Background Approved by SCOH and AASHTO Board of Directors, May 7, 2005 TSP·2 implemented in 3 Phases – 1. Technical Services »Awarded and Contract Executed with the National Center for Pavement Preservation May 2006 – 2. Pavement Preservation Regional Partnerships »Approved and Executed September 2007 – 3. Bridge Preservation Technical Services and Regional Bridge Preservation Partnerships »Pending Approval
Background Current voluntary contribution is $9,500 for Phases 1 and 2. TSP·2 is financially supported by 38 states and 1 Canadian province TSP·2 worked with Northwestern University & FHWA to cultivate Bridge Preservation
Oversight Panel Steve Varnedoe, NCDOT, Chair Roy Rissky, KDOT, Mississippi Valley Rep. Peter Weykamp, NYSDOT, NASHTO – Rep. John Vance, MDOT, SASHTO – Rep. Tom Raught, NMDOT, WASHTO Rep. Bruce Johnson, ODOT, Subcommittee on Bridges & Structures Judith Corley-Lay, NCDOT, Subcommittee on Design, Joint Technical Committee on Pavements Colin Franco, RIDOT, Subcommittee on Materials Leonard Evans, ODOT, Subcommittee on Transportation Asset Management Jim Sorenson, FHWA Liaison Ken Kobetsky, AASHTO Contact
Preservation Help Desk At least 700 requests for assistance have been received Requests in second year of operation increased by 87% over the first year Topics include: – Preservation Treatments – Application Conditions – Materials – Asset Management
Website and On-line Services Between November 2006 and August 2008 totals approximately 1.6 million hits Monthly hits have increased over 11- fold from November 2006 to August 2008 Bridge Preservation added <1 month ago, have had over 2,000 bridge content hits
Website
Technical Transfer Development, hosting, and staffing of a TSP2 information booth Providing speakers at numerous professional venues across the nation Development of surveys for pavement preservation treatment technologies
Regional Pavement Preservation Partnerships Establishment and facilitation of regional partnerships: – Midwestern – Northeast – Southeastern – Rocky Mountain
Pending AASHTO approval, expand TSP·2 Program to include: – Bridge Preservation Outreach and Help Desk – Bridge Preservation Website and On-line Library – Establish and Facilitate Bridge Preservation Partnerships Next Steps
Proposed voluntary contribution is $20,000 for Phases 1, 2 and 3. (Combined pavements & bridges) Approved use of 100% SP&R funds to cover voluntary contribution (State match not required) RFP for bridge preservation contractor to be developed by TSP·2 Oversight Panel Next Steps