Local Governments
Deborah P. Ortiz, P.E., Program Director

The Local Governments Program was established in 1983, when ITRE began providing pavement management system services for municipalities in the State of North Carolina. Since then the program has added management services for traffic signs and sidewalks. To date, over 100 municipalities in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia have utilized the management services provided through the Local Governments Program.

Pavement, sign, and sidewalk management systems for a municipality involve conducting an inventory of the existing facilities. During each type of survey, location characteristics and distress types are noted and entered into a database. Computer programs have been developed by ITRE to analyze each type of database. Results provided to municipalities include a listing of the inventory, recommendations, summary tables, and a technical report.

Geographic information systems has been integrated with ITRE's pavement management system to provide graphical mapping and analysis capabilities. A similar combination is currently being developed for the sign management system.

Project Highlight

Sign and Marking Management System (SMS-ITRE)

In response to local government concerns about liability associated with traffic signs, ITRE developed the Sign and Marking Management System (SMS-ITRE). In 1993, SMS-ITRE software was used to develop a sign and marking management system for the City of Gastonia. The project included the inventory and evaluation of over 3,300 regulatory and warning signs, 68 miles of pavement markings, as well as all cross walks and special markings (i.e., railroad and school legends). The City of Gastonia has realized several benefits as a result of its marking management system: maintenance needs and budget requirements are easier to define; maintenance scheduling is completed with greater efficiency; and, most importantly, traffic safety has improved.

Projects

1992 Pavement Management System
Town of Ahoskie, NC
City of Charlotte, NC
City of Columbia, SC
Town of Enfield, NC
Cithy of Fayetteville, NC
City of Kinston, NC
City of Lexington, NC
Town of Mocksville, NC
City of Raleigh, NC
City of Reidsville, NC
Town of Southern Pines, NC

1992 ADA Sidewalk Study
City of Durham, NC

1993 Pavement Management System
Town of Biltmore Forest, NC
Town of Carrboro, NC
Town of Drexel, NC
City of Dunn, NC
Town of Edenton, NC
City of Elizabeth City, NC
Foxfire Village, NC
City of Graham, NC
City of Greensboro, NC
City of High Point, NC
Town of Hillsborough, NC
Town of Kernersville, NC
Town of Pine Knoll Shores, NC
Town of Plymouth, NC
City of Rockingham, NC
City of Salisbury, NC
City of Sanford, NC
City of Thomasville, NC
Village of Whispering Pines, NC
Town of Yaupon Beach, NC

1993 GIS/Pavement Management System
City of Wilson, NC

1993 Sign Management System
City of Gastonia, NC

1993 Sidewalk Management System
Town of Mocksville, NC

1994 Pavement Condition Survey
Town of Calabash, NC
Town of Cary, NC
Town of Clayton, NC
Town of Elizabethtown, NC
City of Fayetteville, NC
Town of Garner, NC
Town of Hamlet, NC
Town of Long Beach, NC
Town of Mocksville, NC
Town of Mooresville, NC
Town of Wallace, NC
City of Charlotte, NC

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