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IT in transportation construction : opportunities and barriers to implementation
Duzgun Agdas, Ralph D. Ellis
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Abstract
Information technology (IT) in construction has been one of the rather popular research topics in recent literature. IT innovations and possible applications in construction industry, as well as implementation strategies and barriers to successful implementation have been analyzed in detail. These studies, however, have generally focused on building construction environment, which limits the applicability of their findings to transportation construction. Transportation construction, the largest non-residential sector within the US construction industry, is fundamentally different than building construction in many aspects. Some of these major differences were analyzed with regards to the applicability of the current IT implementation study findings to transportation construction industry. In addition, possible IT benefits and barriers specific to transportation construction industry were also discussed.