1. Road Maintenance and digitalization
TRB International Partnership Meeting January 11th, Otto Kärki / FTA

2. State road statistics in Finland
Approx km head-on accidents eliminated (-> Sweden over 5000 km)
Finland has approx.
km of state roads
78,000
Motorways, approx.
Pedestrian and bicycle lanes
Bridges
880 km
Passenger transport amounts to
and freight transport to
of all road transports
270
95 %
5,900 km
million tonnes of goods carried by lorries annually
15,000
69 %
Finnish Transport Agency

3. Road maintenance and digitalization

4. We make effective use of data
Freely accessible traffic data enables an effective transport system.
Open data creates new services, innovations and business opportunities.
Data facilitates mobility, makes transport more effective and ensures traffic safety
The Finnish Transport Agency provides comprehensive, high-quality and real-time data
The Finnish Transport Agency ‘s data is freely available, which benefits society as a whole
Finnish Transport Agency 4

6. 1 4 5 2 3 6 FTA Digitalization project areas 201618
Traffic and mobility data
Proactive rail maintenance and asset management 1 4
Railway network capacity management
Smart marine fairways 5 2
Proactive road maintenance and asset management
Digitalisation of Customer Interaction 3 6

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8. Proactive road maintenance and asset management 12 M€ years 2016–18)
Targets
Ensuring daily maintenance and safety
Digitalizing the processes and procurement
Improving dost-effectiveness of maintenance by 10−20 % in the long run
Targeted and scheduled actions
Early intervention if possible
Inframodel usage of whole life cycle
One method: experiment culture
Picture: Roadscanners 8 8

9. Experiments 201618 Over 200 bids from 71 companies
Ca 20 experiments at present of road maintenance digitalization
Feasibility and cost-effectiveness of different technologies (laser-scanning, friction measurement, machine vision, pictures etc.)
Continuous measurement, real-time
Practical experiments also in maintenance contracts 9

10. Climate change increases repair needs
Paved roads
Gravel roads
Drainage
Freeze-thaw cycles + 30–50 %
Shorter winters
3 mild winter in a row
Ruts 2 -> 2,5 mm/year – why? 10 10 10

13. New maintenance reporting and follow-up system

14. 2009:
Client seen daily maintenance actions from contractors systems
2009
2016:
Daily maintenance actions shown to customers in Northern Finland, 2017 all Finland

15. Continuous photo- shooting
Northern Finland experiment (long
distances of quality controls)
Picture experiments with different fleets
also other side of Finland

16. Possibilities of new technology

17. Finland launches three nanosatellites 2017 17

18. Possibilities in maintenance
Data and pics almost for free
Big volumes with low costs
Detecting extreme events (avalanches, flooding, storms)
Maintenance needs (lights etc.)?
Detecting oil spills (Finnish start-up ICEYE already does)
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19. Let´s not wait for the future  Let´s make it happen!