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05 October 2007, 5:21pm
Yotta DCL helps Greater Manchester Consortium hit highway management targets
Highway surveying specialist Yotta DCL has been granted an extension to its contract with the Greater Manchester Consortium of local authorities highways departments for its innovative SCANNER service. Yotta DCL is helping the Consortium with maintenance scheme development and prioritisation for a combined
network of 1736km across Greater Manchester, providing essential support to the local authority engineers' own investigations. The independent survey results better equip the Highway Engineers with unbiased back up for justifying specific works.
Using its advanced vehicle-mounted laser scanner, Yotta DCL performs automated SCANNER (Surface Condition Assessment for the National Network of Roads)surveys on the Consortium's classified roads (A, B and C). The Automatic Road Analyzer (ARAN) vehicle scans the condition of the road surface and the results are compared with national standards using Best Value Performance Indicators.
The data is collected, tested, verified and then presented to the relevant Council, which is then able to use the information to help with specific treatment selection, forecasting the costs of treatment, and deciding priorities.
The survey data is also used in the United Kingdom Pavement Management System (UKPMS). This is used by Highway Engineers to better target expenditure for road repairs.
Greater Manchester is a massive conurbation with a population of 2.5 million, and is also a major tourist destination, therefore highway maintenance and asset management is a high priority for the Consortium member authorities.
"Yotta DCL does a great job of presenting exactly what we all need within the Greater Manchester Consortium. The company understands the broad requirement of the Consortium and provides our engineers with independent support, helping them to justify their decisions and back up their own findings," says Matthew Mollart, UKPMS Engineer, Urban Vision Partnership (the joint venture company comprising Salford City Council, Capita Symonds and Morrison Highway Maintenance).
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