Hart County approves Infrahub pavement-management pilot and authorizes administrator to sign

Hart County commissioners on Jan. 13 voted unanimously to pursue a pavement-management assessment and one-year web application pilot with vendor Infrahub and authorized County Administrator Terrell to execute the necessary documents.

The proposal, presented by Jason Spencer, would create a county-wide pavement-condition inventory and interactive map that assigns pavement condition index (PCI) scores and allows staff to segment roads by intersections or mileage for budgeting and planning. Spencer said the vendor’s system includes high-resolution video scans and an administrative dashboard that can show detailed images and PCI scores for 15–20-foot increments of roadway. "We will have a one-year use of the web application," Spencer said, describing the pilot and an optional annual subscription thereafter.

Why it matters: commissioners and staff said the tool could improve transparency and long-range planning for resurfacing and maintenance by showing which segments need treatment and by generating multi-year cost estimates tied to specific projects. Spencer said the vendor proposed a mid-May delivery date in the written proposal (vendor proposed May 13) and outlined how the web application would automatically update network PCI scores after paving work is recorded.

Details: Spencer described camera resolution and data frequency, noting the system’s scans are higher-resolution than typical consumer mapping tools and run at a high frame rate to produce clear imagery of pavement defects and roadside assets. The presentation covered use cases—segmenting projects by intersections, tracking project status (not started / in progress / delayed / completed), and generating multi-year treatment and cost projections for budgeting.

Board action and next steps: after the presentation the board moved to allow County Administrator Terrell to sign documents that will let staff finalize the engagement with Infrahub. The motion to authorize Terrell to sign was made by Commissioner Bennett and seconded by Commissioner Teasley and passed unanimously (5–0). The motion did not specify a contract price in the record; funding and final terms were not specified in the meeting transcript. Staff said they will make the presentation materials available to the public and stand ready to field questions from residents and publications.

The board’s approval establishes a one-year pilot period; any continued use of the Infrahub system after the pilot would require an annual subscription fee, to be considered later by the board.