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ROADS Services Training Group LOCAL AUTHORITY ROADS CONFERENCE 2013
OUR ROADS – PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE/ROLE IN NATIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
HODSON BAY HOTEL, ATHLONE, MAY 2013.
Our Roads - Planning for the Future/Role in National and Local
Development
Road Management(Pavement Management & Licensing)
John McCarthySenior Advisor
Department of Transport,Tourism & Sport
Overview & Background Road Management
Pavement Management Roadworks Control & Licencing
Bridges Traffic (including Speed Limits) Road Safety (including Accidents) Public Lighting Hazards & Public Liability
Technical data allows Department of Transport Tourism and Sport & local authorities to demonstrate funding requirements as well as set goals and objectives in line with available budgets.
Road Inventory to be held and managed in MapRoad
Appropriate condition assessmentMechanical & Visual Records (i.e. PSCI)
Evaluate, develop, manage and monitor works programmes through the use of MapRoad PMS
Pavement Management Overview
2005 Non-National Roads Needs Study To establish, by county and nationally, the
lengths and areas of various categories of non-national roads requiring remedial works,
and
To review existing pavement management systems and recommend a system suitable for use on the non-national road network. Recommended the use of MapRoad
On Department of Transport Websitehttp://www.transport.ie/viewitem.asp?
id=13004&lang=ENG&loc=397
2005 Non-National Roads Needs StudyThe recommendations arising from the study are:1. The enhancement of MapRoad be adopted as part of a structured implementation2. That the structured implementation process take into account, inter alia, the
implementation factors identified in the report, to ensure the initiative is a success
3. That external expert assistance should be brought in to help guide the implementation process.
4. That a steering group be instituted to oversee and coordinate the implementation process, with working groups as needed to focus on specific data and processing issues.
5. That the implementation process should include a review of network definition rules and should ensure that the network definition system can accommodate all the anticipated data needs of the road authorities.
6. That the implementation process should also allow for raising the profile and awareness of PMS within local authorities, as this will pay dividends in obtaining participation in the process and in ultimately using the system.
Guidance and Standards Department Guidelines
Guidelines on the Rehabilitation of Roads over Peat Guidelines for the Opening, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Trenches in Public Roads (Purple
Book) Guidelines for Road Drainage Guidelines on the Depth of Overlay to be used on Rural Non National Roads http://www.transport.ie/viewitem.asp?id=12951&lang=ENG&loc=397 or LGMA Extranet Road Schedule
Pavement Condition Rating Manual (2010) On DTTAS Website / LGMA Extranet
Guidance and Standards Department Guidelines
Guide to Road Safety Engineering in Ireland
Available on DTTAS Website or LGMA Extranet
Will be updated
Guidance and Standards Roadex
Local Roads in Remote Areas www.roadex.org
Irish Pavement Asset Group (IPAG) Standards WP1 – Asset Registry WP2 – Network Referencing WP3 – Inventory Data Collection and Maintenance WP4 – Condition Surveying and Rating (including Drainage) WP5 – Routine Maintenance Management WP6 – Pavement Management Strategies WP7 – Reinstatements WP8 – Taking in Charge
IPAG Documents on LGMA Extranet
Condition Rating Index Condition Rating Index
Based on PASER (University of Wisconsin) Other models were considered Network level rating
Links Rating to Treatment Standardised approach to link pavement
distress to treatment measures
(Index – Treatment – Money) Applications
Carlow / Kilkenny – Tertiary Roads South Tipperary, Galway & Donegal (full
network) Both used manually and with Android App
Regional Road Survey Used Condition Rating Index
Condition Rating Index
Condition Rating Index Uses
‘Before’ and ‘After’ rating of works Support justification in prioritising works Picture of Network Relatively Easy/Quick to use
Circulars RW 3 (Rural) & RW 4 (Urban) of 2012 requirements
Regional and Local Roads outside the urban 60km/h speed limit Required for the selection of projects for future Restoration Improvement
(RI) and Restoration Maintenance (RM) grants Required for ‘before’ and ‘after’ condition rating for all Restoration
Improvement (RI) and Restoration Maintenance (RM) projects from 2012 onwards
Will be extended to include urban roads within the 60km/h limit All Condition Rating records must be maintained on ‘MapRoad’
Condition Rating Index Urban Condition Rating Index
Draft Developed Similar to Rural Manual Based on PASER (University of Wisconsin) Flexible Manual Concrete Manual Android App updated Tested Lessons Learnt To Issue Summer 2013
Pilots - underway Cork Dublin City Cork City Dun Laoghaire & South Dublin (Joint) Athlone
Roadworks Control Background
Broadband Jobs Strategy Irish Water
Existing Situation Manual Systems in place in: -
South Dublin Dun Laoghaire Cork City Cork County Dublin
New National LGMA System
Mechanical Surveys Integral to Road & Pavement Management 2011 Regional Road Survey
100% Network Survey
Structural Condition/Pavement Strength
Skid Resistance & Texture
Road Profile & Ride Quality
Visual Condition & Digital Video PCI, IRI, Rut depth, MPD, SC, Report on LGMA Extranet
Surveys on Local Roads Sample Surveys / as required
Training & Quality
Issue of consistency and quality of results
Learning Process
PSCI Training Course running through the Regional Training Centres
Performance and Monitoring
Performance & Monitoring
Financial Engineering
Audit Use of Performance Indicators to demonstrate
Value for Money Inspections
Performance & Monitoring Pavement Management
History of Works Pavement Inventory Financial Management Condition Rating
Unit Costs Increased emphasis on monitoring unit costs focusing on
urban footpath and carriageway grants Example of current max unit costs for Surface Dressing are: -
Regional Roads is €5.50 Local Roads is €4.50
Where costs are ‘abnormally’ high an explanation is sought
Conclusion Circulars
Memorandum on Grants for Regional & Local Roads Pavement Management Circular RW 4 of 2013 MapRoad Road Management System - Road Licencing
Module RW 2 of 2013 Allocations Circular RW 1 of 2013 Outputs 2012 Town Councils RW4 of 2012 Pavement Condition Ranking
Speed Limits Guidelines for the Application of Special Speed Limits Department Circular (28th February 2011) on Special Speed Limits All speed limits in each road authority required to be logged on Map Road Facility already exists on Desktop Version Further enhancement of the facility will take place
Conclusion Next Steps
Local authorities - gain experience as well as build knowledge and data Road networks to be updated History of works to be completed
Development and rollout of training Further PSCI development for Urban Roads Rollout of IPAG Further development of MapRoad Guidelines on the Depth of Overlay to be used on Rural Non National Roads
being updated
MapRoad to assist in managing Finances, Grant Submissions and Returns
Copies of Memorandum, Circulars & Reports on LGMA Extranet
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