The challenges faced by Tanzania`s Road Organization in running Maintenance Management System and Pavement Management System effectively

Richard R Mwaipungu; Dhiren Allopi

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol3.iss8.417

Authors

Richard R Mwaipungu

Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Dhiren Allopi

Durban University of Technology, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol3.iss8.417

Keywords:

Road organizations, Pavement Management System, Maintenance Management System, Distress, Serviceability, Parameters, Gravel loss

Abstract

Running or developing the local MMS or PMS, be it for unsealed or sealed pavements, needs a team of well-trained and experienced road organization staff and appropriate equipment. The data employed to run a gravel roads MMS should reflect the capacity of the road organization personnel to collect them. In this regard, the team should be of adequate size, education and experience. It is, therefore, essential for the benefit of road users, road organization, the environment, and the sustainability of gravel roads to establish the capacity of road organization personnel responsible for running gravel road maintenance management with the intention of meeting social, economic, and political demands.
The need to establish the adequacy of Tanzania road organizations in running gravel road MMS and PMS was the reason for conducting the qualitative research aspect of this study. The survey also intended to find out which parameters are readily collected by the surveyed road organizations, so as to include them as variables in formulating a gravel loss prediction model.
This paper presents analysis and discussion of the questionnaire responses. The study notes the challenges being faced by road organizations responsible for the maintenance management of gravel road network in Tanzania and attempts to map a way forward.

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