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1. Report No.
FHWA- PL-03-001
2.Government Accession No.3.Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle
Pavement Preservation Technology in France, South Africa, and Australia
5.Report Date
October 2002
6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s) Tommy L. Beatty, Dennis C. Jackson, Dan A. Dawood, Robert A. Ford, James S. Moulthrop, Gary D. Taylor, Frank L. Danchetz, Duane A. Blanck, Jerry M. Fay, David S. Keough, Luis M. Rodriguez, Michael D. Voth, and Zane L. Webb8.Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address
American Trade Initiatives
P.O. Box 8228
Alexandria, VA 22306-8228
10. Work Unit No.(TRAIS)
11. Contract or Grant No.
DTFH61-99-C-0005

12.Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
Office of International Programs
Office of Policy
Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

13.Type of Report and Period Covered
14. Sponsoring Agency Code

15. Supplementary Notes

FHWA COTR: Hana Maier, Office of International Programs

16. Abstract

An increasing number of highway agencies have found that applying relatively low-cost surface preservation treatments can extend the service life of pavement. The Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and National Cooperative Highway Research Program sponsored a scanning study of France, South Africa, and Australia to investigate innovative programs for pavement preservation.

The U.S. delegation observed that the countries visited are committed to designing and building long-lasting structural pavement sections on their national roadway networks. The countries focus on road maintenance, using low-cost seals and thin overlays on surfaces to protect their investment in underlying layers, rather than on more costly rehabilitation.

The scanning team's recommendations for U.S. application include developing demonstration projects using deep subbase and deep base roadway designs, testing innovative procedures to improve chip seal performance, conducting a best-practices seminar on long-term maintenance contracts, and evaluating pavement condition survey vehicles.

 

17. Key Words

Key words

Pavement preservation, preventive maintenance, pavement management system, pavement condition survey vehicle, chip seal, deep base, deep subbase, bitumen, aggregate, concrete, asphalt

 

18. Distribution Statement

No restrictions.

This document is available to the public from the

Office of International Programs
FHWA-HPIP, Room 3325
US Dept. of Transportation
Washington, DC 20590

international@fhwa.dot.gov
www.international.fhwa.dot.gov

19. Security Classif. (of this report)
Unclassified
20. Security Classif. (of this page)
Unclassified
 
21. No. of Pages
56

22. Price

Free

 

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