Pavement Management and Design Bureau

NMDOT Pavement Management & Design performs the following activities:

• Assesses and reports both current and future pavement conditions according to State and FHWA performance measures (23 CFR 490);
• Estimates funding needs to achieve target roadway condition levels;
• Identifies pavement preservation, rehabilitation and reconstruction recommendations that optimize the use of available funding, with primary focus on reuse and recycling treatments;
• Evaluates and illustrates the impact of different investment levels and treatment strategies to both short- and long-term pavement conditions; and,
• Evaluates the long-term impacts of changes in materials properties, construction practices and specifications, and design procedures on pavement performance.

Information Available Upon Request:

• NMDOT’s methodology and procedures for collecting pavement roughness, rutting and distress data
• How pavement roughness, rutting and distress data are used to calculate pavement performance indexes of roadway sections