Evaluation of risk factors leading to cost overrun in delivery of highway construction projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 528-537

  Creedy, Garry D ^a   Skitmore, Martin ^a   Wong, Johnny K W ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction management; Cost estimates; Cost overrun; Costs; Highway construction; Highways and roads; Project delivery; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; COST ESTIMATES; COST OVERRUNS; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; HIGHWAYS AND ROADS; PROJECT DELIVERY;

BUDGET CONTROL; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; ECONOMICS; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; HIGHWAY PLANNING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS; ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951275859     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000160     Document Type: Article

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