Typically, a transportation agency will keep a list of planned projects and update the projects regularly for when the project will be performed, where it will be performed, the planned treatment, and estimated project cost. This list is termed a master work plan (MWP) in Pavement Analyst. The MWP can serve as the part of the inputs to network analysis. Furthermore, the final list of sections proposed for treatment based upon network analysis results and, as necessary, user intervention can be saved for the next year’s work plan.
During the network analysis, the projects in the existing master work plan are considered “already programmed” and therefore will be excluded from the optimization routine, but still be included in the final work program. In other words, including a master work plan will force the system to apply the defined treatments in the specified years to the defined segments. In analysis, these projects are considered “off the top” and processed before any other project selection is done.
The Pavement Analyst is able to perform this type of analysis procedure and produce the required outputs.
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