LTAP Center Directors Survey on Pavement Preservation Topics
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Transcript of LTAP Center Directors Survey on Pavement Preservation Topics
Prepared for: FHWA Pavement Preservation Expert Task Group
Meeting, July 27, 2010
Prepared by: PPETG Subcommittee on Support for Pavement Preservation Centers and Regional Partnerships
LTAP/TTAP Director Survey Respondents47 Total Respondents - (3 duplicates / 1 TTAP) – Survey Monkey
South Carolina
Florida
North Carolina
(2)
Washington, D.C.
Delaware
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
IndianaIllinois
Iowa
Missouri (2)
ArkansasTennessee
Georgia (2)
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
North Dakota
Virginia
New Mexico
Arizona
ColoradoUtah
Nevada
California
Alaska
(TTAC)
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Maryland
Hawaii
Participating
Not Participating
Puerto Rico
Section 1Has your LTAP Center offered any
classes on these topics in the last 3 years?
What is the preferred length of training sessions for your customers?
What are the barriers to providing pavement preservation training?
Has your LTAP Center offered any of these classes in the last 3 years?
What is the preferred length of training sessions?
What are the barriers to providing pavement preservation training?
Section 2Which items do the LTAPs believe are
valuable to their local agency customers?What web links are provided on LTAP
websitesAre there any unmet needs for PP materials
or training in your state?
Which of these items are valuable to your customers?
What web links are provided on LTAP websites?
Are there any unmet needs?
Section 3Is the pavement preservation message
adequately communicated to your local government customers?
Do you have any other comments on pavement preservation that you would like to share with the Expert Task Group?
Please provide your contact information.
Is the pavement preservation message adequately communicated to your local government customers?
Responses
15%No
46%Yes
39%not
Sure
Do you have any other comments that you would like to share with the Expert Task Group?1. Request for Spanish Language publications/training2. There is still institutional inertia to be overcome3. PP not a big issue in our State 4. PP is a growing issue in our State5. PP Training is embedded in our other training6. Need help with unpaved surfaces7. Can you recommend an already prepared program that
deals with very small counties/cities? 8. As time permits we hope to increase our focus and training
efforts in pavement preservation 9. Any materials (handbooks/guides/.ppts) that can be shared
with LTAPs can be passed on directly to our local customers.
10. Not sure the title "Pavement Preservation" is understood by the non-technical group of road maintenance people
LTAP Survey Observations (1/3)
Most common training in area of chip seal and hot mix asphalt
Least amount of training provided in the area of white topping and asset management
Training courses need to kept to one day or less
Self-directed webinars are the most beneficial to local agencies
LTAP Survey Observations (2/3)
LTAP barrier to providing training is identifying qualified instructors (32%)
Local agencies have not requested PP training from LTAPs (34%)
FHWA PP check list series is most valuable publication/material for local agencies
Many LTAP centers are not providing key PP web links on their websites
LTAP Survey Observations (3/3)
80% of LTAPs indicated there are unmet or unknown needs in PP training
More than 50% of LTAPs indicated that the PP message was not adequately communicated to Local Agencies
LTAP Training RecommendationsContinue to promote the need for PP Promote Pavement Management System as
the key to successful PP programsProvide short duration training courses of
one day or lessProvide web-based/webinar trainingIdentify qualified PP instructors
PPETG RecommendationsFHWA promote LTAP communication of PP
training to Local AgenciesAssist LTAPs in identifying qualified PP
instructorsFHWA require LTAPs to link to key PP
websitesConcrete paving industry needs to be more
active in PP training effortsPavement Preservation Centers need to
promote LTAP training initiatives