Maintain Pavement Condition above 70 index through February 2020
This goal is measured by tracking the Pavement Condition Index.
Measure
A computerized pavement management system
categorizes the deficiencies on any given segment of roadway. The amount and
severity of the deficiencies translates to a pavement condition index
(PCI) for
the segment of roadway between 0 and 100, with 0 representing a failed roadway
and 100 representing a roadway in excellent condition.
Why are we measuring this?
Measuring the PCI allows
staff to analyze which roadways are in need of specific surface treatments. and
allows
staff to apply the proper preventative maintenance treatments at the right time
in the life of the roadway to ensure efficient use of available funds. From
the public’s perspective, roads matter…well-paved roads are a core “quality of
life” measure for our residents and can contribute (or not) to economic
vitality.
What is the outcome we are trying to drive?
As funding becomes available, the
application of the proper treatment at the appropriate time in a pavement’s
life-cycle will improve the overall PCI of County
roads.
Are we better off?
Tracked quarterly the PCI will
provide a measure of the overall quality of County roads. Tracking
the change in PCI will allow
the County to determine how we’re doing maintaining our roads, and combined with adequate
funding, allow us to address roadway deterioration.
Driving our operational performance
This measure will
allow us to track road conditions over a period of time
and assist in analyzing whether adequate investment is being made in roadway infrastructure,
as well as whether our
treatments are working.
It also drove our
presentation to the BOS regarding the conditions of our roads and funding
issues.