MEASURING THE IMPACT OF HIGHWAY CONGESTION ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Posted by Content Coordinator on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA

The following survey results reflect the observation of nearly 1,200 construction contractors of all types on the impact traffic and congestion have on their business.

1. What impact does traffic congestion and shipping unreliability have on your business in terms of employee schedules, delivery schedules and time spent in traffic versus on job sites?

Impact on Operations

2. As a percentage, how much is your total cost of doing business increased by delays, lost productivity, wasted fuel and other impacts caused by traffic congestion where you operate?

Cost of doing business

3. Estimate the total number of hours of lost productivity per worker caused by traffic delays and congestion.

Hours of lost Productivity

4. Have you made changes to work schedules or business operations to adjust to traffic congestion and/or unreliable shipping schedules?

Changes in work schedules

5. Estimate the additional number of days it takes to complete an average project because of the impacts on worker productivity and delivery schedules caused by traffic congestion.

Extra days for a job

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