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Title: FLORIDA AIRPORT SYSTEM PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Accession Number: 00648175
Record Type: Component
Digital Copy: Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The Florida airport system consists of more than 100 publicly owned paved civil airports. Because many civil airports were originally constructed for military use, Florida has an abundance of paved airports. In fact, many airports have more airside pavement than can be economically maintained. The state does not own its airport system. Each airport is owned by a municipality, and each municipality decides how and when its airport will develop. The state's role is one of forecasting air transportation needs and encouraging and assisting municipalities to maintain suitable airport facilities to meet Florida's demand for air transportation. The Florida Department of Transportation is implementing a comprehensive management program to identify and priority-rank needed improvements and to ensure that owning municipalities are fully integrated into the program. Development of the pavement management program requires several steps. "Inventory" consists of review of pavement history and determination of pavement condition. "Forecasts" of need are based on existing pavement conditions and historical deterioration patterns. "Coordination" with owning municipalities includes sharing information on conditions and forecast needs and negotiating improvement plans of mutual benefit. "Optimization" is the process of matching needs with available dollars and scheduling highest-priority improvements first. "Execution" is the end product of pavement management, ensuring that dollars invested produce highest-quality pavements through excellence in design and construction.
Supplemental Notes: 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.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Green, W HScherling, J DPagination: p. 34-42
Publication Date: 1994
Serial:
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 1
Volume: 2 Conference:
Third International Conference on Managing Pavements
Location:
San Antonio Texas ISBN: 0309055024
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Pavements; Research; Terminals and Facilities; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jun 7 1994 12:00AM
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