Pavement Maintenance Program: Doing the Right Thing At the Right Time

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Pavement Academy

MEDP Conference June 10, 2009 www.dot.state.pa.us

Course Purpose The purpose of this course is to reinforce an understanding of the strategy and tactics necessary to a complete highway pavement management program.

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Course Audience • • • • • Assistant District Executives for Maintenance County Maintenance Managers Assistant County Maintenance Managers District Pavement Management Engineers Other District personnel as determined by PennDOT www.dot.state.pa.us

Course Overview

2 ½ Day Program

• First 2 Days – NHI Course – Pavement Preservation: Preventive Maintenance

Treatment, Timing, and Selection

• Final ½ Day – PennDOT Course – Pavement Maintenance Program: Doing the Right Thing

at the Right Time

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NHI Course Learning Outcomes • • • • • • Describe performance of different types of pavements Identify preventive maintenance program concepts Identify conditions that indicate preventive maintenance is appropriate Describe preventive maintenance treatments and materials Determine most appropriate time to apply preventive maintenance Select the best treatment based on applicable factors www.dot.state.pa.us

PennDOT Course Objectives • • • To provide a framework for the development of strategic pavement management plans To reinforce NHI’s preventive maintenance best practices and join that knowledge with PennDOT planning procedures To reinforce knowledge of PennDOT applications and publications www.dot.state.pa.us

Pavement Management Program • The NHI Course offers a process for an effective preventive maintenance program – NHI Course focuses on repairs • A complete pavement management program includes – Revenue projections – Resource assessment – Life cycle analysis – Annual and periodic work plans www.dot.state.pa.us

NHI Course Overview/Agenda Session 1 Introduction and Course Overview Session 2 Components of Preventive Maintenance Programs Session 3 How Pavements Perform Session 4 Selecting the Right Pavement Session 5 Preventive Maintenance Treatments Session 6 Preventive Maintenance Treatment Timing and Project Selection Session 7 Integrating Preventive Maintenance and Pavement Preservation Session 8 Course Wrap Up and Evaluation www.dot.state.pa.us

PennDOT Course Overview/Agenda Session I. From NHI to PennDOT Session II. Available PennDOT Tools Session III. Available PennDOT Data Session IV. Planning and Production Session V. Performance Measures www.dot.state.pa.us

Preventive Maintenance Procedures • NHI Process – Inventory information • – Evaluation of current pavement condition – Evaluate data PennDOT Guidance • Publication 242, Chapter 1 • • Roadway Management System (RMS) Systematic Technique to Analyze and Manage PA’s Pavements (STAMPP) • • • • Publication 242, Chapter 2 Publication 23, Chapter 7 Publication 336 Publication 343 www.dot.state.pa.us

Preventive Maintenance Procedures • NHI Process – Identify current and future needs – Identify feasible preventive treatments – Conduct cost effectiveness analysis – Select best treatment • PennDOT Guidance • Publication 23, Chapter 3 • Publication 23, Chapter 7 • Publication 23, Chapter 3 www.dot.state.pa.us

Preventive Maintenance Procedures • NHI Process – Inventory information – Evaluation of current pavement condition – Evaluate data – Identify current and future needs – Identify feasible preventive treatments – Conduct cost-effectiveness analysis – Select best treatment www.dot.state.pa.us

Pavement Management Program Resource Assessment Reporting Data Collection Production RMS STAMPP SAP/Plant Maintenance Database Planning Analysis www.dot.state.pa.us

Program Performance Measures • Pavement Performance Ratings • Analyzing Performance Ratings for regular planning cycles • Dashboard Items www.dot.state.pa.us