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[Archived] Performance Specifications Strategic Roadmap: A Vision for the Future
Spring 2004

Archived March 12, 2020; please see Tech Brief: Performance Engineered Pavements

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1. Examining the Issues
  • A Brief History
  • Understanding the Issues
• Chapter 2. Performance Specifications
  • The Umbrella
  • PRS
  • PRS: Fundamental Requirements
  • PRS: Suggested Requirements
  • Warranties
  • PRS and Warranties
  • Method Specifications
  • Specifications and Contracts
  • Expected Benefits
• Chapter 3. Defining the Future
  • Vision
  • Mission
  • Justification
  • Goal 1
  • Goal 2
  • Goal 3
  • Goal 4
• Chapter 4. Organization and Management
  • Management Structure
  • Working Group and Task Group Membership
  • Administrative Support
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Timeline
• Chapter 5. A Viable Contract Option
• Appendix 1. Postscript
  • National Workshop
  • Technical Working Group
  • Concrete Pavement Expert Task Group
  • Asphalt Pavement Expert Task Group
  • Pavement Preservation Expert Task Group
  • Other Expert Task Groups
  • Other National Research and Planning Efforts