System Preservation Research Roadmap Implementation and Tracking

1. System Preservation Research Roadmap Implementation and Tracking Stephen R. Mueller, P.E., MPA Pavement and Materials Engineer FHWA Resource Center (Lakewood, Colorado) Steve.Mueller@fhwa.dot.gov Federal Highway Administration

2. Outline of Discussion: • Briefing on the Existing Roadmap • Motivations for Development • Development Process • Results • Discussion of Research & Tracking • Discussion of Roadmap Update Needs

3. Transportation System Preservation Research, Development, and Implementation Roadmap

4. Motivations for the Roadmap • Preservation research identified as a need during program appraisals • Individual projects have been sought in the past • No coordinated approach to address preservation research needs • Other Roadmaps: HMA, PCC, now PMS

5. Roadmap Development Process • Technical Panel • Pavements and Bridges • White Paper Development and Review • 3 Workshops • 2 Pavements • 1 Bridge • 6 Teams

6. Pavements Whitepapers/ Breakouts • Asset Management • Design • Materials • Construction • Contracting Methods • Performance

7. Bridge Whitepapers/ Breakouts • Asset Management • Decks and Joints • Superstructure • Substructure • Selection of Preservation Actions • Performance

8. Development Process (continued) • Research Needs Statements • Background • Scope • Tasks • Estimated Time and Cost • Implementations • Balloting and Ranking • Overall Joint Roadmap Publication: January 2008

9. Sample Problem Statement – pg 1/3

10. Sample Problem Statement - pg 2/3

11. Sample Problem Statement – pg 3/3

12. Results • Pavements – 38 statements • Bridge – 25 statements • Estimated Cost > $40M

13. Pavements

14. Bridge

15. Top 5 Pavement Statements by Importance AND Priority

16. Top 5 Bridge Statements by Importance AND Priority

17. Next Steps/ Implementation** from 2009 ** • Short-and long-term research needs for pavement preservation and bridge preservation • Presented for AASHTO Subcommittee on Maintenance • Develop tracking mechanism on TSP2

18. Outline of Discussion: • Briefing on the Existing Roadmap • Motivations for Development • Development Process • Results • Discussion of Research & Tracking • Discussion of Roadmap Update Needs

19. Who is Doing the Research? • NCHRP / TRB: AASHTO Subcommittee on Maintenance Pavement Technical Working Group TRB Committees AHD18 and AHD20 Research Needs Statements • Synthesis Studies / Research Examples: • Chip Seal Best Practices (2005 - Gransberg) • Microsurfacing (2010 - Gransberg) • Chip Seals (2010 NCHRP 680 – Shuler)

20. “20-7”

21. Pavement Preservation Research? • FHWA Research Office of Asset Management • Performance Evaluation of Various Rehabilitation and Preservation Treatments, • Zheng Wu, Ph.D., P.E., Jonathan L. Groeger, Amy L. Simpson, Ph.D., P.E., R. Gary Hicks, Ph.D., P.E. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center - Dr. Nelson Gibson – ALF testing Federal Lands: • FLH Study on Polymer Modified Emulsions (Voth/King, etc)

22. Ability of pavement preservation to interrupt aging and top down cracking • Chip Seal? • Slurry Seal? • Thin HMA Overlay • 4.75mm Superpave

23. Top-Down / Bottom-Up CrackingAccelerated Aged Sections

24. Pavement Preservation Research? • State DOT / University Research • CA, TX, IA, NC, MN, MI, UT, etc, etc • SHRP-2 Research • Private Company Research • Asphalt Suppliers (Colas, Western Emulsions) • Polymer Suppliers (Kraton, BASF) • Technology Providers (Road Science)

25. Technology Related Project Delivery Related * Indicates Multiple Projects 28 Research Projects - $32 Million Minimize Disruption Rapid Approaches Long-Lived Facilities R01. Locating Utilities* R11. Strategic Approaches at Corridor/Network Level R19. Bridges for Service Life of 100 Years* R02. Geotech Solutions R03. Worker Fatigue R16. Railroad-DOT Mitigation Strategies R21. Composite Systems R04. Innovative Bridge Designs R15. Integrating Utility and Transportation Agency Priorities* R23. Using Existing In-place Pavement & Achieving long Life R05. Modular Pavement R06. High-Speed NDT* R26. Preservation Approaches R07. Performance Specs R09. Risk Manual R10. Project Management for Large Projects

26. Technology Project Delivery Balanced approach Successful Renewal

27. Bottom Lines: • Lots of Research Activities in Preservation! • Most are Initiated to fulfill specific client needs. • The Roadmap is a Planned Set of Research Ideas to Fulfill the Overall Agency and Industry Needs, and Advance Preservation as a Whole. Discussion Questions: • What research do we need to track? • Who will do the tracking, and HOW?

28. Outline of Discussion: • Briefing on the Existing Roadmap • Motivations for Development • Development Process • Results • Discussion of Research & Tracking • Discussion of Roadmap Update Needs

29. Do We Need to Update the Preservation Roadmap? Has there been a change in focus within the preservation community that is different than the climate in which the Roadmap was developed? Energy Use / GHG Emissions / Sustainability? Budget Constraints Driving Preservation Decisions More? Increasing Focus on Performance Measures? Sufficient Progress in Tackling Problem Statements to Warrant a Review and Update Process? • HMA Roadmap is revisited by FHWA and NAPA every couple of years: • Goal: “Keep the Preservation Roadmap a Living Document” ???

30. Preservation and Asset Management won’t bring short-term glory, but they will bring long-term satisfaction!

31. Questions?

32. For more information contact: Steve Mueller FHWA Resource Center Telephone: (720) 963-3213 e-mail: steve.mueller@dot.gov www.fhwa.dot.gov/preservation www.fhwa.dot.gov/resourcecenter THANK YOU