Asset Management System

Principles
NHAI-RAMS & KRAMS
By

Dr.H.R.Shantharajanna
Superintending Engineer,
Planning and Road Asset Management Centre,
PWP & IWTD, Bangalore.
 Topics discussed
• Asset & Life cycle cost
• Asset Management
• Components of AMS
• Performance Indicators
• GIS and RDBMS
• NHAI – RAMS
• KRAMS
 Road Network – An Asset
• The road network constitutes one of the largest
community assets and is predominately government-
owned.
• Road administrations must maintain, operate,
improve, replace and preserve this asset while, the
financial and human resources needed to achieve
these objectives is often scarce.
• There is close scrutiny by the public who pay for and
are regular users of the road network, and who
increasingly demand improved levels of service in
terms of safety, reliability, environmental impact and
comfort.
 Global perspective of AMS
• Development of concept by Organisation for
the Economic Co-operation & Development
(OECD).
• Implemented in US, UK, Australia, Canada,
Japan, China, New Zealand, most of the
European countries.
• World Bank and ADB are funding in
Developing countries
• In India NHAI and few state PWDs
 What is Asset Management?
• A systematic process of maintaining,
upgrading and operating assets, combining
engineering principles with sound business
practice and economic rationale, and
providing tools to facilitate a more organised
and flexible approach to making the decisions
necessary to achieve the public’s
expectations.
 Asset Management System
• The term “Asset Management System” (AMS)
embraces all the processes, tools, data and
policies necessary to achieve the goal of
effectively managing assets.
• AMS provides an integrated approach to all
administration costs, be they road user, works,
administration, environment or social costs,
and the use of existing administration data
sources.
 AMS - Integration
• AMS integrates existing management systems
for individual assets.
• This merger provides road administrations
with consistent system-wide data, enabling
the allocation of available funds across
competing pavement, structure and other
infrastructure needs.
 Data Management
• AMS use data from a wide range of sources,
both from within and outside a road
administration and also supply information into
various parts of an administration where it may
be combined with data from other systems.
• AMS are involved in all stages from data
collection and storage through to data analysis
and interpretation; all of which are dependent
on effective data administration and
management.
 Typical Assets of Highway
Administration
• Physical infrastructure, such as pavements and
bridges.
• Human resources (personnel and knowledge).
• Equipment and materials.
• Other items of value such as rights-of-way,
data, computer systems, methods,
technologies, and partners.
 Typical components of AMS
• Goals and policies of the administration.
• Inventory information for the asset and condition
measures.
• Values of condition of the asset.
• Resources and budget details.
• Performance models for alternative strategies and
programme development.
• Ensure data integrity, enhance data accessibility and
provide data compatibility.
• All relevant components in life-cycle cost analyses.
 Typical components of AMS…(2)
• Enable the removal of outdated systems and
unproductive assets.
• Consider both system and project optimisation.
• Project selection criteria.
• Implementation programme.
• A monitoring and feedback loop. Report useful
information on a periodic basis, ideally in real time.
• Facilitate iterative analysis processes that can be
performed on a regular basis
 Why to develop AMS?
• It is a logical evolutionary step from managing
individual assets (such as pavements and
bridges) and programmes (such as capital and
maintenance) to managing from a broader
perspective that will use more effectively the
combined but limited resources available to
an administration.
 Why to develop AMS?
• Developing common or shared databases.
• Integrating management systems for individual
assets.
• Integrating capital, maintenance and operating
programmes.
• Linking policies with engineering standards and
programme development.
• Applying sound economic and business philosophies
to the decision-making process.
• Developing the tools and computer models
necessary to evaluate alternative strategies
 Why to develop AMS?
• Road administration involves finance,
planning, engineering, personnel and
information management functions.
• The team approach required in bringing all
these different perspectives together is
fundamental to achieving effective, integrated
asset management practices, and moving
beyond the traditional engineering approach
of most road administrations.
 Monitoring – Performance
Indicators
• Average road user costs.
• Level of satisfaction regarding travel time and
its reliability and quality of road user
information.
• Protected / Unprotected road user risk.
• Environmental policy/programmes.
• Processes in place for market research and
customer feedback.
 Monitoring – Performance
Indicators
• Long-term programmes.
• Allocation of resources to road infrastructure.
• Quality management/ audit programmes.
• Forecast values of road costs vs. actual costs.
• Overhead costs (percentage).
• Value of assets.
• Roughness.
• State of road bridges.
 NHAI - RAMS
• Road Asset Management System (RAMS) is a
strategic and systematic process of
maintaining, upgrading, and operating road
assets effectively.
• Information collected and made available
through this system will be useful for the
agencies responsible for road development
and maintenance, investors, as well as road
users.
 RAMS
• The software is to be interfaced with Google
Earth for providing additional information to
road users.
• The software is being developed by M/s HIMS
Limited, New Zealand in joint venture with
M/s SATRA Infrastructure Management
Services Pvt Ltd., India.
 Data collection
• Initially, data collection for 3,000 km length of
the pilot NH network shall be included in
RAMS. In subsequent stages, it is proposed to
collect data for all NHs in India.
• Complete baseline data for 3,000 km will be
available by September 2015. Two years of
time series data will be collected for 3,000 km
in 2016 and 2017 as part of the program.
 Data Collection
• The National Data Collection Program will act
as a stepping-stone and will be of immense
value in preparing Detail Project Reports
(DPRs), as they will have all the requisite data
such as soil condition, road condition, curves
etc.
• The data collected will be stored and managed
through a web-based application, which will
be hosted in the public domain.
 Data usage
• Information collected for this program will be
useful for Transport Ministry, Finance Ministry,
NHAI, State PWDs, Police Departments,
funding agencies, developers and citizens.
 Objectives of RAMS project
• Development of single road database for NHs
supported by analytical tools to be used by
NHAI and MORTH
• Institutionalise RAMS in NHAI and MORTH to
assist in planning, programming and budgeting
for road maintenance and upgrading works
• Integrate GIS within RAMS to form publicly
accessible Traveller/ Tourist Information System
 Road Inventory Details
Category Interval Rating
Intermediate Lane
Two Lane
Four Lane without divided carriageway
Road Type At change
Four Lane with divided carriageway
Multi-Lane without divided carriageway
Multi-Lane with divided carriageway
Pavement Asphalt
At change
Surface Cement Concrete
<7.0m
Pavement 7 - 10.5m
At change
Width 10.5 - 12.5m
>12.5m
 Road Inventory Details
Category Interval Rating
No Shoulder
<1.0m
Shoulder Width At change
1.0 - 2.0m
>2.0m
Depressed
Raised
Median Type At change Barrier
Flushed
None
No Median
<1.0m
Median Width At change 1.0m - 3.0m
3.0m - 5.0m
>5.0m
 Road Inventory Details
Category Interval Rating
Cut
Fill
Cross Section At change
Cut and Fill
Level
No Drain
Open Unlined Drain
Side Drain Type At change
Open Lined Drain
Covered Lined Drain
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Land Use At change Agriculture
Forest/Plantation
Water Body
Mixed
 Road Inventory Details
Category Interval Rating
Bus Shelter
Restaurant / Motel
Toilet / Public Convenience
Rest Rooms
First Aid / Medical Centre
Wayside Amenities Occurrence
Telephone Booth
Petrol Pump
Toll Plaza
Police Station
Temple / Mosque
Road Sign
Km Stone
Culvert
Road Furniture Occurrence HT Line Crossing
Crash Barrier Start / End
Bridge Start / End
Street Light Start / End
 Road Inventory Details
Category Interval Rating

Flat <15m/km
Rolling 15-50m/km
Hilly >50m/km
Topography At change Flat <15m/km
Rolling 15-50m/km
Hilly >50m/km
Flat <15m/km
 Pavement Condition Details
Category Interval Rating Distress *
Very Good (<5% surface area)
Good (5 - 10% surface area)
Cracking 500 m Fair (11 - 20% surface area)
Poor (21 - 30% surface area)
Very Poor (>30% surface area)
Very Good (0% surface area)
Good (1 – 5% surface area)
Ravelling 500 m Fair (6 - 10% surface area)
Poor (11 - 30% surface area)
Very Poor (>30% surface area)
* Guidelines for Maintenance Management of Primary, Secondary and Urban Roads
(Ministry of Transport & Highways) Published by: Indian Road Congress - Year 2004
 Pavement Condition Details
Category Interval Rating Distress
Very Good (0 pot hole)
Good (1 pot hole)
Potholes *
500 m Fair (2 pot holes)
(Nos.)
Poor (2 – 5 pot holes)
Very Poor (> 5 pot holes)
Very Good (<1% surface area)
Good (1-10% surface area)
Disintegration # 500 m Fair (10-20% surface area)
Poor (20 - 50% surface area)
Very Poor (>50% surface area)
* As per International best practice, instead of % of surface area
# As per International best practice, (there is no Indian standard for this)
 Pavement Condition Details
Category Interval Rating Distress *
Very Good (0% surface area)
Good (0-1% surface area)
Depression 500 m Fair (1-2% surface area)
Poor (3 - 5% surface area)
Very Poor (>5% surface area)
Very Good (<2% surface area)
Good (2-5% surface area)
Patching 500 m Fair (6-15% surface area)
Poor (16 - 30% surface area)
Very Poor (>30% surface area)
* Guidelines for Maintenance Management of Primary, Secondary and Urban Roads
(Ministry of Transport & Highways) Published by: Indian Road Congress - Year 2004
 Pavement Condition Details
Category Interval Rating Distress *
Very Good (<1% surface area)
Good (1-10% surface area)
Bleeding 500 m Fair (10-20% surface area)
Poor (20 - 50% surface area)
Very Poor (>50% surface area)
Very Good (0 m2)
Good (0 - 0.5 m2)
Edge Break 500 m Fair (0.5 - 1.0 m2)
Poor (1.0 – 5.0 m2)
Very Poor (>5.0 m2)
* As per international best practices (No Guidelines from IRC)
 Pavement Condition Details

Category Interval Rating Distress *

Good
Shoulder
500 m Fair
Condition
Poor
Good
Drain
500 m Fair
Condition
Poor

* As per international best practices (No Guidelines from IRC)

 Pavement Condition Details
Category Interval Rating Distress
Very Good (0 – 2.0 m/km IRI)
Roughness * Good (2.0 – 5.0 m/km IRI)
100 m Fair (5.0 – 8.0 m/km IRI)
(IRI) Poor (8.0 – 10.0 m/km IRI)
Very Poor (10.0 – 12.0 m/km IRI)
Very Good (0 – 5.0 mm)
Rutting # Good (5 – 10.0 mm)
10 m Fair (11.0 – 20.0 mm)
(mm) Poor (21.0 – 50.0 mm)
Very Poor (>50 mm)
* As per IRC SP 19: 2001
# Guidelines for Maintenance Management of Primary, Secondary and Urban Roads

(MoRTH) Published by: Indian Road Congress - Year 2004

 Secondary Data
• Pavement Composition
• Pavement History
• ROW
• Median Details
• Traffic Data
• Accident Data
• Way side amenities
• Road Side existing Utilities
• Bridge GAD (General Arrangement Drawings)
• Bridge and Culvert Inventory List
• FRL / HFL
• Full motion video for ROW, wayside and pavement surface
Planning and Road Asset
Management Centre in
Karnataka
 PRAMC Functional Units

PWD has Established a Planning and Road Asset Management Centre (

PRAMC)

Policy &
Planning

Training Program
ming
PRAMC

Road Information
Safety Technology
 PRAMC

Policy & Information

Programming Road Safety Training
Planning Technology

Strategic &
Programmi Road safety Training
long term IT Planning
ng office programs Needs
Planning

Procureme Road
Training
RIS nt & IT Support Accident
Calendar
project Analysis
monitoring
IT
Bridge Road safety Training
Administrat
Inspection Audit Records
ion
ROW
Effectivene
Transport & Traffic ss
Traffic data Incident
Project monitoring
Manageme
Assessment nt system
Environme
office
ntal &
social office
Design
Budgeting Review
 Policy and Planning Unit …….

• Road Maintenance Policy

• Development and Monitoring of KPIs
• Core Road Network (CRN) and Road Network
Classification
Strategic and • Liaison with Development Agency and
Long Term Division offices
• Road Users and Stakeholder participation and
Planning Transport Demand projection
• Cost estimation and cost tracking
• Road Network Development plans
• Road and Bridge Maintenance Plans

Road • Network Referencing

• Road Data Collection and porting
Information • Data Quality Assurance
Systems • Liaison with Divisions / Sub Divisions
 Policy and Planning Unit

• Bridge Inspection Management

Bridge (Routine, Special, Emergency)
• Data Collection and Quality Assurance
Inspection • Liaison with Divisions / Sub Divisions

• Managing Traffic Data Collection

Transport • Automatic Traffic Classifiers
and Traffic • Axle Road Surveys
• Origin – Destination surveys
Data • Liaison with Quality Control Divisions
 Policy and Planning Unit

• Liaison with Other Government Agencies

• Development of Environmental Policies and
Environmental Goals
• Environmental Impact Assessment
and social • Management of Environmental Clearances
issues • Development of Social Policies and goals
• Social Impact Assessments
• Project Supervision and Project Auditing
 Programming Unit

• Identification and Conduct of

Feasibility studies
• Evaluation and Prioritization of
Projects for
Programming • Inclusion in Annual Works Program
• Preparation of Annual works Program
• Preparation of Infrastructure budget
• Publish Annual works program
• Coordination with Project
Implementation units

Procurement • Procurement Plan

and Project • Procurement Monitoring
• Project Implementation Monitoring
Monitoring
 Programming Unit

Right of • RoW Management

Way • RoW Monitoring

Project • Identification and Conduct

Assessment of Post Evaluation Studies
 Information Technology Unit

• I.T. Architecture
I.T. • I.T. Procurement
• I.T. Standards

Planning • I.T. Policies

• I.T. Integration

• Road Information System

• Pavement Management System (PMS)
• Bridge Management System

I.T. • Road Accident Analysis System

• User Account and Band width management
• Firewall Management and intrusion detection
Support • Server Monitoring and Backup and Recovery
• Desktop policies and security
• End User Support and training
• Development of Intranet services
 Road Safety Unit

• Stakeholder Liaison
• Identification of Improvement Projects
Road Safety • Creation of Road Safety Programme
Programmes • Network Screening
• Monitoring of Road Safety Programme

Road • Accident Data Entry

• Accident Data Analysis
Accident • Black spot Programme
Analysis • Accident Statistics
 Road Safety Unit

Road Safety • Road Safety Audit

Audit • Design Review

Traffic • TIMS Standards and Guidelines

Incidence • Identification of TIMS Sites
Management • TIMS Implementation
• TIMS Monitoring
 Training Unit

• Identification of Training Needs

• Identification of Training Courses
(Internal and External)
TRAINING • Preparation of Training Calendar
• Recording Staff Training
UNIT Completion
• Monitoring Effectiveness of
Training Courses
• Employee Feedback
 KRAMS
 Road Information System (RIS)

 Central Data Base (CDB)

 Pavement Management System (PMS)

 Bridge Management System (BMS)

 Traffic Data Management System (TDMS)

 Transport Modelling Tool (TMT)

 Routine Maintenance Management System (RMMS)

 Traffic Incident (Crash) Management System (TIMS)

 Environment and Social Information System (ESIS)

 Monitoring and Evaluation System (MES)

 Cross Asset Prioritization System (CAPS)

 What can you do to
contribute to better roads
and sustainable road
management?
 As a decision maker
 Recognize roads as an asset for the society
 Take initiatives to implement Road Asset
Management, including objectives, financial
framework and strategies
 Support road authorities by providing
necessary funding for timely and sufficient
maintenance and improvement of the roads
 Communicate to all the stakeholders (road
authorities, citizens, road users…)
 As a road authority
 Start establishing an inventory of your road
infrastructure and conducting regular surveys
 Ensure transparency in the implementation of
the RAM process
 Convince politicians of the benefits of RAM to
the community
 Implement the process on a regular basis
 As a citizen
 As a citizen and a tax payer you deserve a road
infrastructure that brings you the expected level
of mobility, safety and service
 Make your voice heard and put pressure on
decisions makers for maintaining and improving
the road as an asset and a public utility
 Ensure that roads are systematically
considered as a priority by all the concerned
stakeholders
 Summary
• An AMS will provide the framework for an
administration to make the best-informed
decisions about the use of available resources
in managing its capital, maintenance and
operating programme by considering all the
engineering, business and economic factors
affecting the asset.
• It is only a tool that will be used by decision
makers in conjunction with experience and
political insight to make final decisions.