preventive maintenance: project selection and design

Preventive Maintenance: Project Selection and Design

James B. SorensonConstruction and System Preservation Team LeaderWashington, DCJames.Sorenson@fhwa.dot.gov202-366-1333

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PRESENTATION TOPICS Relationship to Asset Management Pavement Preservation Overview FHWA Efforts in Pavement Preservation Concluding Remarks

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National Statistics: 3,963,262 miles of Roads 590,000 Bridges

2.7 trillion vehicle-miles / year

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Pavement Preservation andAsset Management More Federal emphasis on maintaining

the facilities we have constructed. $1.75 Trillion Dollar Investment in

Transportation Systems. Part of the Federal-Aid Program.

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Pavement Preservation andAsset Management Asset Management Definition:

“Systematic process of maintaining,upgrading and operating physical

assets cost-effectively.”

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Motivation for Asset Management

Funding Constraints Aging System Increasing User Demands Loss of Senior Experienced Staff Public Demands on Government

– Accountability– Return-on-Investment

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The Federal Role:

Promote uniformity, quality, and safety aspects of highway construction and maintenance.

Develop, promote, and provide new technologies and training.

Stewardship of the Federal-aid program and its investments.

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Current Federal Efforts:Uniformity between the States

EXAMPLE:

National Specification Website

–www.specs.fhwa.dot.gov

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Pavement Preservation andAsset Management

Three FHWA Asset Management Teams:Three FHWA Asset Management Teams:Management SystemsManagement Systems

Economic AnalysisEconomic AnalysisConstruction and System PreservationConstruction and System Preservation

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National Statistics: 3,963,262 miles of Roads

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National Statistics: 2.5 Million Miles of Paved Roads

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What is Pavement Preservation?

Doing the right thing...

…at the right time...

…to the right pavement.

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Concept of Pavement Preservation

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Original Pavement

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Alligator Cracking

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Components of Pavement Preservation Program

PreventiveMaintenance

MinorRehabilitation

RoutineMaintenance

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