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Alright. Levels of service. So levels of service, cost, and risk. And again this came out of the Road Maintenance Task Force work and one of the things we see are these three axes. So levels of service, you can say, hey I’ve got these levels of service and it going to cost me here at this much. …
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Tony Seba has published an updated lecture: The Electric Vehicle Disruption - End of Oil 2030 Having attended a lecture by Tony Seba two years ago, I have found his analysis coherent, well-researched, and well worth taking note of. If you are involved in transportation infrastructure …
One of the things that are a bit interesting in terms of service levels, things like that, that we tend to forget about is we have specialty assets. So this one is the Boston, they build this new bridge. This is iconic for Boston, US. This one is Te Rewa Rewa footbridge in Taranaki, with Mount …
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In this post, Ross talks about the categories of service levels in New Zealand on the areas of roads and utilities. NZ ONRC Service Level Categories And then, this was the slide I used up in Canada in July. And I take photos as a hobby so I was putting in photos on these slides, just sort …
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So in terms of service levels, what I thought I’d look at. This is New Zealand… I don’t know if you’ve heard of One Network Road Classification. Those of you who have done any work in transportation will know about it. So the way that you manage roads generally is you set up a hierarchy from hey, …
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In the "Gap Analysis and Review – Infrastructure Asset Management Diagram" post, Ross emphasized the importance of identifying, reviewing, and reconciling the gaps in the asset management plan. In this post, Ross explains further about financials and risks. Read his summary and don't miss his …
So, it’s easy, isn’t it? Good. You go write an asset management plan but what happens is when the minute you start doing this, you’ll realize you've got gaps. So, hey, here’s the service level we like but we’re not delivering that or you’ve got gaps in that. Here’s the demand we think was …
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Yes, the Climate Adaptation Site has been created to provide you with primary information on the Climate Adaptation Platform programs and activities. Initiated by the University of Auckland, the Climate Adaptation Platform is a collaboration of New Zealand's biggest engineering construction and …
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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) releases a report on the state of the USA’s general infrastructure both on a Federal and State level every few years, with the previous report being issued in 2013. The ASCE conducts this detailed report in sixteen major target areas of …
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Ross continues to explain the “Service Levels, Growth, Risk, Lifecycle Management Diagram” and in this post, he talks about "Lifecycle Management" and "Financials" Lifecycle Management Lifecycle management in the middle here, this is the engine room. So you’re looking at your operational …
Explaining the "Service Levels, Growth, Risk, Lifecycle Management Diagram" in the previous post, Ross talked about "Levels of Service." In this post, Ross explains "Future Demand" and "Risk" and he cites a significant risk management lesson from the Christchurch earthquake. Future …
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