RICHMOND — The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) exceeded all construction and maintenance deadline and budget targets through the second quarter of fiscal year 2007, according to the agency’s Quarterly Report issued this week.

VDOT was due to complete 119 construction contracts by the end of the second quarter, which ended Dec. 31. Of those, 107 (90 percent) were completed on schedule. This exceeds the goal of 70 percent for this year and tops the 84 percent score for the second quarter of fiscal year 2006. VDOT also ended this fiscal quarter with 93 percent of construction projects completed within budget, compared with 86 percent for the same period last year.

The department delivered 79 percent of its maintenance projects on time through the second quarter of this fiscal year, the same percentage completed on time by this time last year. The agency improved its on-budget performance on maintenance projects with 94 percent of projects completed within budget, compared with 88 percent for the same quarter last year.

“We have exceeded all of our construction and maintenance on-time and on-budget target goals for the second time in our agency’s history,” said Commissioner David S. Ekern. “We are not only delivering projects on time and on budget; we are delivering quality projects. Through the second quarter of fiscal year 2007, we achieved a 90.9 percent rating in statewide construction quality compliance.”

VDOT’s Construction Quality Improvement Program (CQIP) measures project compliance with contract quality requirements. The fiscal year 2007 target is 91 percent.

Report Card Results:

Deadlines:

Construction contracts completed on time

Through the second quarter of FY2007 – 90 percent
Through the second of FY 2006 – 82 percent
Through the second of FY 2005 – 74 percent

Maintenance contracts completed on time

Through the second quarter of FY 2007 – 79 percent
Through the second quarter of FY 2006 – 76 percent
Through the second quarter of FY 2005 – 77 percent

Budgets:

Construction contracts completed within budget

Through the second quarter of FY 2007 – 93 percent
Through the second quarter of FY 2006 – 88 percent
Through the second quarter of FY 2005 – 82 percent

Maintenance contracts completed within budget

Through the second quarter of FY 2007 – 94 percent
Through the second quarter of FY 2006 – 88 percent
Through the second quarter of FY 2005 – 84 percent

The full report is available online here.

In a major effort to provide citizen access to VDOT’s performance measurements, the agency began releasing quarterly reports and launched its Dashboard in 2003. The Dashboard is an online system that provides the latest status on construction, maintenance, operations, safety, finance and environmental compliance.

For more information about all of VDOT’s projects and programs or to view the VDOT Dashboard, visit VirginiaDOT.org.

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