Updated Peer Exchange Information!

Final Agenda and Peer Exchange Program (with attached presentations) available here.

Promotional Flyer available here.

The 2008 Peer Exchange featured an MQA Showcase for each state and sponsoring representative organization to display their current materials.

The 1st National MQA Peer Exchange was held in October 2004 in Madison, Wisconsin
• At this meeting 35 states and two Canadian provinces were represented
• Participants:
1. Worked together to foster a better understanding of MQA programs and practices
2. Articulated a national agenda and next steps for MQA programs
3. Developed a report on the synthesis of consistently-used maintenance measures, and
4. Submitted rating sheets, field manuals, state reports and other documents to create an on-line library of MQA resources.

• 1 ½ day MQA Peer exchange took place on September 23 and 24, 2008, immediately preceding the National Workshop on Highway Asset Inventory and Data Collection with Equipment Showcase on September 24 to 26, 2008.
• The goals for the 2nd National peer exchange were:
1. To discuss analysis procedures and reporting to support decision-making
2. To identify progress on consistently-used measures
3. To update our national agenda and next steps for MQA programs
4. To prepare a glossary of commonly used terms for the concepts that guide MQA data collection and analysis, and
5. To update the MQA document library,

• The Planning Group for the 2nd National MQA Peer Exchange included representatives from Missouri, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina,, Washington State, and Wisconsin DOTs as well as FHWA and TRB. They developed an exciting agenda including case studies and best practices of MQA Programs.
• FHWA’s Office of Asset Management has generously committed $30,000 to sponsor the event. Their participation helps us ensure broad national visibility.

If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Brandenburg at (919) 733-3725 or by e-mail at: jbrandenburg@dot.state.nc.us
If you have questions about the pooled fund, please contact Jason Bittner at (608) 262-7246 or by email at: bittner@engr.wisc.edu.

Let’s keep maintenance and maintenance quality on the forefront so we can respond to the publics’ demand for safe, efficient highways and bridges!

North Carolina hosted a National Workshop on Highway Asset Inventory and Data Collection on September 23-24, 2008 in Raleigh-Durham. The AASHTO Subcommittee on Maintenance (SCOM) Task Groups on Contract Maintenance, Performance Measures, and Management Systems endorsed holding the 2nd National MQA peer exchange in conjunction with this fall 2008 event.

Proceedings from the 2004 MQA Peer Exchange held in Madison, Wisconsin are available through the links on the left.