Micro PAVER

Pavement Management System

For City of Pittsburgh By KMS & Associates, Inc. 800 638 8040

Problem
Deteriorating Pavements
More traffic, trucks, buses Less funding available Road materials are more costly Useful life of materials seems shorter

Answer
Do nothing (doesn't work)

Repeat last years approach (again & again)

What is the industry doing?

Why Micro PAVER?

Developed by the Army Corps in the late 70s
Recommended by APWA (American Public Works Association) Optimizes funds allocated for M&R Utilizes the PCI methodology PCI became an ASTM standard in 1999 Most widely used system in the world.

Local Micro PAVER Users

Cincinnati (Dick Cline 513 352 6235) Akron (Paul Barnett 330 375 2834) Summit Co. Oh (Greg Bachman 330 643 2850 Marietta (Joe Tucker 740 373 5495) Washington Co. Oh (Bob Badger 740 376 7430)

Westerville ( Jeff Kessler 614 901 6669) Franklin Co. Oh (Jaime Tickle 614 462 3839)

Similarities
Miles Old&New Streets Snow Founded Population Area River Hills Pittsburgh 800 Yes 43 1758 350,000 55 sq mi Allegheny Monongahela Yes Akron 900 Yes 47 1825 210,000 62 sq mi Cuyahoga Yes Cincinnati 900 Yes 23 1788 331,000 77 sq mi Ohio Yes

Pavement Management
Plans, Organizes & Documents Helps make better decisions Provides support data for decisions Answers what if scenarios Objectively answers what can be left out Shows the progress or lack of Objective recommendations

What is a Pavement Management System? (Micro PAVER)

Inventory Inspection (ASTM) Reporting Modeling Condition Analysis M&R Planning

Inventory
Street Name (block - to & from) Length, width, area Type of pavement (asphalt, concrete, etc.) Rank (arterial, collector, residential, bus route) Last const. date Zones Other Items

Sections

Numbered: West to East & South to North

WINCHESTER RD

SMITH RD

Inspections
ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Objective Distresses Severity Quantity Feet on the ground Data must be correct Training & Dedication is essential Micro PAVER produces a PCI (Pavement Condition
Index) 0 to 100

Inspection Procedure (Alligator cracking)

Reporting, Analyzing, Planning

Graphs, Bar charts, Maps
Where you are now Where you can be Where you will be

How to get there

Funding Value of Preventive Maintenance

$ Savings
Utilizing a Pavement Management System will save a minimum of 10 %.

Pavement Deterioration
Excellent Condition
$1.00 for preventive maintenance here . . .

$5 to $7 for Severe Maintenance Repair here or several years of pothole patching if money is short !

Failed Age

Preventive Maintenance

$80,000 * 6 years * $700,000

If Only
Call line

Condition

Move the money spent here to here only less !!

& again

& again

Age

Probably not much more than a couple of years of patching

Micro PAVER Provides

A Plan that can be explained Documentation to support the Plan Reinspection to confirm the Plan is on track and working Objective before and after comparisons (responsibility) A format to test new ideas

Micro PAVER vs Dump Truck (or resurfaced street)

The Micro PAVER is an investment in a new way of solving problems. It provides the documentation to direct and justify decisions to provide savings. This is an investment into having a better street system. The dump truck or resurfacing is gone in several years with minimal lasting benefit for the system.

When Funding is short

The Best decisions need to be made Best treatment - best street - best time More Documentation is needed for reasonable explanations
More public inquires are a certainty

Illustrations of just what is the result will provide sooner refunding Be Proactive (something can be done)

Micro PAVER can produce

A listing of Streets to be Treated in the next 3 5 years. Understanding that there are variables that could modify the list (up or down).
Funding, severe weather, material costs, changing traffic patterns

The list will include:

Preventive maintenance, routine maintenance and severely deteriorated street repairs (good, fair & bad) A Balanced Program