Traffic never stops. Neither does the risk.
Traffic switches, utility relocations and right-of-way decide most transportation schedules. Beck Franklin tracks those drivers, so a stalled relocation is seen as a milestone risk months before it reaches the road.
Where corridors fall behind.
What goes wrong with time and cost in this market, usually long before anyone reports it.
Utilities move on their own schedule
Third-party utility relocations sit on the critical path of many corridors. When they slip, entire segments wait.
Right-of-way arrives late
Parcels and permits that are not in hand on time stop work in specific areas and force costly resequencing.
Traffic switches stack up
Each switch depends on the one before it. One late switch shifts every phase behind it, sometimes by a full season.
What we watch every update.
- 01
Utility relocation status
Every third-party relocation carried as logic with its owner and status, so the segments waiting on it are visible.
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Right-of-way and permits
Parcel and permit dates tied to the work areas they release, with late items flagged before crews mobilize.
- 03
Traffic phase sequence
Each switch and phase as an activity chain, so a late phase shows its effect on the rest of the corridor.
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The milestones at risk
Phase completions, bridge openings, substantial completion and any interim contract milestones, each with remaining float.
The services that fit here.
The 4 services owners and contractors in transportation use most.
A clear read of whether the corridor is driven by utilities, right-of-way, structures or paving, every update.
Each delay event analyzed to show whether it is confined to one segment or moves a contractual milestone.
Earned value across segments and structures, so SPI and CPI show where production is falling behind.
Windows analysis and contemporaneous records when lost time becomes a dispute that has to be resolved.
Related projects.
Every project is confidential. Names describe the work, regions stay broad and images are illustrative.
Illustrative · Transportation · In progressTransit Station Accessibility ProgramU.S. Northeast · CM/GC
Illustrative · Transportation · In progressHighway Widening Owner Schedule ReviewU.S. Gulf Coast · Design-Build
Illustrative · Transportation · Completed 2024Freight Rail Yard Expansion Delay AnalysisU.S. Midwest · Design-BuildStraight answers to fair questions.
Can you track third-party utility work in our schedule?
Yes. Relocations are carried with their owners and status, so their effect on each segment is visible every update.
Do you meet DOT schedule specifications?
We build and review schedules to the contract’s requirements and recognized practice, with narratives that explain every change.
Can you support a design-build team?
Yes. We support design-build teams and owners alike, from baseline through recovery and claims support.
Show us the milestone you are protecting.
Send the transportation schedule and the date everyone is watching. Beck Franklin will tell you what is driving it and where you still have options.