nace 2015 presentation roadsoft

Michigan’s Asset Management System: Roadsoft

Joanna I. Johnson

Managing Director,

Road Commission of Kalamazoo County

jjohnson@kalamazoocountyroads.com

Phone 269-381-3171

What is Roadsoft?

Roadsoft is a graphically designed, integrated roadway management system developed for Michigan's local agency engineers and managers to use in the analysis and reporting of roadway inventory, safety, and conditional data.

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Michigan’s Approach to Asset Management at the Local Level

Local Agencies Using Pavement Data for Determining Appropriate Fixes

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Local Agencies Using Asset Management System

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Michigan Framework Base Map

Laptop Data Collector

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PASER

PASER: Pavement Surface Evaluation Rating System

10 to 1 scale with 10 highest, 1 lowest

Visual distress estimate based on:Type

Extent

Severity

Repeatable and Reliable

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PASER Ratings Routine Maintenance—PASER 8, 9, 10

PASER Ratings Capital Preventive Maintenance—PASER 5, 6, 7

PASER Ratings Structural Improvement—PASER 1, 2, 3, 4

State Wide DataFederal-aid Paved

Deterioration Modeling

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Network Level Modeling

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Collision Diagrams

Integration with other sources of data

Integration with other sources of data

Other Roadside Assets

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Kalamazoo’s Roadsoft DATA

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How Kalamazoo Uses Roadsoft

Integrated in daily operations! Part of our business!

Each area provides benefits of inventory and historical information for a valuable resource in our daily work.

Traffic Counts – road evaluation, priorities

Road – ratings, optimization of system, investment necessary

Pavement Marking – in data collection

Culvert Inventory – drainage, preliminary reviews

Sign Inventory – sign retro reflectivity

Vehicle Crashes – project submission, safety reviews

Bridge Information – ratings,

Guardrail - location, types

Traffic Signals – location, types

Driveways – not actively utilizing

Sidewalks – none

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How Kalamazoo Uses Roadsoft

MappingPavement Surface ConditionsSnow Route MappingAll Season Mapping

Project PlanningData ReviewInventory Assessment

Public RelationsSpeak the same languageFunding support

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How Kalamazoo Uses Roadsoft

7%

70%

23%Good (10, 9, 8)

Fair (7, 6, 5)

Poor (4, 3, 2, 1)

2015 Paved Road Condition

How Kalamazoo Uses Roadsoft

Closing Thoughts

1. Asset management is not about software, it is about BUSINESS PROCESS

2. Data collection is a SIGNIFICANT cost, DO WHAT YOU CAN afford to collect

3. Have a DATA COLLECTION PLAN

4. Setting up asset management systems TAKES TIME

5. Using asset management systems SAVES TIME long term

6. Need DATA, TOOLS and TRAINING to make this work!

7. Need CONSISTENT, easy to collect and understand data!

8. Need COLLABORATION!

9. Must be MAINTAINED!

QUESTIONS??? THANK YOU

Joanna I. Johnson

Managing Director,

Road Commission of Kalamazoo County

jjohnson@kalamazoocountyroads.com

Phone 269-381-3171