Performance Measures for Highway Road Networks

Defined as a process of assessing progress toward achieving predetermined objectives, performance measurement allows management to evaluate program efficiency and effectiveness and plan improvements where necessary. In transportation departments, performance measurement has long been used as part of pavement management and bridge management systems. Performance measurement is now being extended to applications in construction and maintenance management systems and in operations and safety programs. In Canada, the type of performance measures used and the implementation practices vary significantly between jurisdictions. This report identifies performance measures required to effectively manage the rural highway infrastructure, supplemented with general strategies/goals/objectives and asset management principles as appropriate. The report identifies best practices for roadway performance measurement in the areas of transportation system preservation and safety that could be used by all jurisdictions in the country. The recommended performance measures will provide a means to compare roads in different jurisdictions to one another, and assist senior officials and transportation professionals in decision making on planning, evaluation, investment, asset management and day-to-day operations. As well, the intention was to assist agencies in making asset management decisions and to provide a means for communicating road network performance to the public. However, this document is not intended to act an asset management guide.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

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• Authors:
  • Haas, R
  • Abd El Halim, A O
  • AYED, A
  • HELALI, K
  • KHANAL, S
  • WINIARZ, C
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 75 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Evaluation; Measurement; Networks; Pavement management systems; Planning; Safety; Transportation; Types of roads by network
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Traffic networks
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8018: Canada; 5911: Efficiency; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 6136: Measurement; 1054: Network (traffic); 1154: Network (transport); 3037: Pavement management system; 143: Planning; 1665: Safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01384844
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TAC
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 5:08PM