Evaluation of cost effectiveness of performance based maintenance contract

Abstract

Road authorities around the world have been innovating and finding ways to cope with the high cost of road network maintenance, the growing demands of road users and the changing traffic type and volume. A well maintained road is needed to make the network sustainable for future generation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the cost effectiveness of performance based maintenance contract for Provincial roads in Sri Lanka. Four Type of maintenance methods were analyzed. Maintenance cost and condition of the road in each category were analyzed. It was found that Performance Based maintenance contract method performed well low cost and good road condition. The road condition is maintained at good condition relative to the other method with low maintenance cost. And it was also founded that developed formula can be used for the road, when the overall damage percentages of the distress are given.