 The LPA should strive for the shortest practical duration of traffic interruptions during highway construction. Innovative contracting methods including incentive/disincentive (I/D), lane rental, A+B contracts or other contract provisions for early completion are available to minimize traffic inconvenience and delay. The FHWA Technical Advisory 0000.00, Incentive/Disincentive for Early Completion, describes this technique in detail, and is available in the appendix of FHWA's [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/contracts/coretoc.cfm ''Contract Administration Core Curriculum'']. The LPA should strive for the shortest practical duration of traffic interruptions during highway construction. Innovative contracting methods including incentive/disincentive (I/D), lane rental, A+B contracts or other contract provisions for early completion are available to minimize traffic inconvenience and delay. The FHWA Technical Advisory 0000.00, Incentive/Disincentive for Early Completion, describes this technique in detail, and is available in the appendix of FHWA's [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/contracts/coretoc.cfm ''Contract Administration Core Curriculum'']. 