Time series analysis of local authority policy interventions on highway works durations

Highway works are highly inconvenient and disruptive for society. Accordingly, four highway policy interventions were investigated in Derby, UK, potential corresponding reductions durations. Time series analysis was used to test the durational impacts on led by Authorities (HAs) utility industries. The modelling results demonstrated that a management permit scheme (chargeable) reduced durations 5·4% (727 work days annually). Conversely, three conflated – namely, (cost-free HAs), JCB Pothole Master deployment construction direct labour organisation did not make any statistically significant difference HA durations; however, introducing an automated order system (Woms) duration 34% (6519 key finding of this study is chargeable schemes can create impetus change, as industry. Furthermore, Woms revealed back-office efficiency lead on-site execution.