National Partnership to Improve the Quality of Preventative Maintenance Treatment Construction and Data Collection Practices

Proper use of pavement preservation treatments can effectively maintain or improve pavement condition and extend pavement life. While the benefits of pavement preservation are well-known, they are often not well-quantified. A significant research effort has been conducted under Phases I (TPF-5(267)) and II (TPF-5(375)) of the Pavement Preservation Group (PG) Study to develop performance models for a variety of treatments under different conditions, and to better quantify their expected benefits. The findings show that factors such as existing pavement condition (i.e. project selection) and the use of best practices during construction are critical to achieve good long-term performance and maximize benefits. This project is being developed to assist agencies in the implementation of pavement preservation treatments through systematic, data-driven processes to benefit their overall network condition. The main objectives of this study are to: (1) Assist agencies in the planning, construction, monitoring, documentation, and analysis of test sections. (2) Continue data collection and analysis of existing test sections in Minnesota and Alabama. (3) Promote implementation of findings through various outreach activities. Through the combined effort of continued research and implementation guidance, this study will support state and local agencies to develop and/or improve their pavement preservation programs by identifying and characterizing effective preservation treatments for their local conditions.

• Record URL:
  https://researchprojects.dot.state.mn.us/projectpages/pages/projectDetails.jsf?id=29650&type=CONTRACT&jftfdi=&jffi=projectDetails%3Fid%3D29650%26type%3DCONTRACT

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $1712363
• Contract Numbers:

  1055574

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Managing Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Performing Organizations:

  Auburn University

  Auburn, AL  United States  36830
• Principal Investigators:

  Vargas-Nordcbeck, Adriana

• Start Date: 20240308
• Expected Completion Date: 20280831
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Pavement maintenance; Pavement management systems; Preventive maintenance; Research management; Test sections
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01926763
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 1055574
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 9 2024 2:56PM