SEPPP Task Forces
From time to time, a Partnership’s Board or Steering Committee may appoint working groups of persons possessing special knowledge or expertise for the development of programs, tasks, and activities, or to perform other actions which promote the objectives of the Partnership.
For their duration, each of the task forces (or action item committees) will have a leader(s), a defined work scope, a list of deliverable items, and an expected completion date.
| Task Force | “Specifications” |
| Leader(s) | John Calvert, Pavement Technology, Inc. |
| Work Scope |
1. Assemble “Best Practice” guidelines for
- Chip seals,
- Micro-surfacing,
- Crack sealing,
- Rejuvenators,
- Fog seals, and
- Thin HMA overlays.
2. Obtain regional DOT current “Special Provisions”.
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| Deliverable Products / Expected Completion | Summary Report on the differences between the 5 “Top-of-the-Curve” preservation treatments. Completion within a year. |
| Task Force | “Public Relations” |
| Leader(s) | Chad Gemberling, Road Science, LLC |
| Work Scope |
1. Find and develop methods to educate the public on pavement preservation.
2. Establish a file of PR methods on the NCPP website.
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| Deliverable Products / Expected Completion | 1. Solicitation of Industry participation and membership in the SEPPP Group for Industry, Agencies, Locals, etc. |
| Task Force | “Training and Certification” |
| Leader(s) | Caleb Reimer, University of Oklahoma |
| Work Scope | 1. Improve the quality and consistency of pavement preservation treatments to achieve higher levels of performance, predictability, and effectiveness. 2. Stress importance of AASHTO SCOM resolution “Resolution to Support the Development of a Pilot Certification Program for Pavement Preservation”. |
| Deliverable Products / Expected Completion |
1. Survey of member states to determine their training needs.
2. Communicate and promote availability of existing training opportunities.
3. Strawman for project inspector training requirements for state agencies on specific treatments.
4. Strawman for contractor qualification criteria that could be incorporated into pre-bid qualifications.
[Expected completion to be determined]
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| Task Force | “Integrating Pavement Preservation into PMS” |
| Leader(s) | Jim Edgerton, Agile Assets, Inc. |
| Work Scope |
1. Compile preservation treatments used by regional DOTs.
2. Ascertain methods of preservation treatment selection.
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| Deliverable Products / Expected Completion | 1. Develop a survey to determine the extent to which pavement preservation has been incorporated into DOT PMS systems and the criteria / factors being used. 2. Assemble a checklist or guidelines showing best practices. |
| Task Force | “Research” |
| Leader(s) | Judith Corley-Lay, North Carolina DOT |
| Work Scope | |
| Deliverable Products / Expected Completion | 1. Recommendation of a Research Problem Statement on the importance and contribution of tack coats dealing with roadway cleanliness prior to treatment application. 2. Provide input to NCAT on SEPPP’s ideas for new Preservation Test Sections at NCAT during the coming year. |
| Task Force | “Web Page Development“ |
| Leader(s) | James Watkins, Mississippi DOT Mike Doran, Tennessee DOT Colin Durante, Pavement Technology, Inc. Jim Feda, South Carolina DOT |
| Work Scope | |
| Deliverable Products / Expected Completion | [To be determined] |
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