Development of Condition Surveys and Inventories for Guide Rail and Drainage Facilities

摘要

In 1983, The PA. Dept of Trans. implemented a Systematic Technique to Analyze and Manage Pennsylvania Pavements (STAMPP). With STAMPP as the foundation, the Dept has embarked on the development of a total Roadway Management Information System (RMIS), which to become functional required addition of guide rail and drainage conditions. A Special task group, comprised of District, County and Central Office personnel developed the techniques by which to inventory and collect the condition data for guide rail and drainage facilities, assigned treatment strategies and related costs to deficient conditions, and proposed methods by which to implement identified survey results.