ISSUES RELATING TO PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROADWAYS

This paper was presented at the "Innovation life cycle costing analysis for pavements" session. These proceedings are available on CD-ROM. Highway agencies in Canada and elsewhere have been exploring the use of performance specifications for network roadway maintenance contracts and standard rehabilitation projects as well as for build/own/operate/transfer projects. Such specifications are expected to create a greater degree of innovation than exist in traditional contracts as well as to reduce the costs of monitoring of contractors required by owner agencies. The incorporation of performance specifications raises several issues that have yet to be resolved. This paper summarizes the state of practice of performance pavement specifications and reports on early experience with this concept. It identifies issues that still need to be resolved to adopt such specifications successfully. Finally, it identifies areas requiring more development to enhance the application of performance pavement specifications for highways that are relevant to the road users and road owners. For covering abstract of this conference see IRRD number 490056.(A)

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• Authors:
  • MICHEL, G S
  • Palsat, D
  • DAWLEY, C
• Conference:
  • 1998 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION OF THE TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION OF CANADA, SEPTEMBER 20 TO 23, REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN : CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS : THEME : FINANCING TOMORROW'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS : SUB-THEME : SAFETY
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Construction; Contracts; Durability; Maintenance; Networks; Standards; Traffic lanes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation networks
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 2992: Carriageway; 8525: Conference; 3655: Construction; 146: Contract; 5910: Durability; 3847: Maintenance; 1054: Network (traffic); 187: Specification (standard)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00755497
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• ISBN: 1-55187-101-7
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 16 1998 12:00AM