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GOALS • Develop a Pavement Management Program
1. Ensure the County’s road and bridge system is in
good repair and is safe for all users, with projects
advanced in a transparent manner.
2. Provide increased opportunities for residents and
visitors to access recreation opportunities and
increase opportunities for active transportation.
3. Support an efficient and safety-focused US-24
Corridor and supporting road network.
4. Ensure roadway types are appropriate to support
the growth and development pattern utilizing
the roadway, now and in the future.
5. Finance costs for constructing and maintaining
roadways and other transportation projects in a
manner that maintains the fiscal soundness of
the County.
6. Advance area transportation projects with
regional significance and benefits in a
collaborative manner with regional partners.
STRATEGIC ACTION
PRIORITIES
• Conduct pro-active preventative maintenance
on the local road and bridge network and
schedule targeted reconstruction locations with
deteriorated conditions. Create a system for
identifying and prioritizing bridge replacements
and roadway maintenance throughout the
County that is adequately and sustainably funded.
Roads and bridges should be prioritized based
on a range of criteria such as, but not limited to,
age of the infrastructure, traffic volumes (both
low and high), strategic importance, geographic
considerations, etc.
• Create a system for identifying and prioritizing
upgrades of over-burdened gravel roads that is
adequately and sustainably funded.
Adopted - August 19, 2019 The Future County
(PMP) to assist with prioritizing roadways
for maintenance and rehabilitation projects.
Conduct a Pavement Condition Assessment to
determine existing road conditions and prioritize
rehabilitation (or, in the case of non-county roads,
coordinate rehabilitation with the responsible
entity such as KDOT). The Pavement Condition
Assessment should identify pavement types,
defects and failures. Through the Pavement
Condition Assessment roadways are assigned a
rating, known as the Pavement Condition Index
(PCI). The PMP is designed to optimize funding to
maintain the roadways in the most cost-efficient
manner. The most cost effective does not mean
rehabilitate the “worst roads” first. Often times,
the worst roads are the most expensive because
they require some form of reconstruction. The
PMP will provide suggestions on various types
of maintenance treatments that should be
completed in order to keep road conditions to
a specific desired PCI. Keeping the “good roads”
in good condition is one of the keys to effective
maintenance.
• Create a formalized Capital Improvements
Program that prioritizes projects in a transparent
way in a multi-year funding plan. Costs and
sources of funds should be included in the
annual County budget.
• Working with the agriculture community,
document any deficiencies in the road and
bridge system that impede the agricultural
economy. Ensure that roads and bridges allow
for the movement of farm equipment, livestock,
and agricultural products. Assessments of how
the transportation network is meeting or not
meeting the needs of other segments of the
economy can also be completed. Different roads
in the County serve different primary purposes,
and may have different needs, whether it is
to transport freight, to transport people and
vehicles, and/or to move farm equipment and
agricultural products.
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