Pavements

Pavement Management & Performance

Program Areas

• Program Support - The group provides technical assistance and information sharing to States and other practitioners in the field of pavement management. Current activities include Demonstration Project 108a on Multiyear Prioritization, Demonstration Project 108b on Engineering Applications of Pavement Management Data, and updating the pavement management software catalog.

• Participation in National Efforts - FHWA is an active participant with several national transportation organizations, including AASHTO, Transportation Research Board (TRB), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and others. The pavement management group represents the agency in activities related to pavement management systems. Some of the ongoing efforts include the AASHTO provisional standards for measuring pavement smoothness, faulting, and cracking. The group also participates in numerous workshops and conferences promoting the use of management systems.

• Research and Development - The Pavement Management Group conducts and supports studies of emerging methods and technologies in the measurement and use of network level pavement data. Current activities include developing methods of analyzing pavement performance from pavement management data and exploring the relationship between preventive maintenance and pavement management data. The group is an active participant in the research leading to the development of a rolling wheel deflectometer.

Data Quality Management Programs

• Guidelines for Development and Approval of State Data Quality Management Programs
• Interstate Highway Pavement Sampling Data Quality Management Plan

• Webinar: Data Quality Management Program (DQMP) 23 CFR 490.319(C)
  • Recording

Pavement Management Quarterly Webinars

• The 2022 Updated Pavement Management Roadmap 12/01/2022
  • Recording (Passcode: WdNmM4i@) 
  • Presentation
• Recent Changes in Data Collection Standards & Impacts on Pavement Management Systems 05/12/2022
  • Recording
• Advancements on Data Collection Technologies & Impacts on Pavement Management Decision Making 10/21/2021
  • Recording
• Data Quality Management Program (DQMP) 05/14/2020
  • Recording
• MAP-21 Data Collection & Reporting: PM2 and Asset Management 02/27/2020
  • Recording
• MAP-21 Data Collection & Reporting Pavement Performance 10/17/2019
  • Recording
• Chapter 9, Management Guide 08/18/2019
  • Recording
• Chapter 8, Implementation of Pavement Management Systems 04/25/2019
  • Recording
• Chapter 7, Using and Presenting Pavement Management Results 02/21/2019
  • Recording
• Chapter 6, Project and Treatment Selection & Coordinating with Maintenance 10/18/2018
  • Recording
• Chapter 6, Pavement Preservation Strategies & Treatment Needs 07/19/2018
  • Recording
• Chapter 5, Pavement Performance Modelling 04/19/2018
  • Recording
• Data Quality Management 01/18/2018
  • Recording
• Chapter 4 - Data Consistency Issues & Developing Pavement Condition Indices 10/19/2017
  • Recording
• Chapter 4 - Pavement Management Data Quality 07/20/2017
  • Recording
• Chapter 4 - Pavement Condition Assessment 04/20/2017
  • Recording
• Chapter 3 - Inventory Data Collection and Data Integration Issues 01/19/2017
  • Recording
• Kickoff 10/20/2016
  • Recording

Pavement Condition Tables

• Highway Statistics Series
• National Highway System Length - 2020 Miles by Measured Pavement Roughness -Rural

HPMS Pavement Report Card

• HPMS Pavement Performance Data Report Card Webinar 06/09/2016

Technical Guidance

• 23 CFR 262 Non-Regulatory Supplement, Federal-Aid Policy Guide, April 8, 1999, Transmittal 2523

Software

• LCA Pave Tool

Technology Transfer

• Pavement Management Roadmap (October 2022)
• NHI 13116 Pavement Management Fundamentals (WBT)
• Pavement Management Roadmap (December 2010)
• Use of PMS Data for Performance Monitoring with Superpave as an Example (.pdf, 1 mb)

NHI Training

• NHI 13116 Pavement Management Fundamentals (WBT)

Publications

• Use of LTPP SMP Data to Quantify Moisture Impacts on Fatigue Cracking in Flexible Pavements,
  FHWA-HRT-20-006 2020
• Acceptance Testing of High-Speed Transverse Profile Measuring Systems Purchased for the Long-Term Pavement Performance Program,
  FHWA-HRT-20-023 2020
• Successful Practices for Quality Management of Pavement Surface Condition Data Collection and Analysis Phase I: Task 2 - Document of Successful Practices,
  FHWA-RC-20-007 2020
• Developing Guidelines for Cracking Assessment for Use in Vendor Selection Process for Pavement Crack Data Collection/Analysis Systems and/or Services,
  FHWA-RC-20-005 2020
• Development of the Rolling Wheel Deflectometer (RWD),
  FHWA-DTFH-61-14-H00019 2020

Research

• Use of PMS Data for Performance Monitoring with Superpave as an Example (.pdf, 1 mb)

Projects

• Identification of Effective Next Generation Pavement Performance Measures and Asset Management Methodologies to Support MAP-21 Performance Management Requirements (FHWA-PROJ-14-0020)
• Quality Assurance Data Analysis as a Leading Indicator for Infrastructure Condition Performance Management (FHWA-PROJ-14-0018)
• Demonstration of Network Level Pavement Structural Evaluation with Traffic Speed Deflectometer (FHWA-PROJ-13-0095)
• Application and Validation of Remaining Service Interval Framework to Pavements Through the Use of State Highway Agency Pavement Management Data (FHWA-PROJ-13-0087)
• Pavement Structural Evaluation at the Network Level (FHWA-PROJ-12-0016)

• All Research projects