September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 1
Quality Action Plan (QAP)Quality Action Plan (QAP)
Juris TauriņšProjects Quality Audit Department
Latvian State Roads
September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads 2
Development of Quality Action Plan Development of Quality Action Plan EU Studies and InspectionsEU Studies and Inspections
• JASPERS/COWI Support to Improvement of Supervision Systems and Quality Assurance for Road Construction Contracts, 2011-2012
• JACOBS Consultancy Independent visual inspection of implemented EU co-financed projects 2001-2011
• Quality Action Plan Ministry of Transport, Latvian State Roads
• Reporting to MoT/MoF/Government/EC 2 times per year in June and December
September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads
QAP. Administrative Measures (1)QAP. Administrative Measures (1)• General measures – 7:
– economically feasible offers + liability of designers and supervisers, warranty liabilities in construction, road technical audit, innovations and development
• JASPERS/COWI - 27 administrative recommendations:– design, construction, supervision, warranty period, maintenance
• Jacobs Consulting - 6 immediate technical measures: – longitudinal joint, cracks;– insufficient maintenance activities;– shoulders;– carriageway depression;– water runoff;– pothole repair
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September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads
Administrative Measures (2)Administrative Measures (2)
• Road Competence Center (RCC) under the Latvian State Roads* (vision)
• Main responsibilities of RCC:– Road Laboratory (existing);– Research and development (existing/new);– Inspections and expertises (new)
* - planned from the 1st of January 2014
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September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads
Technical Measures (1)Technical Measures (1)
In 2013 LSR has carried out the following number of non-planned inspections/tests:•Bitumen emulsion – 46;•Mineral materials/aggregates – 71;•Drilled asphalt samples and asph mix – 181;•Reflection measurements – 129 places;•Road bearing capacity – 399 places
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September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads
Technical Measures (2)Technical Measures (2)
• Publication of updated version of the Road Specifications 2012 (approved by the TC of LSR in June 2013)
• Preparation of the Road Specifications 2014– Work group of representatives of LSR, road design,
construction and maintenance companies, consultants, Riga Technical University
– Approval by the Technical Commission of LSR
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September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads
Periodic MaintenancePeriodic Maintenance,, ERDF projects, 2013 ERDF projects, 2013
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No. Road index, name Completion year
SectionRenovation
method
Contract price, EUR
from km
to km
total km
1. P30 Cēsis - Vecpiebalga - Madona 2007 11,60 14,90 3,30 Surface treatment 1 010 209
2. P30 Cēsis - Vecpiebalga - Madona 2005 14,90 24,70 9,80 Renovation of wearing course
3. P105 Saldus - Ezere 2006 9,00 18,30 9,30 Renovation of wearing course 786 852
4. P85 Rīgas HES - Jaunjelgava 2005 0,00 8,86 8,86 Renovation of wearing course 268 966
5. P131 Tukums - Ķesterciems - Mērsrags - Kolka 2005 66,99 71,19 4,20 Surface treatment 94 898
6. P49 Krāslava - Ludza - Ezernieki 2006 7,20 17,00 9,80 Surface treatment 208 892
7. P69 Skrudaliena - Kaplava - Krāslava 2005 24,06 33,87 9,81 Surface treatment 161 079
8. P33 Ērgļi - Jaunpiebalga - Saliņkrogs 2006 25,30 35,50 10,20 Surface treatment 291 246
9. P117 Skrunda - Aizpute 2006 0,87 4,70 3,83 Surface treatment 73 507Total: 72,7 2 895 649
September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads
Periodic MaintenancePeriodic Maintenance,, CF projects, 2013CF projects, 2013
No. Road index, name Completion year
SectionRenovation
methodContract
price, EURfrom km to km total
km
1. A2 Rīga -Sigulda – Estonian Border 2004 12,41 14,90 2,49
Renovation of wearing course
1 445 683
2. A7 Rīga - Bauska Lithuanian Border (Grenctāle) 2001 44,60 65,20 20,60
New wearing course
2 615 311
Total: 23,1 4 060 994
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Total periodic maintenence budget for CF/ERDF projects in 2013 is 6,95 million EUR
September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads
Periodic MaintenancePeriodic Maintenance,, EU/ERDF, 2014-15EU/ERDF, 2014-15
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Measures Financing in 2014, million EUR
State main roads (CF) 5,00
Regional roads (ERDF) 0,83
Bridges (CF/ERDF) 0,18
Municipal transit streets (ERDF) 0,50
Specific daily maintenance measures 0,85
Total: 7,36• Detailed periodic maintenance programme for 2014 will be approved after analysis of annual
pavement visual inspection data in Nov/Dec 2013• Planned budget for 2015 is about 7,5-8,5 million EUR
September 2013, Projects Quality Audit Department, Latvian State Roads
Road Network FinancingRoad Network Financing
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ConclusionsConclusions• Complex quality improvement measures in
each stage of road projectTechnical design, construction, supervision, daily and periodic maintenance
• Periodic maintenance of investments as a part of road lifecycle