Bericht besagt, dass fast die Hälfte der Asphalt- und Splitt-Straßenprojekte nicht datengesteuert sind | CBC-Nachrichten
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/auditor-general-report-new-brunswick-highway-safety-repair-9.7008921
Bericht besagt, dass fast die Hälfte der Asphalt- und Splitt-Straßenprojekte nicht datengesteuert sind | CBC-Nachrichten
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/auditor-general-report-new-brunswick-highway-safety-repair-9.7008921
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I suspect that other provinces would see similar outcomes if someone took the time to dig into the details. I’m being a little cynical here, but this kind of stuff is an easy way to smooth over (ha!) MLAs feelings who are grumpy about other things.
I get that there does have to be some judgement by the engineers in this area, locking yourself to what the software is telling you can lead to other bad outcomes. But geez, there’s a whole group of people working on this for the province — they do know a thing or two about pavement.
I don’t think this is much of a story. It seems more like the NB Auditor General doesn’t understand paving and the limitations of the government’s tools.
>It noted department staff “refine” the list of projects based in part on “local knowledge” and input from elected members of the legislature
While there are a number of software packages provinces and municipalities can use to predict asphalt pavement lifecycles, they aren’t perfect. The science and engineering of asphalt paving is notoriously rocky at best. When the output of the software is based on highly empirical inputs, you should expect that local engineering judgement may need to override what the computer says.
If there is a story here, it’s that the government isn’t holding their P3 contractors accountable to maintain the P3 highways. According to the article, the government has failed to complete 41% of its audits of P3 highways, and 45% of the P3 Moncton to Fredericton highway is in good or fair condition, despite the target being 90%. So I think the AG really needs to be asking why the government isn’t holding P3 contractors accountable, because those contracts typically come with some very sharp teeth.