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This paper discusses the design and initial findings of a trained observer developed for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. With a shift in priorities from construction to maintenance it became clear that some systematic, objective basis for assessing the condition of the state's 45,000 miles of highway was needed for analyzing needs and monitoring program performance over time. The trained observer approach was chosen because it could be tailored to fit the varied concerns of the maintenance program, and the instrument was designed to provide an intensive examination of surface, foundation, shoulders, drainage and appurtenances. Preliminary findings show that there is widespread variation in conditions among road sections across the state with high percentages of deficient roads on many items. To some extent this variation is attributable to systematic differences by Maintenance Functional Code, pavement type, and district and county. Sample reliability with the initial 3 percent sample is fairly weak and sample size will have to be expanded on subsequent cycles of data collection; however, the survey's reportable condition variables appear to be more reliable than PSI measures in discriminating good roads from bad roads. (Author)

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Fourth Workshop on Maintaining the Maintenance Management System

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Highway maintenance; Inspection; Inspectors; Measuring instruments; Pavement performance; Surveys; Training; Variables

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I10: Economics and Administration; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods

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Sep 16 1981 12:00AM

• A SYSTEMATIC PROCEDURE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MAINTENANCE LEVELS OF SERVICE
• ACHIEVING INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
• COMMENTS ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
• COMPONENTS OF A PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• ENGINEERED PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
• GENERAL COMMENTS: SESSION A--STANDARDS, SESSION B--MEASURING PERFORMANCE, SESSION C--ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING, SESSION D--GENERAL TOPICS
• IDENTIFYING MAINTENANCE NEEDS
• INCORPORATING QUALITY STANDARDS AND IMPACTS WITHIN HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
• MAINTENANCE DATA
• PHOTOLOGGING--A MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT TOOL
• RATING SYSTEM FOR NEW MEXICO'S MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
• REMARKS BY DEPUTY FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR JOHN S. HASSELL, JR., BEFORE THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, HILTON HEAD, SOUTH CAROLINA, JULY 7, 1980.
• REMARKS BY SECRETARY WILLIAM N. ROSE, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AT THE WORKSHOP ON MAINTAINING THE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, JULY 6-8, 1980
• RISK MANAGEMENT
• ROAD NEEDS STUDIED IN ONTARIO
• WORKING WITH A HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE SIMULATION MODEL...USING AN INTERACTIVE INPUT MODULE