1. PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PMS) TRAINING ► Definition ► Levels of PMS ► Components ► Pavement Manager ► Technical User Groups ► Database Updates ► Quality Control ► Documentation

2. What is a Pavement Management System PMS is a tool that can be used to make informed decisions about the Maintenance and Rehabilitation of a pavement network.

3. Levels of Pavement Management  Network Level: the evaluation of all pavement under the agency’s jurisdiction.  Project Level: comes after network level, this level requires more detailed evaluation for a specific project. Such as cross-sections, topography and coring to name a few.

4. PMS Components ► Inventory Data ► Monitoring Data ► Database ► Data Analysis ► System Outputs ► Feedback

5. What is a “Pavement Manager” ► Besides Brandi Church being the most important person in the agency, this is the person that has the responsibility for: ► Collecting, Managing, Analyzing and Communicating all information pertaining to the County’s Pavement network to numerous people within county government, (PW Director\Engineer, Elected Officials, Maintenance Staff and the Public)

6. Technical User Groups ► Engineering staff – project level information ► Maintenance staff – identify crack seal and other defects that need to be address before rehabilitation begins ► And of course the Pavement Manager(s)

7. PMS Database Updates ► New Roads ► Road Re-alignment – (Re-mileposting) ► Maintenance History ► PSC Ratings ► Traffic Data Counts (aka ADT) ► Pavement Width\Type Changes ► Jurisdictional Change / Road Vacations

8. Quality Control Visual Data Collection – Using the Pavement Surface Condition Rating Manual for guidance. Seven (7) Core defects.  Garbage in Garbage out!! (GIGO)  Quality Control - Data entry checking 10% minimum

9. Documentation ► Flow Chart – tracking the process. ► Written Instructions – step by step detailing your agencies procedures when using the PMS software. ► Applications Guide – provides examples of ways to manipulate and analyze the data.

11. Decision Tree

12. Training Decision Tree Decision GroupExist. Tree #PaveItem OperatorValue Rehabilition Training 233ACPPSC>=SMBP 3/8 Chip with Fog Training 234ACPPSC< SMBP 1-1/2 Cl. B Overlay Training 235BSTFC>=02 3/8 Chip with Fog Training 235BSTFC<=19 3/8 Chip with Fog Training 236APCFC>=02 3/8 Chip with Fog Training 236APCFC<=19 3/8 Chip with Fog Training 237PCCPSC<=SHOULD Appropriate Action Training Decision Tree

13. Jump Start your PMS ► Have a meeting with Engineering, Maintenance Staff and others? ► Discuss expectations ► Select guidelines for extent of information to be included in the network inventory ► Data collected MUST serve a purpose!! ► System output requirements, spreadsheets, charts, maps, and “canned reports”

14. Mobility PMS Data Requirements ► Updated Roadlog Information ► Current (by WAC every 2 yrs) PSC ratings on Paved Arterials ► Updated Surface History Information ► ADT data (best-currently available) ► Good Data provides the Best Results!!!!

15. MOBILITY PMS ► Questions???