Table 1: Highway project duration estimation accuracy factors.

Factors Source
Project type Elbeltagi et al. (2014) [6], Irfan et al. (2011) [7]
Contract type Irfan et al. (2011) [7], El-kholy (2015) [8], WSDOT (2015) [9]
Area location Liu et al. (2010) [10], Williams and Songer (2008) [12]
Project location (districts) Elbeltagi et al. (2014) [6], Gardner et al. (2017) [13], Gransberg et al. (2017) [14], Gardner et al. (2016) [15], Kaleem et al. (2014) [5]
Project scope Elbeltagi et al. (2014) [6], [El-Maaty et al. (2017) [16], Barraza et al. (2017) [17]
Project length Elbeltagi et al. (2014) [6], Liu et al. (2010) [10], Gardner et al. (2017) [13], Naik and Radhika (2015) [18], Mahamid (2011) [19], Mahamid (2017) [20]
Site topography (Terrain type) Mahamid (2017) [20], WSDOT (2015) [9], Gardner et al. (2017) [13], Aziz and Abdelhakam (2016) [21], Gransberg et al. (2017) [14]
Project capacity (Number of lanes) Elbeltagi et al. (2014) [6], Attal (2010) [11]
Design AADT Williams and Songer (2008) [12], Attal (2010) [11], Gransberg et al. (2017) [14]
Design speed Williams and Songer (2008) [12], Attal (2010) [11], Gransberg et al. (2017) [14]
Geometric design standard Williams and Songer (2008) [12], Attal (2010) [11], Gransberg et al. (2017) [14]
Curb, gutter and sidewalk Gransberg et al. (2017) [14], Williams and Songer (2008) [12]
Waterbody and storm drain extents Elbeltagi et al. (2014) [6], Gardner et al. (2017) [13]
Right-of-way (ROW) costs Gransberg et al. (2017) [14], Aleithawe et al. (2012) [22]
Climate / weather conditions Rivera et al. (2017) [2], Akal et al. (2017) [23], [Barraza et al. (2017) [17], Ren et al. (2008) [24], Bagaya and Song (2016) [25]
Condition / type of soils Elbeltagi et al. (2014) [6], Gardner et al. (2017) [13]
Contractor’s performance Santoso and Soeng (2016) [26], WSDOT (2015) [9], Doloi et al. (2012) [27], Sambasivan and Soon (2007) [28]
Construction letting date Gransberg et al. (2017) [14]
Financial condition and rate of inflation Akal et al. (2017) [23]
Construction project cost/amount Attal (2010) [11], Naik and Radhika (2015) [18]