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OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this research are to: 1) detennine the cost effectiveness of
current treatments and evaluate any experimental projects using existing data; 2) recommend
methods of determining remaining service life; and 3) develop a standard for service life
extension based on a particular treatment.
BACKGROUND: The utilization of a variety of pavement maintenance treatments are being
used more widely throughout the country and in Kentucky. It is anticipated that the use ofthese
techniques would improve the overall performance of pavements and allow for the best utilization
of available resources. This research will document the potential performance improvement
which might be expected for various treatments. To have a true pavement management system
we need to do forecasting and focus on remaining service life. In order to do that, we need to
know the effectiveness of the things we are currently doing.
As the Cabinet continues to implement their new Pavement Management System, this
type of information will be critical to allow for the stabilization of the highway network, by
eliminating peaks and valleys in the desired levels of performance. This information will also
assist the Cabinet in their implementation of a Pavement Preservation Program, which will focus
on improving the remaining service life by addressing the pavements which have the best costbenefit,
rather than always addressing the worst-first scenario.
FY 2007 PROPOSED WORK: It is expected that considerable progress will be made on
determining the cost effectiveness of current treatments and the evaluation of experimental
projects during the 2007 fiscal year.
PROGRAMMED COST FY 2007:
TOTAL ESTIMATED COST:
$100,000
$350,000
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 7/1/06 → 6/30/07 |
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Projects
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Kentucky Cooperative Transportation Research Program Part II KCTRP 07-27
Toussaint, P., Allen, D., Chen, M., Crabtree, J., Graves, R., Grossardt, T., Hancher, D., Harik, I., Hopkins, T., Hopwood, T., Kreis, S. & Pigman, J.
7/1/06 → 6/30/07
Project: Research project