PR-9: Pavement Management System

Goal

Make roadway capital assets last longer and perform better by preserving and maintaining them.

Requirements

Have asset management systems in effect that include the pavement and critical structural features on a project, such as bridges. Asset management system(s) must serve the roadway project and include, at minimum, these activities:

1. Measure conditions of pavement structure and bridge structures at least once every two years.
2. Possess documented decision criteria for timing preservation actions.
3. Record when preservation efforts occur.
4. Store information from #1-3 in a retrievable format.
5. Display information from #1-3 to the roadway user.

Generally, this means the owner-agency of the roadway should have pavement management systems (PMS) and bridge management systems (BMS) in place for the extent of their roadway network. Projects with both pavements and major structures must demonstrate that both types of asset management systems are in place and operational for all such features.

Documentation

A signed letter from an owner’s representative stating the following:

1. A PMS and BMS (where appropriate) is either in-place or will be put in place for the project pavement and/or bridges.
2. The agency will manage the project pavement(s) and/or bridge(s).
3. The proposed means of accomplishing the five activities (e.g. the names of the consultant or software system in use).

Public commentary on credit PR-9