Ramsey Resident - 2019 - March/April

Home

City of City of RAMSEY Pavement Management & Funding Methods Pavement Management Overview that it maintains as one of its core functions. To pro- tect its largest asset, many cities - including Ramsey - implement a Pavement Management Program (PMP) to track the condition of City streets and outline the cost associated with regular maintenance. A pave- ment management program also uses actual condi- tion data to estimate the best time to complete main- What Makes a Successful PMP? Pavement evaluation and asset management thats data driven Routine maintenance program including crack sealing and seal coating Overlay program Reconstruction/reclamation program Stable funding Goal is a 60-year reconstruction schedule for new streets Current Problem Most of Ramseys roads were constructed in the 1980s and 90s and are in need of major mainte- nance or reconstruction. Since that time, construc- tion standards have changed dramatically. Because of this, the condition of Ramseys roads are dete- riorating faster than they can be maintained and replaced using current funding methods. Ramsey Resident March/April 2019 11