Georgia DOT research project 14-27 : implementation of an enhanced COPACES for Georgia's counties and cities : final report.

Final reportPDFTech ReportFHWA-GA-16-142714-27Contract or Grant No.: 0012795CitiesCountiesLocal governmentPavement management systemsUnited StatesGeorgiaGeorgia. Dept. of Transportation. Office of ResearchTsai, Yichang (James)Wang, ZhaohuaGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia. Dept. of Transportation. Office of ResearchUnited States. Federal Highway AdministrationUS Transportation CollectionThe Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has been successfully carrying out IT-based pavementmanagement and maintenance on its 18,000-centerline-mile highways since 1998. To leverage GDOT\u2019sknowledge and experience and extend it to Georgia\u2019s local governments (LGs), the Georgia Institute ofTechnology (Georgia Tech) has developed a Computerized Pavement Condition Evaluation System forCounties and Cities (COPACES-CC) using the most up-to-date cloud computing and mobile technologies.GDOT\u2019s pavement distress protocol, PACES, was adopted to facilitate the transfer of GDOT\u2019s knowledge andexperience to LGs. In the meantime, a windshield-survey-based distress protocol, PASER, was alsoincorporated as an alternative survey method. To make sure the developed system could be successfullyimplemented in all LGs, a user group formed by three pilot counties has conducted comprehensive testing andimplementation. A total of 300 miles of pavements have been surveyed by these pilot counties usingCOPACES-CC. Their successful experience has been shared with other counties and cities in a statewideworkshop that is organized by GDOT\u2019s Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP). Further study anddevelopment are also suggested