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TRB Webinar: Evaluating and Rating Unsurfaced Roads


Date(s)
August 25, 2021 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM U.S. Eastern
Cost (for your seat)
$55.00
Professional Development Hours for this webinar
1.50 hour(s)
Continuing Education Hours for this webinar
AAE: 0.00 hour(s)
AICP: 0.00 hour(s)
CLE: 0.00 hour(s)
Details

As of 2008, 33% of roads in the U.S. are unpaved or unsurfaced, and evaluating these roads requires a different perspective than evaluating asphalt or concrete roads. TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 that presented two methodologies for unsurfaced road evaluation and rating. One is the unsurfaced road condition index (URCI) developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The other is the gravel pavement surface evaluation and rating (PASER) method developed by the Transportation Information Center at the University of Wisconsin. The webinar can help municipalities and other agencies rate their roads to help establish budgets, make timely repairs, and set up cost effective maintenance procedures.

This webinar was organized by TRB's Standing Technical Committee on Aggregates.

The slides and recording are available.


Webinar agenda and presenters

  1. Distresses, deduct values, and scoring system used in URCI: Phil Donovan, Applied Research Associates
  2. Defects and rating system in Transportation Information Center gravel PASER method: Chris Senseney, University of Colorado
  3. Common maintenance and repair procedures to repair damaged unsurfaced roads: Chris Senseney, University of Colorado
  4. Question and answer session: Moderated by Andrew Dawson, University of Nottingham

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Establish a basic framework for an evaluation and rating system for unsurfaced road network

 

Professional Development Hours

Professional Development Hours (PDHs) earned on completion of this program were reported to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Certificates of Completion are issued to all participants via the RCEP.net online system. Complaints about registered providers may be addressed to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Fl., Washington, DC, 20005.