STRATEGIC TOOLS IN FINLAND

The Finnish National Road Administration (FinnRA) has been developing pavement management systems (PMSs) since the late 1970s. By now, the following systems of the pavement management process have been implemented and are in use: the network-level system, Highway Investment Programming System (HIPS); the project-level system, PMS91; and the road condition data register (KURRE + RDB). HIPS is used for strategic decision making by the central administration (FinnRA). Recommendations for budget levels and maintenance measures from the model have been transferred to nine highway districts to their project-level PMSs for capital programming. The condition register contains all relevant information on road condition needed in both PMSs. Basic information on, for example, traffic and construction history is retrieved from the road data bank. As in many other road agencies around the world, the development and implementation of these systems has appeared to be time-consuming, laborious, and even sometimes difficult; significant resources, both human and financial, have been used in the development. The most significant problems have been organizational, institutional, and human, whereas technical problems are currently minor. The systems developed and implemented in Finland are first evaluated mainly according to the outlines defined by the PMS literature. Discussion concentrates on the pros and cons as well as new solutions faced during the development and implementation process. Some recommendations for improving this process are presented. Second, experiences of application of management tools in the Lapland highway district are presented. Because of the economic recession, Lapland is facing severe budget cuts. To fully comprehend the implications, the district initiated a study on the impacts of different strategies concerning the allocation of funds between maintenance, rehabilitation, and investments. It turned out that the different road upkeep actions are not independent of each other and that their simultaneous optimization is necessary.

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  • The proceedings of the Third International Conference on Managing Pavements is published in three volumes. Volumes 1 and 2, published prior to the conference, include papers to be presented at the conference. Volume 3, published after the conference, contains additional papers presented at the plenary and workshop sessions.
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• Authors:
  • SIKOW, C
  • Mannisto, V J
  • Tapio, R O
  • Tikka, K A
  • Aijo, J S
• Conference:
  • Third International Conference on Managing Pavements
  • Location: San Antonio Texas
  • Date: 1994-5-22 to 1994-5-26
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 203-210
• Monograph Title: THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MANAGING PAVEMENTS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, MAY 22-26, 1994. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, VOLUME 1
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Decision making; Driver rehabilitation; Implementation; Investments; Optimization; Pavement maintenance; Pavement management systems; Strategic planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fund allocations; Rehabilitation
• Geographic Terms: Finland; Lapland
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; Research; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00648163
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309055024
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 7 1994 12:00AM