NORTH AMERICAN PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS: MARCH 18-21, 1985, ROYAL YORK HOTEL, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

Proceedings of this Conference are reported in 3 volumes. The first 2 volumes, distributed at the Conference, document the papers and presentations given at the Conference. The third volume, to be distributed after the Conference, will contain Moderator reports and Workshops summaries. With emphasis on practical applications and orientation to the future, these proceedings will serve as a guide for highway agencies toward the development of their future pavement management plans and procedures. Proceedings Volume 1, is a record of the papers/presentation for Section 1 through 4 of the Conference. The first session deals with an "Overview" of pavement investment, the major issues, and the need for pavement management. The second session on "Decision Levels and Issues" reviews the entire spectrum of decision-making in an organization. The third session on " Policy and Planning" deals with policies at the National, State/Provincial and local government levels that affect pavements including such topics as apportionment, cost allocation and impact of legislation on pavements. The fourth and last session reported in this Volume on "Information" deals with information that is required for effective decision making including such topics as pavement condition and serviceability, user-cost, performance prediction and long term monitoring. Volume 2 is a record of papers/presentations covering Sessions 5 through 8 of the Conference. Session 5 on "Ranking Methodologies" deals with ranking and priority setting procedures used by various organizations, including topics such as ranking using performance and/or distress factors; decision trees; trigger points and performance standards. Section 6 on "Optimization Methodologies" presents a variety of optimization methods and includes various Pavement Management systems which prioritize projects and optimize investments at the Network level. Session 7 on "Maintenance-Rehabilitation Tradeoffs" reviews tradeoffs between Maintenance and Rehabilitation that can be made and the concepts of life cycle costing to assist in making such tradeoffs. Session 8 on "Implementation" identifies human and organizational barriers to the development and implementation of pavement management system, process or methodology. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • In cooperation with American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Transportation Research Board and Roads and Transportation Association of Canada.
• Corporate Authors:

  Ontario Ministry of Transportation & Communic, Can

  1201 Wilson Avenue
  Downsview, Ontario M3M 1J8,   Canada 

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Conferences; Cost allocation; Data analysis; Decision making; Driver rehabilitation; Federal government; Foreign; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle costing; Local government; Mathematical analysis; Methodology; Pavement maintenance; Pavement management systems; State government; Statistical ranking
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rehabilitation
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Ranking
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395423
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2 Volumes
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 31 1985 12:00AM