LONG TERM PERFORMANCE - AN ATTAINABLE DREAM

For a public agency to receive the maximum performance for a highway, the agency should consider three fundamentals; these fundamentals provide a framework for performance based solutions for highway construction. The first fundamental is to use the delivery system that shifts risks to those parties most capable of affecting project outcomes. The second is to choose the appropriate end-result performance measure to assess success. The third is to create an environment where the private industry is able to use innovative techniques and materials and have some incentive to take responsibility for their work. Private industry should also be encouraged to invest in technology and knowledge, which will lead to product improvement. In this paper, these three facets will be discussed in detail, providing insights into how to create the environment to encourage innovation for performance.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Full conference proceedings available on CD-ROM.
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Asset Management, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Heitmann, B
  • Schmidt, J
  • Hines, M
• Conference:
  • National Pavement Preservation Forum II: Investing in the Future
  • Location: San Diego, California
  • Date: 2001-11-6 to 2001-11-8
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 5p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Construction management; Highways; Implementation; Improvements; Innovation; Pavement performance; Pavements; Performance evaluations; Private enterprise; Project management; Specifications; Warranty
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00976152
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-IF-03-019
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 26 2004 12:00AM