I.

Introduction
I am MSc. Student in Civil Engineering from Jimma University Institute of Technology
who is specializing in Highway Engineering, researching on Identification of the Problem
on Road Maintenance Practice and Its Impact on Road Safety in Jimma City (Case Study).
This is for my academic purpose only.
Privacy Statement:
You are required to be completely honest and truthful. Please do not write any identifying
marks on the survey as participants are meant to be anonymous. All information will be
kept confidential.
Instruction: This questionnaire has three personal information and twenty detail
questions. Please put a tick in the box next to the answer of your choice for personal
information and similarly tick under the scores to your answer for detail questions. Any
concerns can be communicated to contact info. Thank you for your time and cooperation.
II. Respondent’s Particular Information
i. Your educational background
1- Diploma ☐ 2. BSc ☐ 3. MSc ☐ 4. Ph. D ☐
ii. How long is your work experience?
1.Less than 5 years ☐ 2. 6 – 10 years ☐ 11 – 15 years ☐ 4. More than 15 years ☐
iii. In which position you are working now?
1-Technical worker ☐ 2. Case team leader ☐ 3. Department head ☐ Managerial ☐

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 Detail Questionnaire Information
PART II Factors affecting road maintenance management system
1. Which of the following factor are the most important in road maintenance management in JCA

በጂማ ከተማ ውስጥ በመንገድ ጥገና አስተዳደር ውስጥ ከሚከተሉት ምክንያቶች ውስጥ በጣም

አስፈላጊ የሆኑት የትኞቹ ናቸው?

1.very important 2. important 3. Average 4. Less important 5 . not important

Score
1 2 3 4 5
Allocated budget
Required quality
Quality of design
Worker’s skill
Data of inventory and road condition survey
Data base system
Professional skill
Right of way

If any (……………………………………………….)
PART III challenges occur during road maintenance management system?
1. What problems do you experience with consultants who have been managing and
monitoring the road maintenance activities? Please rate accordingly by tickin
( የመንገድ ጥገና ሥራዎችን ሲመሩና ሲከታተሉ ከነበሩ አማካሪዎች ጋር ምን ችግሮች አጋጥመውዎታል?
እባክዎ ምልክት በማድረግ በዚህ መሰረት ደረጃ ይስጡ)

1.Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Slightly agree 4. Disagree 5 . Strongly Disagree

Score
1 2 3 4 5
Insufficient road inventory and condition data
Close monitoring of the work
Less knowledge in the specification
Less work experience
Communication problem
Approval of payment certificate
Not supervising the work at the right time
Being late in decision making
Having more work load
Corruption
Delay of payment
If any

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2. What problems do you experience with Contractors who have been working on road
maintenance activities? Please rate accordingly by ticking .
(በመንገድ ጥገና ሥራዎች ላይ ሲሠሩ ከነበሩ ተቋራጮች ጋር ምን ችግሮች አጋጥመውዎታል? እባክዎ
ምልክት በማድረግ በዚህ መሰረት ደረጃ ይስጡ)
1.Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Slightly agree 4. Disagree 5 . Strongly Disagree

Score
1 2 3 4 5
Poor quality of works
Delays in work execution
Poor management of works
Poor material and equipment
Less trained staff
Insufficient capacity
Delay of payment
Problem of price escalation
Corruption
Increasing of material cost
Weather condition
Low of capital
List price
Right of way
The intervention of various bodies
3. What are the problems occurring during the implementation of road maintenance
management system in your office? Please rate accordingly by ticking
( በመሥሪያ ቤታችሁ የመንገድ ጥገና አስተዳደር ሥርዓት ሲተገበር እየታዩ ያሉ ችግሮች ምን ምን ናቸው?
እባክዎ ምልክት በማድረግ በዚህ መሰረት ደረጃ ይስጡ)
1.Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Slightly agree 4. Disagree 5 . Strongly Disagree

Score
1 2 3 4 5
Funds for the road maintenance
Design stage on maintenance
Medium of Communication
Specification or manual procedure
Less training for the staff
Data of road inventory
Data input and validation
Unbalanced personnel and facilities
Budget and material
If any

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PART IV approaches to improve road maintenance management system
1. What approaches should be built on by your office to improve the present Road
Maintenance Management System? Please rate accordingly by ticking

(አሁን ያለውን የመንገድ ጥገና አስተዳደር ስርዓትን ለማሻሻል በመ/ቤትዎ ምን አይነት ስራዓት መገንባት
አለበት? እባክዎ ምልክት በማድረግ በዚህ መሰረት ደረጃ ይስጡ)

1.Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Slightly agree 4. Disagree 5 . Strongly Disagree

Score
1 2 3 4 5
Initial study and general survey
Standardize the basic system or methodology
Training for fully understanding of road maintenance
Identify the maintenance technology and methods
Sufficient road maintenance funds
Capacity Building Programs
Standardized data collection
Close monitoring of road maintenance works
Advanced data collection tools
office data base system
If any

PART:-VI possible cause of road failure and problem

2. What are the possible cause of road failure and problem on Jimma city road

በጅማ ከተማ የመንገድ መበላሸት እና ችግር መንስኤ ምን ሊሆን ይችላል?

1.Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Slightly agree 4. Disagree 5 . Strongly Disagree

Score
1 2 3 4 5
Poor drainage system
Over traffic flow
Design problem
Ground water level
Lack of management
Environmental and community
Material quality
Type of pavement itself
Lack of machine for maintenance
If any
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 3. What are the main constraint to establishing a pavement maintenance management
system

( የአስፋልት መንገድ ጥገና አስተዳደር ስርዓት ለመዘርጋት ማነቆ የሆኑ ዋና ዋና ነጥቦች ምንድን ናቸው)

1.Strongly Agree 2. Agree 3. Slightly agree 4. Disagree 5 . Strongly Disagree

Score
1 2 3 4 5
Limited skill man power
Lack of awareness for its benefits cost of PMMS
Budget constrains
Absence of appropriate machinery
Political influence or involvement
Others ( pleas specify)

Part VII Maintenance Work Strategy and Plan

1. How often do you carry out road inventory and condition surveys in your
organization?( የመንገድ ክምችት እና የሁኔታ ዳሰሳዎችን ምን ያህል ጊዜ ያካሂዳሉ
ድርጅት?)
A. Annually B. Quarterly C. Not carrying out
If your answer is not carrying what is the reason?
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2. Which method do you use for road inventory and condition survey?
(. ለመንገድ ክምችት እና ሁኔታ ጥናት የትኛውን ዘዴ ይጠቀማሉ)
A. Your own method
B. Using formats of ERA
C. .Any other format
If the answer is “A” why and
what ?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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3. Is there any particular road maintenance prioritization criteria in your

organization? (በድርጅትዎ ውስጥ የተለየ የመንገድ ጥገና ቅድሚያ የሚሰጣቸው
መስፈርቶች አሉ?)
A .Yes B. No
If your answer is yes, what are
they?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 4. Is there a particular maintenance work strategy and practice in your office
(በቢሮዎ ውስጥ የተለየ የጥገና ሥራ ስትራቴጂ እና ልምምድ አለ?)
Yes No
If your answer is yes, what are they? -------------------------------------------------

5. What method used to implement the work strategy and practice? (የሥራ ስልቱንና
ልምምዱን ተግባራዊ ለማድረግ ምን ዓይነት ዘዴ ተጠቅሟል?)
Standard form of office Work guidelines

Traditional method ERA guidelines

Own method

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 Interview
Introduction
This interview schedule is designed to elicit information from key experts from the Roads and
Transport Department or Urban Development Department through semi-prepared questions.
The information needed was a study titled "Evaluation of Road Maintenance Practice and its
Effect on Road Safety in Jimma City".
1 To examine the current road maintenance practices
2. To identify the reason for not having effective and sustainable road maintenance practices
3 To assess the effects of poor road maintenance on road safety
In this regard, your response is very important and will contribute to the results of the
research
All feedback will be kept strictly confidential and used for this academic research only.
Composition of the Interview

This interview consists two sections

PARTE I

1. General Profile of the Interviewees

1.1 Name_______________________

1.2 Position_____________________

1.3 Organization__________________
a. BSc b. MSc c. If other, please specify ____________
1.6 What is your field of specialization?
a. Civil Engineering

b. Construction Technology and Management.

c. Highway Engineering

d. Geotechnical Engineering

e. If others, please specify ________________

1.7 How long have you worked in the road sector?
a. 0-5 b. 5-10 c. 10-15 d. more than 15

1.8 How long have you worked in the current structure?

a. 0-5 b. 5-10 c. 10-15 d. more than 15

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 PARTE III problems on road maintenance

1. Is the annual budget allocated for road maintenance taking into account
the currently market mode? Or not.( ለመንገድ ጥገና የተመደበው አመታዊ በጀት
አሁን ያለውን የገበያ ሁኔታ ግምት ውስጥ በማስገባት ነው?)

If your answer is no what is the

Reason ?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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2. What are the problems seen and the solutions taken in terms of the society
using the road in its context? (መንገዱን በአውዱ ውስጥ በመጠቀም ህብረተሰቡን
በተመለከተ የሚታዩ ችግሮች እና የተወሰዱ መፍትሄዎች
ምንድናቸው?)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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3. Have you enough logisticin your office for road maintenance work?
(ለመንገድ ጥገና ሥራ በቢሮዎ በቂ ሎጂስትክ አሉዎት ወይ?)
If your answer is yes, please specify the number and type of machine
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If your answer is no, please explain in detail how you did the repair --
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 IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FROM OFFICE

1. Jimma city road maintenance

Year Maintenance Source of Total

in meter budget budget

2012

2013

2014

2015

2. Total road coverage in jimma city administration

Typs or Road Road length/ KM

Paved
Un paved
Cobble stone
Earth road
Road Average
1. Manpower of Road Asset Management Team
Personnel Quantity Management bodies Quantity
Engineer
Data collector
Data encoder
2. Manpower of Asphalt maintenance case team
Personnel Quantity
Engineer
Technician
Forman

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