Kansas Maintenance QA Program Peer to Peer Exchange October 11-13, 2004 Madison, WI
Kansas MQA Program External Survey Fall 1997 NCHRP 14-12 Maintenance QA Program Implementation Workshop January 1998 Maintenance Management System Equipment, Materials, Labor 45 Maintenance Activities
Maintenance QA Program How Best to Identify Maintenance Needs & Manage Our Resources Do the Right Thing at the Right Time to Satisfy the Traveling Public’s Needs & KDOT’s Mission.
Maintenance QA Program Provides a Program to Measure the Value of KDOT’s Maintenance Efforts on Our Highways or The Overall Level of Service Being Provided to the Traveling Public. Results Relevant to Both Higher and Lower Levels of Maintenance Management
Maintenance QA Program QA Engineer position Six similar workshops at each District Research QA Programs in other states Established a QA Committee Determined Sample number & length, rating categories, elements, LOS, inspectors, training, adjust MMS activities Pilot Inspection Nov 1999
Maintenance QA Program 0.1 length samples 3360 samples statewide 112 subareas, 26 areas, 6 districts Inspectors existing field personnel QC done by QA committee Inspections May & Oct 2000, 2001, 2002 Inspections Oct only Oct 2003, 2004
Statewide/District Target LOS Values Travelway - LOS 90 Traffic Guidance - LOS 90 Shoulders - LOS 90 Roadside - LOS 85 Drainage - LOS 85 All Individual Rating Elements w/ LOS >= 80 All Individual Rating Elements w/ LOS >= 75
Maintenance QA Program Bottom line - Continually Seeking the Effective Use of the Maintenance QA Program to Identify Potential Problem Areas and Prioritize Maintenance Efforts and Resources
Maintenance QA Program Accomplishments Obstacles Lessons Learned
Maintenance QA Program Future of Kansas MQA Program Streamline sampling process Pilot Pen Tablets for Inspectors Update Features Inventory & Tie to QA