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The Road Surface Management System 2010 to 2016 Project proposal will be presented as part of the 2010 Town Meeting Warrant Articles. This proposal is being provided to give the citizens an opportunity to review, and opportunity to ask any questions or comments, prior to the 2010 Town Meeting. It is important to remember that a portion of the cost for road repairs and improvements will be off set by the annual New Hampshire Highway Block Grant Funds awarded to New Durham.
A little back ground may be helpful. During the budgeting process for 2009, the Budget Committee and the Board of Selectmen request a long range plan for paving and road reconstruction be developed, something similar to a Capital Improvement Plan, but for roads. As a result of this request, in early 2009, the process for developing this proposal began. As a part of the Road Surface Management System process, a very thorough inventory and condition assessment was completed of all roads maintained by the Town. The analysis of the data produced a report with recommended repairs for each road. From this report a management plan for repairs and maintenance was completed, with the final result of a seven year RSMS Project proposal.
Please contact me at 859-8000, or stop by the Highway Garage, with any questions or comments.
Regards,
Mark Fuller
Road Agent
Road Surface Management System
2010 to 2016
Road Management System (RSMS) is a management system for road maintenance used to provide effective, safer roads, cost effectively. Implementation of RSMS principles, municipalities may reduce long term maintenance costs, improve road quality, develop short and long term repair plans, justify budgetary request and the establishment of capital reserve funds, and last but not least, provide a good “customer relations.”
The average road has a lifecycle of approximately 15 years. Implementing planned maintenance and repairs, at critical points during the roads’ lifecycle, will save on long term maintenance cost. Studies made on the “Lifecycle of a Road” indicate for each dollar of repair cost delayed, it will cost four to eight times as much to rebuild the road. The same study showed that with scheduled repairs, the result is a delay in the need for a complete rebuild of roads, by as much as ten additional years beyond the lifespan of roads. Each time the decisions to defer road maintenance is made, the effect shortens the lifecycle of roads and you never catch up.
As part of the RSMS process, a very thorough inventory and condition assessment was completed of all roads maintained by the Town. The analysis of the data produced a report with recommended repairs for each road. From this report a management plan for repairs and maintenance was completed, with the final result of a seven year RSMS project proposal.
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