Asset Management

Ohio GIS ConferenceSeptember 2013

Presented by:Kim Christian – GIS Director

Licking County Engineer’s Office

What We Knew LAND AREA: 688 SQ. MI. – 3RD LARGEST IN OHIO

421 C/L MILES

393 BRIDGES (275 NBIS)

1,800 CULVERTS

5,000+ SIGNS

10 RAILROAD CROSSINGS (at grade)

CURRENT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 44

HIGHWAY WORKERS: 1988 58 2012 36Crash Rates

2009 Ranked 3rd Statewide in Runoff Road Crash Rates

Goals of the ProjectRoadway Feature Inventory

Deficiency Inventory

Track Deficiency Reduction Trends

Create County Work Plan

Create Maintenance Budgeting Tool

Correlate Deficiencies to Crash Records

Correlate Deficiency Reduction to Crash Mitigation

Provide Maintenance Record Database

Licking County Previous CEAO High Crash Location Study performed by HDR will be

used to Correlate Deficiency Reduction to Crash Mitigation

SCOPE OF WORKLocations, Condition and Assessment of the Following:

Guardrail

Pavement Markings

Signs

Hazards

Ball Bank

No Passing Zone

Culverts

Meaningful Data Naming Convention

Data CollectionCollected more than 10,700 features in approximately 6 months (421 centerline miles of county road)

530 Guardrail Segments

421 mi Pavement Markings

8900 Signs

1100 Unprotected Hazards

150 Curves

75 No Passing Zones

Data CollectionGuardrail

Offset, Condition, Length, Type, Maintenance

Signs

Location, Code, Condition, Retro, Field Photo, Associated Support

Hazards

Ditches, Embankments, Culverts, Rocks, Trees, Structures, Pavement Drop-offs, Poles

Reasonable assessment of “Hazard”

Recommendation

Data Collection (cont’d)Ball Bank

Per ODOT Traffic Engineering Manual, Section 1213-2

Curves with Advisory Speeds or Unmarked Curves

No Passing Zones

Per MUTCD Guidelines

Curves, Intersections, Railroad, Bridges, Transitions, etc.

Licking County Maintenance Zones

County Divided into 5 Maintenance Zones

Divided by Roadways, not Township Boundaries

Software

Software

Software

RankingsStandards set for each asset

e.g., Pavement Condition Rating

Based Loosely on ODOT Rating Criteria

Simplified for the County To 1-5 Scale

BudgetingPlanning for future needs

Track asset costs

CrashesTie to hazards

Show improvement trends

Maintenance RecordsField Data Entry

Associated roadway item information (sign, guardrail)

Work required

Completion Data

Field Photo

Google Earth Fly-in Link

Maintenance RecordsFollow-up Work

Query data to provide decision information

Develop initial maintenance plans

Maintenance RecordsMost Difficult Part of Database

Who will update?

Field Techs vs. Office Staff

Update Methods

Paperwork

Field Data Entry – Laptop, Tablet

Geo-coded Picture

Maintenance ZonesBetween Townships/Districts

Track work and improvement

17%

25%

13%8%

38%

GuardrailsNE NW Cen SE SW

4%

19%

10%

8%

60%

SignsNE NW Cen SE SW

6%

31%

8%

4%

50%

SupportsNE NW Cen SE SW

30%

15%18%

11%

27%

HazardsNE NW Cen SE SW

For additional information, contact:

Kim Christian(740) 670-5299

kchristian@lcounty.com

QUESTIONS?