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There are approximately 200 municipalities in Thailand. Because of a very low tax base, most of the municipalities have insufficient funds to meet the basic requirements of the municipality, including health services and education, let alone have funds to maintain the road network to an adequate standard. Administration systems are generally simple with very few municipalities possessing computer systems. Australian development assistance was provided to assist municipalities to develop maintenance strategies that took into account the requirements of the municipality, the limited maintenance funds, and the training of staff. A pavement management system (PMS) was implemented in Hat Yai and Park Praek municipalites in southern Thailand. The first task was to define the road network in a systematic manner--a road numbering system was lacking, and some roads were unnamed. Problems faced during the implementation, the expectations of the system, and user acceptance were examined. It is recommended that there is a need to develop a more systematic approach to maintenance, including training of the work force; there must be commitment and active involvement at the highest level within the municipality; there must be support within the government so that funding can be provided or local funding approved; and material must be provided in the local language.

The proceedings of the Third International Conference on Managing Pavements is published in three volumes. Volumes 1 and 2, published prior to the conference, include papers to be presented at the conference. Volume 3, published after the conference, contains additional papers presented at the plenary and workshop sessions.

English

p. 234-241

1994

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 1

Third International Conference on Managing Pavements

0309055024

References (3) ; Tables (2)

Cities; Cities and towns; Conferences; Implementation; Maintenance management; Pavement management systems; Strategic planning

Thailand

Design; Highways; Pavements; Research; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces

TRIS, TRB

Jun 7 1994 12:00AM

• APPLICATION OF MARKOV PROCESS TO PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AT NETWORK LEVEL
• ARIZONA AIRPORT PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• BURLINGTON ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT
• CASE STUDY OF BENEFITS ACHIEVED FROM IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF PAVEMENT FACILITIES
• CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING APPROPRIATE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR END USERS
• CONTRACT ROAD MAINTENANCE IN AUSTRALIA: A PILOT STUDY
• DESCRIPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RO.MA. FOR URBAN ROAD AND HIGHWAY NETWORK MAINTENANCE
• DESIGN OF PROJECT SELECTION PROCEDURE BASED ON EXPERT SYSTEMS AND NETWORK OPTIMIZATION
• DEVELOPING A CUSTOMIZED PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA
• DEVELOPMENT OF PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A ROAD NETWORK
• ENHANCEMENTS TO THE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM
• FLORIDA AIRPORT SYSTEM PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
• FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND NEED FOR INNOVATION IN PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT
• HOW DECISION MAKERS AT VARIOUS LEVELS USE OUTPUT FROM THE DANISH PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, BELMAN
• IMPLEMENTATION OF A CALIBRATION PROCEDURE FOR FALLING WEIGHT DEFLECTOMETERS
• IMPLEMENTATION OF PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO OPTIMIZE WORK PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES IN AUSTRALIA
• INVESTIGATION INTO OBSERVATIONAL VARIATIONS IN PAVEMENT CONDITION SURVEY
• LONG-TERM COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
• MAKING OPTIMIZATION PRACTICAL IN PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: LESSONS FROM LEADING-EDGE PROJECTS
• NETWORK PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING: APPLICATION TO IOWA STATE INTERSTATE NETWORK
• NEW APPROACH TO DEFINING PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION STEPS
• NEW ZEALAND EXPERIENCE IN COMPARING MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC PAVEMENT CONDITION RATING SYSTEMS
• NORWEGIAN PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION: A COMPLETE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN OPERATION
• OVERVIEW OF INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES IN PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND USE
• PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT AS PART OF STRATEGIC ROAD MANAGEMENT
• PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LEAD THE WAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• QUALITY STANDARDS FOR RELIABLE PAVEMENT ROUGHNESS EVALUATION
• REPEATABILITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF MANUAL PAVEMENT DISTRESS SURVEY METHODS
• ROAD SURFACE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• ROLE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION HISTORY DATA BASE WITHIN A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• ROLE OF MPOS IN PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT
• ROLES FOR A REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY IN COUNTERING LOCAL AGENCY INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS IN ADOPTION AND USE OF PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
• STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ROAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY REGION
• USING INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN IMPLEMENTING PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS