Throughout the course of time and due to budget constrains agencies have changed their emphasis from construction of new roads to maintenance and rehabilitation of existing pavement structures. To achieve so, proper evaluation of the pavement's condition has been the principal source of information for effective road network management of state, city, and local transportation agencies. The necessity of obtaining the most benefit from limited funding led to the desire of Carson City and Douglas County's Public Works offices to implement a Pavement Management System for their networks. To achieve so, the Paver Software was selected as the common data management tool. Thorough data analysis of the pavement condition and work history data is necessary to obtain accurate performance prediction models. Lack of data was compensated with sewer line construction data and engineering judgment along with a three tier cleaning process. The current budget of both agencies was shown to be significantly lower than the necessary budget to maintain or improve the overall pavement network condition to an acceptable level. The reports generated serve the agencies to prioritize their spending through cost effective treatments, defend themselves against public criticism, and for requesting additional funding. Based on the findings from this study, it was recommended for local agencies to develop pavement management systems to apply the most cost effective treatments and obtain the most out of their limited budgets. A plan was provided on how to maintain and update the developed pavement management system.

Comprehensive and practical, Pavement Asset Management provides an essential resource for educators, students and those in public agencies and consultancies who are directly responsible for managing road and airport pavements. The book is comprehensive in the integration of activities that go into having safe and cost-effective pavements using the best technologies and management processes available. This is accomplished in seven major parts, and 42 component chapters, ranging from the evolution of pavement management to date requirements to determining needs and priority programming of rehabilitation and maintenance, followed by structural design and economic analysis, implementation of pavement management systems, basic features of working systems and finally by a part on looking ahead. The most current methodologies and practical applications of managing pavements are described in this one-of-a-kind book. Real world up-to-date examples are provided, as well as an extensive list of references for each part.