Developing a pavement maintenance management system of multi-lane highway in Iraq

Abstract

Roads and highways are a major part of the transportation infrastructure in Iraq and play a substantial role in the local economy and community development. This research aims to develop a pavement maintenance management system (PMMS) for the highway which provides a systematic process of maintaining and upgrading the pavement and tools to facilitate a more flexible approach that can enable us to perform better tasks, more economically, effectively and of higher quality. The research study was conducted on a section of the main multi-lane highway in Baghdad, from Al-Dora intersection to Al-Mahmudiya district. The study area was divided into (20) sections. Each section divided into (40) sample units with size (250) m2. This highway is considered as a major highway with high traffic volume in Iraq. The updating Micro PAVER v.7.0.8 software was used for assessment and prediction of the condition of highway pavement and maintenance cost for existing conditions (Time of the study survey has occurred in 2018), the maintenance plan has been for short-term conditions (2018-2023) and medium-term conditions (2018-2027). The study shows that the PCI of the existing conditions was rating as (poor) with 90,434.00$ maintenance cost. The PCI of short-term condition was the rating (satisfactory) with 13, 497, 448, 00$ maintenance cost. The PCI of medium-term condition was the rating (good) with 18, 756, 142, 00$ maintenance cost. All highways in Iraq needs to be reconsidered for future maintenance plans to improve the quality of service of these facilities.

A Comprehensive Evaluation Study for the Maintenance Management System of Roadways: A Review

“…A numerical scale is used to evaluate pavement performance. Pavement management systems use pavement condition indexes to trigger rehabilitation options, assess network conditions, estimate maintenance and rehabilitation costs, and monitor pavement-type performance [9]. The Present Serviceability Index (PSI), the Pavement Condition Index (PCI), the Structural Number (SN), and the International Roughness Index (IRI) are some of the most widely used evaluation systems.…”

“…In contrast, others may use complex indices as a function of material properties, climate, or traffic to collect more detailed pavement deterioration data. The fundamental purpose of any performance model is to estimate the future pavement state for multi-year pavement performance analysis, maintenance and rehabilitation planning, budget allocations, and life-cycle cost estimation [7,9]. Some of the issues identified in this study are as follows: 1) Inadequate road system to meet traffic demand.…”

Discovering blackspots caused by pavement distresses using Lagrange polynomial and safety inspections of traffic accidents: A case study for Karachi, Pakistan

“…Hence, it is required to develop guidelines for predicting the pavement condition of an area to withstand fault patterns expected in the future. A particular study reveals the development of condition distribution graphs and maintenance plan components in response to pavement condition surveys [29].…”