Pavement Preservation Journal - Summer 2009 - (Page 21) Regional Partnerships Enhance AASHTO’s TSP•2 Impact By Steve Varnedoe, P. E. he Transportation System Preservation Technical Services Program (TSP•2) of the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO) continues to grow in popularity with transportation practitioners as it completes its third year of operation. Established in 2006 and managed by the National Center for Pavement Preservation (NCPP), the program was created to serve as a clearinghouse for transportation system preservation technical expertise, and to provide a forum for information exchange among system preservation practitioners. From its inception, creation of the TSP•2 was planned to be accomplished through three phased steps. The program is funded through voluntary contributions from state DOTs, and direction is provided through a panel of representatives from the AASHTO subcommittees on Maintenance, Materials, Asset Management, Bridges and Structures, Designs, Joint Technical Committee on Pavements, and the four AASHTO regions. A recent decision by FHWA now allows the states to utilize 100 percent State Planning and Research Funding (SP&R), waiving the previously required 20 percent state match. T Partnerships have provided excellent technology exchange on chip seal best practices; here the Midwest Pavement Preservation Partnership meets in 2007. Photo credit: Lita Davis, County of San Diego PRESERVATION HELP DESK FORMED Early program accomplishments in the first phase included the establishment of the Pavement Preservation Help Desk, creation of the TSP•2 web site, and an extensive on line document library, which has grown to nearly 1,000 publications, articles, and presentations that can be accessed by member departments. A decision last year by the oversight panel to remove password security protection from the web site resulted in a dramatic increase in activity. “This increased accessibility allows search engines such as Google to fully index TSP•2 web site content,” said NCPP director Larry Galehouse. P.E., P.S. This is reflected in significant fourth quarter 2008 activity of County of San Diego, Calif., uses chip seals extensively for an impressive 125,000 page views. its lower volume roads, regardless of local climates. Galehouse has also witnessed continued growth in requests for technical assistance through the Help Desk. “Several hundred requests have been fielded by the Summer 2009 pavement preservation journal 21 CENTERS Photo credit: NCPP Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pavement Preservation Journal - Summer 2009 Pavement Preservation Journal - Summer 2009 Contents President’s Message Research, Testing Leads Contractor to Successful All-RAP Slurry Seals In-Place Recycling Preserves Caltrans Pavements Field Testing Underway on RAP, Warm Additives in Thin-Lift Asphalt Overlays NCPP: Regional Partnerships Enhance AASHTO’s TSP•2 Impact Over 90 Abstracts Received for First International Conference on Pavement Preservation Bridge Preservation Focus of New Trade Association Waste Office Toner Stiffens Superpave Binders, Texas PPC Finds IGGA Report: ACPA’s Larry Scofield Honored With IGGA’s Highest Award Infrastructure Preservation, Renewal Topics of November TRB Conference Asset Management Conference Seeks to ‘Put Pieces Together’ Calendar of Events Index to Advertisers Advertisers.com Pavement Preservation Journal - Summer 2009 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0412 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0312 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0212 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0112 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0411 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0311 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0211 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0111 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0410 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0310 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0210 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0110 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0409 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0309 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0209 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/FPPQ0109 http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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