Guam § 54109 - Consideration of Night Time Work on Major Road

§ 54109. Consideration of Night Time Work on Major Road

Construction Projects.

For every major road construction project initiated by the

Department of Public Works (DPW) on and after October 1, 2011, DPW

shall consider and, where feasible in its judgment, ensure that such road

construction work is performed no earlier than eight o’clock post

meridiem (8:00 p.m.) and no later than six o’clock anti meridiem (6:00

a.m.). For the purposes of determining whether to engage in night time

road construction work, DPW shall review the following: existing traffic

volumes, congestion, traffic control measures and motorist safety; project

cost, project quality, inspection obligations, highway user costs,

workforce availability and availability of materials; work area lighting

and worker safety; and other factors that DPW may deem necessary in

the consideration of night time road construction work.

When soliciting formal competition on public contracts for road

construction projects, DPW shall require that any quotation or estimation

for services be inclusive of the cost of night time road construction.

DPW may also consider any recommendations and comments submitted

by I Liheslaturan Guåhan, other government of Guam entities, and the

general public regarding night time road construction work. DPW shall

prepare a written report of its analysis of each project, setting forth such

decisions and the reasons therefore, and such report shall be available to

the public.

Beginning January 31, 2012, and every two (2) years thereafter,

DPW shall submit a status report of the night time road construction

projects to I Maga’lahen Guåhan and the Speaker of I Liheslaturan

Guåhan. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, a description of

each project in which night time road construction was authorized; the

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success or failure, as determined by DPW, of the efforts to reduce traffic

congestion using night time road construction work; a general

comparison of project quality and overall costs against similar daytime

road construction projects; and the safety record for night time road

construction projects.