A REVIEW OF MAJOR CAUSES OF DELAY IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
| Author(s) | : | Mohammad Almohammad, Omar Bin Jamaludin |
| Institution | : | Faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources, University Malaysia Pahang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia |
| Published In | : | Vol. 5, Issue 9 — September 2018 |
| Page No. | : | 98-102 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Construction projects contribute to economy growth significantly in any country. However, these projectsare faced by delays frequently, especially for roads. This paper aimed at reviewing causes and sources of delay in roadconstruction projects. Furthermore, the most important causes of delay in the literature have been reviewed and listed intheir proper groups. The results revealed five major groups causing delay which are: contractor, owner, equipment,material and equipment and sponsor. Furthermore, based on the findings of previous works, one factor placed in firstposition was contractor-related, three owner-related, three external-related, one resource-related and one sharedbetween project parties.
Mohammad Almohammad, Omar Bin Jamaludin, “A REVIEW OF MAJOR CAUSES OF DELAY IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 5, Issue 9, pp. 98-102, September 2018.
