Pavement management system for local governments: case study in the Republic of San Marino

Local governments manage large and heterogeneous road networks with limited budgets, human resources and often they cannot easily access or apply technology and methodologic innovations. For these reasons local governments need a tailored pavement management system (PMS) to plan activities, investments and to achieve efficient solution in a multi-year prospective. The PMS must identify a rational and cost-effective maintenance planning through a systematic process that considers technical, economical, social and environmental impacts. Tools and procedures have to be specifically determined taking into consideration the real potentialities of the local governments. The adopted PMS in the Republic of San Marino has been based on a tight coordination among national institutions and stakeholders operating in the territory. This paper shows the principles, procedures and tools developed and used in the Republic of San Marino.