Pavement Preservation Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Steven L. Koser, P.E. Chief, Pavement Testing And Asset Management Section
Pennsylvania
120,452 miles of Public Roads
PennDOT responsible for ~40,000 miles of roads (5th for state-maintained miles)
25,000+ Bridges
$2.4B+ Program
Broken into 11 Engineering Districts
PennDOT’s Roadway System – BPN 1
Interstate
PennDOT’s Roadway System – BPN 2
Interstate NHS
PennDOT’s Roadway System – BPN 3
Interstate NHS
Non-NHS (> 2000 ADT)
PennDOT’s Roadway System – BPN 4
Interstate
Non-NHS (> 2000 ADT)
NHS
Non-NHS (< 2000 ADT)
Road Maintenance and Preservation (MaP)
In 2017, Road MaP Program kicked off investing $2.1 billion in maintenance and highway and bridge capital projects over the next 10 years.
$500M towards interstate preservation and reconstruction program.
$600M towards rehabilitation and reconstruction needs.
A legislative action in 2016 capped expenditures from the Motor License Fund going toward the State Police budget.
Secondary Road Improvement Program
Secondary Road Improvement Program Philosophy
Delineate appropriate approaches to focus specific funding sources on secondary road improvements utilizing the appropriate low cost treatments to impact as much of the network as possible while respecting that standard project delivery processes will typically focus on higher volume networks.
Secondary Road Improvement Program – Roadway Criteria
Up to 3,000 ADT and up to 300 trucks 1.
Recycled Asphalt Paving (RAP)
2.
Flexible Base Paving (FB)
3.
High RAP Binder Overlay
3,000 to 5,000 ADT and up to 750 trucks 1.
High RAP Warm Mix Asphalt
2.
Traditional Warm Mix Asphalt
Preservation Special Provisions & Specifications