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Florida maintenance rating program (MRP) assessment and enhancement : final report, May 28, 2008.

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  • Creators:
    Hosni,Yasser ; Khalafallah, Ahmed
  • Corporate Creators:
    University of Central Florida. Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Simulation
  • Corporate Contributors:
    Florida. Department of Transportation. Research Center
  • Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Florida
  • Edition:
    Final report.
  • Corporate Publisher:
    University of Central Florida. Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Simulation
  • Abstract:
    The Maintenance Rating Program (MRP), developed in 1985 by FDOT, is a statewide maintenance system aimed ; at evaluating the State highway maintenance conditions, and determining FDOT asset maintenance needs. In the ; quest for continuous improvement and in response to concerns of previous studies, this study evaluates the use of ; MRP as a measure for Florida highways and roads maintenance needs. The study develops, and documents a ; method used for assigning weights to the maintenance elements and characteristics. The study examines the ; statistical and the computational aspects currently used in MRP. ; The findings of this study include: (1) the system is based on relatively old technology (mainframe computer), ; hence it is rigid in its abilities to be used by the State as well as the FDOT districts; (2) the system is limited in its ; ability to accommodate new road elements, features/ characteristics, modifications to the weights, or changes in ; the rating computational procedure (True/ false versus rating); and (3) the sampling methodology used in the ; system does not guarantee proper representation of the evaluated road. ; The study concluded that the current MRP sampling mechanism and weights do not adequately address the ; evaluation of Florida roads and highways. Recommended remedial actions are: (1) develop a new version of ; Florida MRP system that will adequately address the office of maintenance needs and alleviate current MRP ; system shortfalls; (2) conduct a study aimed at identifying new road maintenance elements that have become ; standard features since the initiation of MRP system in 1985; and (3) initiate a number of studies aimed at linking ; the MRP system rating to the allocation of maintenance budget and resources, streamlining the evaluation ; procedures of road maintenance and verification of contractors’ performance, and investigating the use of new ; technologies in data collection and inspection processes.
  • Format:
    PDF
  • Funding:
    BD548-28
  • Download URL:
    https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17068/dot_17068_DS1.pdf
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 528.33 KB]
  • Collection(s):
    University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha256:cb394d1dbd9c8507bd2dc45c69217b2d5ac9ec63f1b21833b5cd9fd1bf87091f
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