The course Road Maintenance Organisation offers you a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a booming sector, where the demand for qualified professionals is constantly growing. Proper maintenance of road infrastructure is crucial for the transport safety and efficiency, which makes this area a field of vital importance. Through this course, you will develop key skills in planning the conservation and maintenance management, familiarising yourself with advanced systems such as GSM and GIS. We will provide you with the tools you need to understand the different types of contracts, rights and obligations, ensuring the efficient management of roads. You will also learn how to use key indicators and communication protocols in control centres, gaining a comprehensive overview of operations. This course is ideal for those looking to excel in the sector by acquiring practical, up-to-date knowledge. Make the most of this opportunity to advance your career in road maintenance management.
Road Maintenance Organisation
Civil Engineering and Structures
65 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- Identify the key elements in road maintenance planning.
- To assess the different types of contracts and their legal implications for conservation.
- Implement the Maintenance Management System in road projects.
- Analyse indicators to improve the management of road infrastructure.
- Use GIS systems to optimise road maintenance.
- Implement communication protocols at road control centres.
- To develop the skills needed to manage road maintenance effectively.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. CONSERVATION PLANNING
1. Introduction to conservation planning
2. Road administration
3. Road maintenance
TEACHING UNIT 2. TYPES OF CONTRACTS. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. LIABILITIES
1. Ways of implementing the state budget
2. Public Sector Contracts Act. Types of contracts, time limits, rights and obligations.
3. Comprehensive conservation contracts
4. Concession contracts for the maintenance and operation of first-generation motorways
5. The COEX Manager. Role as set out in the maintenance contract. Relations with senior management. Responsibilities.
6. The engineer specialising in maintenance and operations. Objectives and duties. Relations with the administration
TEACHING UNIT 3. GSM. MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
1. Purpose and general design of the system
2. Planning activities
3. Inventory of roads and infrastructure to be maintained
4. Condition and operation of the road and its components. Inspections. Indicators
5. Maintenance work. Maintenance and roadworks
6. Operational plans
7. Detailed application of the GSM to the comprehensive maintenance contracts of the Directorate-General for Roads of the Ministry of Public Works
8. Certifications
9. Annex: justification for the 2010 annual payment
TEACHING UNIT 4. INDICATORS
1. Introduction and background
2. Basic principles and different types of contracts
3. Key features of performance-based contracts
4. Three cases of performance-based contracts
5. Issues
6. Conclusions
TEACHING UNIT 5. OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR MANAGING OTHER ASPECTS OF THE SECTORS. GIS SYSTEMS
1. Introduction
2. Inca signage inventory applications
3. Lighting installations
4. Winter road maintenance applications
5. Application for recording the physical characteristics of the network
6. Atenea document management application
7. Implementation of pavement management systems and temporary works
8. GPS geolocation app for snow-clearing lorries
9. GIS application for road safety
TEACHING UNIT 6. CONTROL CENTRES. COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS
1. Functionality
2. Communications protocols
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