Asset Maintenance Rating Systems: Analysis and Enhancement of Highway Elements and Features

This paper describes how the process of evaluating road conditions in order to assess road maintenance needs is one of the significant problems that face road asset maintenance managers. This problem stems from the utilization of relatively outdated Maintenance Rating Systems (MRS). With the continuous advancement in road development and introduction of new road technologies, periodic examination of MRSs becomes a necessary task to guarantee quick, accurate, reliable, and realistic assessment of road conditions and maintenance needs. The paper presents the results of a study aimed at analyzing and enhancing the Florida Maintenance Rating Program. The study is composed of two main modules: (1) Determining the elements and features to be examined and their relative significance (weights) in meeting the maintenance objectives; and (2) Devising a mechanism for computing an overall rating of the road facility. A survey questionnaire was conducted to solicit input from 40 US experts in the field of transportation and road maintenance regarding the elements, features, and their relative weights. The survey resulted in identifying 36 features that should be inspected for various road categories and their associated weights. A dynamic spreadsheet-based system was developed to aggregate inspection results and compare road condition to a predetermined standard level of performance. The developed system is envisioned to assist asset maintenance managers in general and those in Florida in particular in streamlining the road evaluation process to achieve the required level of performance.

• Corporate Authors:

  Politecnico di Torino

  Turin,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • Hosni, Yasser
  • Khalafallah, Ahmed
  • Abdel-Raheem, M
• Conference:
  • Sixth International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control (MAIREPAV6)
  • Location: Turin , Italy
  • Date: 2009-7-8 to 2009-7-10
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control (MAIREPAV6), Sixth Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Highway maintenance; Pavement maintenance; Ratings; Systems of measurement
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance rating program; Road conditions
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01139697
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 2009 7:07AM