Florida Maintenance Rating Program (MRP) Assessment and Enhancement

The Maintenance Rating Program (MRP), developed in 1985 by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), is a statewide maintenance system aimed at evaluating the State highway maintenance conditions, and determining FDOT asset maintenance needs. In the quest for continuous improvement and in response to concerns of previous studies, this study evaluates the use of MRP as a measure for Florida highways and roads maintenance needs. The study develops and documents a method used for assigning weights to the maintenance elements and characteristics. The study examines the statistical and the computational aspects currently used in MRP. The findings of this study include: (1) the system is based on relatively old technology (mainframe computer), hence it is rigid in its abilities to be used by the State as well as the FDOT districts; (2) the system is limited in its ability to accommodate new road elements, features/characteristics, modifications to the weights, or changes in the rating computational procedure (True/false versus rating); and (3) the sampling methodology used in the system does not guarantee proper representation of the evaluated road. The study concluded that the current MRP sampling mechanism and weights do not adequately address the evaluation of Florida roads and highways. Recommended remedial actions are: (1) develop a new version of Florida MRP system that will adequately address the office of maintenance needs and alleviate current MRP system shortfalls; (2) conduct a study aimed at identifying new road maintenance elements that have become standard features since the initiation of MRP system in 1985; and (3) initiate a number of studies aimed at linking the MRP system rating to the allocation of maintenance budget and resources, streamlining the evaluation procedures of road maintenance and verification of contractors’ performance, and investigating the use of new technologies in data collection and inspection processes.

• Record URL:
  https://fdotwww.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/research/reports/fdot-bd548-28-rpt.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  https://fdotwww.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/research/reports/fdot-bd548-28.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Central Florida, Orlando

  Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Simulation
  4000 Central Florida Boulevard, P.O. Box 162450
  Orlando, FL  United States  32816-2450

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Structures Research Center, 605 Suwannee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399
• Authors:
  • Hosni, Yasser
  • Khalafallah, Ahmed
• Publication Date: 2008-5-28

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 59p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation and assessment; Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Resource allocation; Statistical analysis; Weighting
• Identifier Terms: Florida Department of Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance rating program
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01129873
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: BD548-28
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 1 2009 4:23PM