About the Project 

In 2018, the City of Urbana (City) hired Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. (APTech) as its pavement management consultant with the goals of implementing a new pavement management system (PMS) and documenting the City’s pavement conditions. Prior to this effort, the City managed their pavement assets using spreadsheet tools for many years and was ready to use more objective and accountable processes to perform budget scenarios, prioritize work needs, and generate reports to decision makers.

As part of this effort, APTech completed condition data collection using its automated data collection vehicle (EDGE) and extracted distress data to produce pavement condition index (PCI) values for each road segment. APTech also completed condition surveys of City parking lots and shared-use bike paths. Condition data reports were provided in GIS shape files while treatment strategies and performance models were also developed. This work allowed APTech to configure PAVER to support analyses.

APTech’s work has allowed the City to be more responsive to inquiries and make better long-term plans impacting the City roadway network. The City is more accountable and proactive, resulting in more efficient use of limited resources. This project was so successful, that in 2022 the City retained APTech to continue providing similar services. These have included updating work history information and updating analysis projections from the PMS to help the City update planning documents.

In addition, the City has asked APTech to provide guidance on levels of service and appropriate treatment alternatives as it looks toward improvements in its roadway network over time.