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Transportation Asset Management Case Studies
LCCA: The Colorado Experience

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Note From the Director
• Note to the Reader
• Executive Summary
• 1. Agency Facts
• 2. Setting the Stage
  • 2.1. What Did CDOT Have?
  • 2.2. What Did CDOT Want?
• 3. How Did CDOT Get There?
  • 3.1. CDOT's LCCA Program and Method
  • 3.2. Computational Approaches and Tools
  • 3.3. Deterministic Analysis
  • 3.4. Probabilistic Analysis
  • 3.5. The Discount Rate
  • 3.6. Pavement Type Selection Committee
• 4. What Has Colorado Learned?
• 5. Was It Worth It?
• 6. What's Next?
• List of Figures
  • Figure 1: Transportation reconstruction and expansion project on I-25 in Denver.
  • Figure 2: Aerial view of I-70 near Vail.
  • Figure 3: Snow plowing on I-25 at Colorado Boulevard in Denver.
  • Figure 4: Aerial photo of I-70 near Gypsum.
  • Figure 5: I-70 near Evergreen.
  • Figure 6: Pavement Selection Process Flow Chart
  • Figure 7: Paving near 10,000' elevation on US 550 at Molas Divide near Silverton.
  • Figure 8: Aerial photo of the South side of Berthoud Pass.
  • Figure 9: Concrete paving on I-25 at University Boulevard in Denver.
  • Figure 10: Aerial photo of I-70 near Shrine Pass
• List of Tables
  • Table 1: CDOT Pavement Analysis Parameters.
  • Table 2: FHWA Training Related to Pavement Management

FRONT COVER PHOTO: I-70 at Empire Junction.

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