Exploring the Theory and Practice of the Modernization of Expressway Construction Management: A Case Study in Guangdong Province

Expressway projects have a significant investment, long construction period, and many influencing factors. It is necessary to explore the theory and practice of the modernization of expressway construction management and to improve their construction management level further. Based on systematically summarizing the development process and focus of highway modernization, this paper clarifies the concepts and core essentials for the modernization of expressway construction management and simplifies it as the concept of "intelligentization, construction, and quality". It analyzes the connotation of expressway construction management modernization from elements, three-dimensional structure, and modernization system. Based on humanization, professionalization, standardization, intelligentization, technological innovation, and green environmental protection, etc., this paper proposes a modernization system framework for expressway construction management, and forms the corresponding connotation analysis table, and further clarifies the connotation, goal, idea, and implementation key of the modernization of the expressway construction management. The threshold entry and level evaluation of the highway construction management modernization are discussed by the two stages of establishment and evaluation, and following the logical thinking of Connotation/Ideas-Goals-Criteria and Standards, an evaluation index system is proposed based on the practice of Guangdong Province expressway construction management. The research results have reference value for further improving the level of expressway construction management and help to realize the modernization of the expressway system and capacity for governance.