strategies and techniques for complex scenarios has the DOT used or considered? Please select all that apply.

1. Staged construction
2. Construction of the new bridge off the existing alignment and shifting traffic
3. Accelerated Bridge Construction techniques
4. Temporary bridges (diversions or runarounds)
5. Closure and full detour
6. Other (please note below)

Q5 - Are there certain bridge replacement construction strategies and techniques for complex scenarios that the DOT has not considered or implemented due to the state contracting and procurement restrictions?

Q6 - Which project delivery and procurement methods does the DOT use? Please select all that apply.

1. Design-Bid-Build
2. Construction Manager/General Contractor
3. Design-Build
4. Public-Private Partnerships (P3)
5. Other (please note below)

Q7 - Which of the below site or location-related factors or characteristics does the DOT consider when deciding bridge replacement construction strategies and techniques for complex scenarios? Please select all that apply.

1. Does not impact
2. Average Annual Daily Traffic (e.g., percent truck traffic, pedestrian impact)
3. Detour out-of-distance travel
4. Site characteristics (e.g., hydraulic, geotechnical, geometric requirements, archaeology)
5. Environmental impacts (e.g., environmental justice, wildlife habitat, endangered species, water, and soil contamination)
6. Right-of-way procurement, temporary and permanent
7. Roadway safety
8. Disaster evacuation route
9. Other (please note below)

Q8 - Which of the below bridge or design-related factors does the DOT consider when deciding bridge replacement construction strategies and techniques for complex scenarios? Please select all that apply.

1. Does not impact
2. Size
3. Existing bridge geometry/properties
4. Proposed bridge geometry/properties
5. Structure type
6. Bridge-related factors do not impact the strategy selection.
7. Other (please note below)

Q9 - Which of the below construction management factors or characteristics does the DOT consider when deciding bridge replacement construction strategies and techniques for complex scenarios? Please select all that apply.

1. Does not impact
2. Material type, availability, and quality
3. Material delivery times
4. Construction delivery methods
5. Construction season (weather), duration of project
6. Construction techniques and quality
7. Demolition constraints
8. Contract period strategy (e.g., working days, calendar days, incentive/disincentive, A+B)
9. Project delivery method (e.g., design-bid-build, design-build, CMGC, P3)
10. Other (please note below)

Q10 - Which of the below cost factors does the DOT consider when deciding bridge replacement construction strategies and techniques for complex scenarios? Please select all that apply.

1. Does not impact
2. Direct cost
3. Indirect cost
4. Asset life-cycle cost
5. Funding constraints (limitations on the amount of available financial resources)
6. Financing ability (capacity to secure and use resources for a specific strategy or technique)
7. Other (please note below)

Q11 - Did the DOT implement any strategies that helped gain buy-in (e.g., from legislators or other stakeholders) for various bridge replacement strategies?

Q12 – Which of the below strategies helped the DOT gain buy-in for complex bridge replacement scenarios?

1. The DOT does not have specific strategies
2. Frequent, in-depth communication with the stakeholders throughout the project development and/or construction
3. Providing information about the benefits of the strategy
4. Providing a project website
5. Providing a project white paper
6. Other (please note below)

Q13 - How often does the DOT use the following strategies to gain buy-in for complex bridge replacement scenarios?

1. Frequent, in-depth communication with the stakeholders throughout the project development and/or construction
2. Providing information about the benefits of the strategy
3. Providing a project website
4. Providing a project white paper
5. Other (response to the previous question)

Q14 - Based on the experience from past projects with complex staging, has the DOT incorporated any changes into policy and/or practice regarding the areas below? Please select all that apply.

1. Design
2. Project scheduling and management
3. Selection of design firms or contractors
4. Contracting procedures
5. Incentive and disincentive clauses
6. Interagency communication
7. Communication with design firms and/or contractors
8. Communication with the community
9. Use of innovative materials or construction techniques
10. Other (please note below)

Q15 - The synthesis will include case examples illustrating the use of bridge replacement construction strategies and techniques for complex scenarios. Follow-up interviews will be conducted (approximately thirty minutes) with selected DOTs to get more information for the development of the case examples. During the development of the case example, additional follow-up questions may be required. The DOT will be provided with the opportunity to review the case example write-up for accuracy. Would DOT be interested in participating in a case example?

Q16 - Does the DOT have written policies, rubrics, guidelines, metrics, or tools for bridge replacement decision-making in complex scenarios?

Q17 - If possible, please provide documentation or directions on where we can find documentation that reflects the DOT’s written policies, rubrics, guidelines, metrics, or tools for bridge replacement decision-making in complex scenarios.

Figure B-1. Massachusetts design–build suitability checklist.