As part of the move to asset management, Alberta Transportation has implemented performance based planning and monitoring of the provincial highway network. Three performance measures, based upon technical measurement, have been adopted which characterize network condition, functional adequacy and utilization. Recent budget planning cycles have indicated that the current suite of performance measures is not sensitive enough to budget levels and as such, the department revisited them with the goal of improving their effectiveness as a measurement and reporting tool. This paper describes the analysis of, and modification, to the condition performance measure in attempt to address the criteria of relevancy and sensitivity. The methodology used in the analysis can serve as a template to other agencies facing a similar problem and /or to agencies in the process of defining a relevant, repeatable, robust, and responsive performance measure.
Samenvatting