The average annual savings for the NCDOT VE design studies and VE construction proposals is approximately $5,120,000.00.
VE alternatives suggested when appropriate and permissible by design policy, function, safety, related data, and
when the cost / benefit analysis justifies such alternatives:
Use asphalt pavement in lieu of concrete.
Establish roadway grades for "line over and/or under" on grade separations to minimize the required
lengths of bridges and to result in lower borrow excavation costs.
Install culverts instead of bridges for stream crossings.
Suggest a no-built alternative on various elements of a project that don’t have anything to do with the primary
function of the project.
Adjust or change the horizontal and/or vertical alignment of new roads or improvements to existing roads to
minimize unnecessary costs to the state, such as extra right of way, private property, and construction materials.
Minimize the required median width for multilane divided highways.
Use of shredded recycled tires and fly ash in fill material to lower borrow excavation costs.
Coordinate paving schedules to pave large stretches of new roads all at once instead of individual sections.
Offset borrow costs with waste excavation from nearby projects either directly or by inventory.
Use median crossovers on multilane divided highways on "as needed" intervals.
Use ditches in lieu of pipes for surface drainage.
Reconditioning / recycling materials used in roadway construction.
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