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"The Use of Condition "The Use of Condition Assessments to Improve Assessments to Improve
Maintenance Level of Maintenance Level of Service in Texas"Service in Texas"
Joe S. Graff, P.E.Joe S. Graff, P.E.
Texas Department of Texas Department of TransportationTransportation
Improving Maintenance Levels Improving Maintenance Levels of Serviceof Service
TxMAPTxMAP Rest Area Total Maintenance Rest Area Total Maintenance
ContractsContracts
Improving Maintenance Levels Improving Maintenance Levels of Serviceof Service
““If you want to If you want to improve it, you have to improve it, you have to measure it, and you measure it, and you have to have have to have accountability!”accountability!”
TxMAPTxMAP
Evaluate 21 Evaluate 21 Elements in 3 Elements in 3 ComponentsComponents
5-1 Rating 5-1 Rating System 5 - “New System 5 - “New or Like New” to or Like New” to
1 - “Failed”1 - “Failed”
Pavement Pavement ComponentComponent RuttingRutting CrackingCracking FailuresFailures RideRide Edge Drop offsEdge Drop offs ShouldersShoulders
ProcessProcess Traffic ComponentTraffic Component
Raised Pavement Raised Pavement MarkersMarkers
Large SignsLarge Signs Small SignsSmall Signs StripingStriping AttenuatorsAttenuators DelineatorsDelineators
Roadside ComponentRoadside Component MowingMowing/Herbicide/Herbicide DrainageDrainage LitterLitter SweepingSweeping Trees/BrushTrees/Brush EncroachmentsEncroachments GuardrailGuardrail MailboxesMailboxes Public RatingPublic Rating
ResultsResults Condition Scores:Condition Scores:
By ElementBy Element By ComponentBy Component By LocationBy Location By HighwayBy Highway By DistrictBy District OverallOverall
OutcomeOutcome
Districts held accountableDistricts held accountable Districts performing their own Districts performing their own
evaluation of section supervisors.evaluation of section supervisors. Putting priority in right places.Putting priority in right places.
Rest Area ContractsRest Area Contracts
Rest Area SystemRest Area System Improvement ProgramImprovement Program
Performance Based ContractsPerformance Based Contracts 4 Regional Contract4 Regional Contract Random EvaluationsRandom Evaluations Incentive DisincentiveIncentive Disincentive
Rest Area SystemRest Area System
Performance Based ContractsPerformance Based Contracts 4 Regional Contract4 Regional Contract Random EvaluationsRandom Evaluations Incentive DisincentiveIncentive Disincentive
Performance SpecificationPerformance Specification
EnhancementEnhancement LandscapingLandscaping Concrete RepairConcrete Repair Repair of FixturesRepair of Fixtures
Performance SpecificationPerformance Specification
Unannounced Random InspectionsUnannounced Random Inspections 73 Elements73 Elements
Traffic/Pavement/ Markings Traffic/Pavement/ Markings 10%10% Grounds Grounds 10%10% Outdoor Fixtures Outdoor Fixtures 15%15% BuildingBuilding 10%10% Rest RoomsRest Rooms 50%50% AttendantsAttendants 5%5%
REST AREA ASSET M ANAGEM ENT CONTRACTS
65.00
70.00
75.00
80.00
85.00
90.00
95.00
100.00
INITIAL QUARTER 1 QUARTER 2 QUARTER 3 QUARTER 4 QUARTER 5
TIME PERIOD
SC
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E
SOUTH
NORTH
WEST
EAST
STATEWIDE
Performance SpecificationPerformance Specification
Incentive DisincentivesIncentive Disincentives Score < 85 – 80, 100%/Day Score < 85 – 80, 100%/Day
ReductionReduction <80-75, 150%/Day Reduction<80-75, 150%/Day Reduction <75-70, 200%/Day Reduction<75-70, 200%/Day Reduction 92 or >, 15%/Day Increase92 or >, 15%/Day Increase