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Charleston County outlines data-driven pavement management covering about 1,900 miles
Summary
Charleston County Public Works described a pavement management system that uses automated collection vehicles to evaluate pavement distress, produce an overall condition index and guide multi-year paving and preservation plans for roughly 1,900 miles of roads.
Mackenzie Kelly, engineering manager with Charleston County Public Works, said the county maintains a pavement management system that collects and analyzes data on roughly 1,900 miles of paved roads to identify which streets need repair and to develop multi-year paving and preservation plans.
Kelly said the system uses automated collection vehicles to record different pavement distresses and to develop an overall condition index. "Utilizing automated collection vehicles to collect data on different pavement distresses to develop overall condition index," Kelly said. She also noted the data set covers county, municipal and state secondary public roads.
The county uses those condition evaluations to prioritize streets "most in need of repair," Kelly said, and to create management strategies based on what she described as "objective, verifiable data" intended to save money, reduce time and improve roadway quality and safety. For more information on the pavement management program, Kelly directed listeners to roads.charlestoncounty.org.
The presentation in the meeting was informational; no formal vote or directive was recorded. The remarks described how collected condition data feeds into planning but did not include funding figures, a paving schedule, or a stated timeline for specific projects.
