“Rural Local” Road Segments Spring 2017 Analysis
A Winter to Remember… “Winter storm watch in effect for Willamette Valley - Freezing rain could create dangerous conditions” The Register-Guard, December 8, 2016 “Portland, Oregon, May Be America's Most Winter-Fatigued City in 2016-17” The Weather Channel, February 1, 2017 “It’s official: February 2017 rainiest ever” KOIN 6, March 1, 2017 “Oregon's winter was the coldest in 24 years” Oregon Live, March 13, 2017
A Little of Everything Flooding Landslides Snow/Ice Downed Trees
What about our roads?
Reiling Road Pihl Road Porter Road Raynard Road
The Scientific Method Ask Question State Hypothesis What’s the overall Conduct Experiment condition of Analyze Results our rural local road system? Make Conclusion
The Scientific Method Ask Question State Hypothesis What’s the overall condition of our Conduct Experiment The rural locals rural local road have had the least system? Analyze Results amount of surface maintenance in Make Conclusion recent years which may mean that there is widespread and extensive damage.
Priority Matrix
The Scientific Method Ask Question State Hypothesis What’s the overall condition of our Conduct Experiment The rural locals rural local road have had the least system? Analyze Results Utilize our amount of surface maintenance in contracted Make Conclusion pavement recent years inspection team which may mean to assess all rural that there is local road widespread and extensive segments. damage.
Pavement Assessment Road Assessments Typical Year: 25% 2017: 100%
The Scientific Method Ask Question State Hypothesis What’s the overall condition of our Conduct Experiment The rural locals rural local road have had the least system? Analyze Results Utilize our amount of surface maintenance in contracted Make Conclusion Updated PCIs pavement recent years were established inspection team which may mean for individual road to assess all rural that there is segments as well local road widespread and as the overall extensive segments. system PCI. damage.
Overall System PCI Projected PCI vs. Actual Inspection (all rural local roads) 75.00 70.00 68.40 68.19 (Projected) (Actual) 65.00 60.00 55.00 50.00
Condition Categories
Low PCI Rural Local roads (< 55) 80 60 road 70 segments 60 43 road 50 segments 40 ~$7.1 million 30 ~$5.3 million 20 10 0 2015 2017
The Scientific Method Ask Question State Hypothesis What’s the overall condition of our Conduct Experiment The rural locals rural local road have had the least system? Analyze Results Utilize our amount of surface maintenance in contracted Make Conclusion Updated PCIs pavement recent years were established inspection team which may mean The rural roads for individual road to assess all rural that there is performed segments as well local road widespread and surprisingly well, as the overall extensive segments. given the system PCI. damage. circumstances, allowing us to focus our attention on a relatively small data set.
What’s Next? • Continue responding to service requests with isolated spot repairs (i.e. pothole patching) • Consider machine patching, dig outs, or other surface treatments • Review the “Preservation” routes • Re-Evaluate the common road segments between 2015 and 2017 • Committee’s thoughts and recommendations?
Questions?
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