120 likes | 225 Views
NCHRP 20-68A Domestic Scan 10-03. Best Practices in Performance Measuring for Highway Maintenance & Preservation. Team Members. Russ Yurek (Chair) MD Jennifer Brandenburg NC Lonnie Hendrix AZ Matt Haubrich IA Nancy Albright KY
E N D
NCHRP 20-68A Domestic Scan 10-03 Best Practices in Performance Measuring for Highway Maintenance & Preservation AASHTO SCOM July 18, 2011 Russ Yurek
Team Members • Russ Yurek (Chair) MD • Jennifer Brandenburg NC • Lonnie Hendrix AZ • Matt Haubrich IA • Nancy Albright KY • Don Hillis MO • Louis Rodriguez FHWA • Katie Zimmerman (SME) APTech
Primary Focus: System Performance • Improve highway management effectiveness • Demonstrate accountability • Understand maintenance conditions and needs • Set priorities • Document the relationship between dollars expended outcomes achieved
Desk Scan • Recent domestic scan tours • Literature search • Internet search (Including the MQA website) • Phone conversations with practitioners • Expert advice – MQA programs Performed by Katie Zimmermann, P.E. Applied Pavement Technology, Inc.
Summary of Practice • Establishing Reliable and Cost-Effective Methods of Monitoring the Quality of Maintenance and Operations Activities • Asset inventory • Condition assessment methods • Sampling • Data collection procedures and training • Using MQA Data to Establish Accountability • Using MQA Results for Investment Decisions and Budgeting Activities
Scan Tour Recommendations • Non-Traditional Scan Format – 3-Day Workshop • Include representatives from approximately 20 states • Conduct panel sessions on selected topics to showcase practices in that area • Include an open session for other topics
Expected Participants Panel Members Invited Participants
Amplifying Questions • General Agency Information • Specific Questions Within Each Topic Area We are suggesting that each agency use the documentation to update the MQA website www.mrutc.org/outreach/MQA
Preparations by ARORA and ASSOCIATES. P.C. • Contacting States • Aligning participants with topic areas • Arranging logistics for workshop this fall • Final Scan Report by Spring, 2012 Harry Capers Jr, PE Melissa (Li) Jiang Kevin Thompson, PE