NTL Record

Title Improving FHWA's Ability to Assess Highway Infrastructure Health : Pilot Study Report
Record ID 46182
Personal Name
Creator
Guerre, Joseph; Groeger, Jonathan; Van Hecke, Sam; Simpson, Amy; Rada, Gonzalo; Visintine, Beth A.
Corporate Creator AMEC Earth and Environmental
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Asset Management
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Asset Management
Publication Date 20120701
Language English
Abstract This report documents the results of a pilot study conducted as part of a project on improving FHWA’s ability to assess highway infrastructure health. As part of the pilot study, a section of Interstate 90 through South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin was evaluated in order to 1) test approaches for categorizing bridge and pavement condition as good/fair/poor that potentially could be used across the country, and 2) provide a proof of concept for a methodology to assess and communicate the overall health of a corridor with respect to bridges and pavements. As a result of the pilot study, it was found that a bridge good/fair/poor methodology can be implemented nationwide today. For pavements, the International Roughness Index can be used today to classify pavement ride quality nationwide. However, additional investigation of other pavement condition metrics is necessary prior to implementation of a holistic pavement indicator that includes distress and structural condition. Also, a conceptual condition and health reporting tool was developed and is presented in the report.
Rosap ID dot:25064
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/25064
TRT Terms Performance measurement; Performance tests; Measurement; Management; Program management; Project management; Asset management; Pavements; Bridges; Pavement maintenance; Interstate highways
General Subjects Performance management; Performance measures; Pavement; Bridges; Interstate highway system; Pavement condition; Pavement health; Bridge condition; Bridge health; Asset management
Classification NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - Pavement Management and Performance;
NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - Bridges and Structures;
NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Planning - Newsletters
Geographical
Coverage
Minnesota; South Dakota; Wisconsin
TRIS Online
Accession No
1448717
Contract Number DTFH61-07-D-00030-T10002
Report Number FHWA-HIF-12-049
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/46000/46100/46182/Improving_FHWA_s_ability_to_assess_highway_infrastructure_health_Pilot_Study_Rpt.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository