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Research and results

What a state DOT measured when its inspectors moved to HeadLight.

The Louisiana Transportation Research Center evaluated HeadLight against the traditional paper-based inspection process on more than 50 projects in four districts. The report is public.

Evaluation of HeadLight: An E-Construction Inspection Technology

Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2020. Report FHWA/LA.19/618.

Tyson D. Rupnow, Mary Leah Coco, George White, Julian Yamaura. Pilot from April 2017 to May 2019: 182 users on more than 50 projects in four districts.

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28%
increase in productivity for inspectors using HeadLight, creating and submitting daily work reports
1.9×
more observations collected and shared, with more photo and other media observations
Up to 66%
of daily work reports completed within 24 hours, and up to 82% within 72 hours
0
lost claims on the projects using HeadLight during the pilot

Figures as the report states them. HeadLight's daily work reports are generated automatically from the day's observations.

Reported by
ENRLouisiana DOTD fully adopts HeadLight for construction documentation.enr.com
America's Transportation AwardsLouisiana DOTD's adoption of e-construction inspection, entered for the awards.americastransportationawards.org
LTRC Technical Summary 618The research center's own two-page summary of the evaluation.ltrc.la.gov
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