3.3.4 Initial Project Schedule

The initial project schedule is the first planned project schedule before preliminary engineering begins. The initial project schedule will establish the anticipated letting date of the project along with high-level milestones for project delivery.
Not every project is expected to have a schedule, although the vast majority of projects do require a schedule. Refer to the resources below for additional information and guidance in preparing the initial project schedule.
  • Resources to consult:
  • Coordination:
  •  District Engineer
  •  District Director of TP&D
  •  Director of Construction
  •  Area Engineer
  •  District planning staff
  •  District design and survey staff
  •  District multimodal coordinators (public transportation, bicycle, pedestrian, freight, rail, aviation and ports)
  •  DES– Digital Delivery Section staff
  •  ROW – Survey Section staff
  •  TPP staff
  •  ALD staff
  •  Local government staff/MPO staff for additional traffic data
Available training:
  •  DES119 – Preliminary Design Process
  •  DES750 – OpenRoads Designer for Plan Development
  •  DEV129 – AASHTO Management Institute
  •  DEV417 – Project Management - Risk Assessment
  •  EPI100 – Effective Public Involvement
  •  EPI200 – Effective Public Involvement – Advanced
  •  PMD120 – Project Scope Management
  •  PMD207 – Project Stakeholder Management
  •  PMD142 – Construction Cost Estimating
  •  PMD151 – Transportation Project Risk Management
  •  ROW602 – Conducting Effective Kickoff Meetings in ROW
  •  ROW640 – Stakeholder Management for Right of Way Projects
  •  TCC348 – Fundamentals of Traffic Operations
  •  TPD102 – Project Delivery & Governance
  •  TPD103 – Performance Based Planning