September 2009 Focus - FHWA to Host Workshop on Pavement Health Track Analysis Tool

FHWA to Host Workshop on Pavement Health Track Analysis Tool

Bring your laptop and get ready to learn about the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) new Pavement Health Track Analysis Tool at a workshop scheduled for October 18, 2009, in Portland, Oregon. The free half-day workshop is being held in conjunction with the Eighth National Conference on Transportation Asset Management, which begins October 19 in Portland.

Developed by FHWA's Office of Asset Management, the new tool allows users to determine and report on the health of their pavement network based on the concepts of remaining service life. The pavement health is evaluated by looking at pavement life, rideability, or distress by pavement type under various conditions, such as climate or whether it is in a rural or urban environment. The tool can be used for projects, corridors both within a State and ones that cross State lines, and networks.

"This is a valuable tool that fills the communication gap between engineers and decisionmakers and allows transportation agencies to distribute funding based on a clear picture of network needs," says Nastaran Saadatmand of FHWA's Office of Asset Management. The primary input needed to use the Pavement Health Track Analysis Tool is data from the Highway Performance Monitoring System 2010. Data can also be added from a State's pavement management system database. The tool will be available from FHWA in spring 2010.

To register for the workshop or for more information on obtaining a copy of the Pavement Health Track Analysis Tool once it is released, contact Nastaran Saadatmand at FHWA, 202-366-1337 (email: nastaran.saadatmand@fhwa.dot.gov).

		September 2009
		FHWA-HRT-09-017