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Additionally, the aforementioned 11 counties and as many cities have gone much further. Tey have engaged consultants to assess the condition of the county and city roadway pave- ments. Sebastian County Judge David Hudson was the first to collaborate in the creation of a pavement assessment and preservation program for county judges. “Te program first collects objective data. Te data is then ap- plied as part of a pavement management program. Te objective is to allocate resources in order to raise the rating of the spectrum of roads: to raise the conditions of all roads (not just the worse roads but as well to simultaneously take care of the roads that are in good and fair condition),” says Hudson. Te program is not just to obtain an objective study of the
road conditions but also to obtain the consulta- tion by experts on construction and maintenance techniques and equipment to sup- port the program. Objective data and objective preserva- tion programming leads to informed budgeting. Tis information has led Sebastian County to launch maintenance programs such as their double chip seal and fog seal programs. Benton County Judge Barry Moehring says the pavement assessment program the county uses has helped them “make measurable progress toward better county roads.” Te county engaged consultants to do a video survey of 800 miles of paved roads. Te county obtained a detailed report, includ- ing identifying problem areas using geographic information system satellite mapping data. Te county has developed a revised road plan and developed its 2018 plan and the 2019 road plan based on the information from the assessment. Te roads were designated by paving condition in color-coded categories ranging from dark green, meaning the pavement is in excellent condition, to red, meaning the pavement was considered “lost” and in need of complete rebuilding. Jay Frasier, public services administrator and head of the Benton County Road Department, said paving priorities were set us- ing the new information but pavement condition wasn’t the only factor considered. “Tere are traffic counts we have to look at,” Frasier said. “Te number of emergency vehicles and the number of
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he “County Roads Needs Report” is extremely informa- tive and will significantly assist our county officials in
expressing the annual maintenance needs to the citizens. Ad- ditionally, the aforementioned 11 counties and as many cities have gone much further. Tey have engaged consultants to as- sess the condition of the county and city roadway pavements.
school buses that use a road are important. Te number of residents who live on a road is looked at. Obviously, the higher numbers get more attention than a low-traffic road. “Moehring said, “the county also considered the relative cost of each potential repair project. He said it’s sometimes better to do work on roads in relatively good condition than roads considered critical (orange) or lost (red)”. “It costs a lot more, once a road has gone to orange or red, to bring it back,” Moehring said. “It’s more cost-effective to keep green roads from going to yellow, orange or red. As we move for- ward, we think we’ll have more opportunities to get a yellow road and bring it back up to green.” Access the “Benton County officials tout road improve- ments” article that ran in the Northwest Arkan- sas Times: http://
www.arkansa-
sonline.com/ news/2018/jul/30/ benton-county- officials-tout-road- impro/?f=news- arkansas. Pulaski County is in its third year of pavement assess- ment and manage- ment. According to Pulaski County
Public Works Director Steve Brummett, the county has been successful in improving the condition and safety of the net- work of paved roads of Pulaski County. Brummett reports, “Gathering pavement condition and distress data using a pavement assessment and management process allows us to not only prioritize our pavement maintenance projects, but also allows us to effectively communicate our plans internally and externally. Our goal is to maintain good pavement and prioritize critical roads in a logical, thoughtful manner that helps us maximize workforce, equipment and materials in such a way that we get the most out of our budget.” Pulaski County’s pavement management program is fully operational. Te condition and distress data the county receives helps the county to be proactive and focus on isolated struc- tural issues and potholes that most concern the constituents. It also enables the county to locate and focus its maintenance treatments based on the type and density of cracks present.
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