Highway maintenance - Task completion
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Task completion
Task completion is an evaluation of planned maintenance tasks for specific activities compared to how many of those tasks were completed and is one of two metrics WSDOT uses—along with Level of Service—to determine the performance of its maintenance activities. This performance measure focuses on the amount of work that is completed in a defined, optimal maintenance program. This can be viewed similarly to keeping up with the oil changes, tire rotations, and other maintenance tasks to keep one's car in good condition per the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual. The amount of work completed is simply measured and reported as the percent of required maintenance completed in a given timeframe.
Performance analysis
2023
Asset Management: Highway Maintenance Annual Report
WSDOT's task completion and asset conditions2022 and 2023; Funded level targets for select maintenance activities
| Activity or asset (Task completion measure) |
2022 | 2023 | 2023 Funded target |
2023 Goal met |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Bridges and Ferry Operations (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
Tasks completed: Asset condition rating: |
99% A |
98% A |
A | Yes |
| Structural Bridge Repair1,2 (Completed priority one repairs) |
7% 93% |
6% 93% |
90% | Yes | |
| Pavement1,3,4 (Completed planned maintenance) |
101% 92% |
136% 91% |
90% | Yes | |
| Traffic Signal System Operations (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
56% B |
57% B |
C | Yes | |
| Catch Basins and Inlets Maintenance (Completed annual inspection and maintenance in NPDES5 permit area) |
98% A |
98% A |
A | Yes | |
| Urban Tunnel Systems Operations6 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
96% B |
95% B |
B | Yes | |
| Regulatory/Warning Sign Maintenance4 (Completed planned maintenance) |
107% F |
90% D |
C | No | |
| Barrier Maintenance - Cable Barrier (Completed planned maintenance) |
100% B |
100% B |
B | Yes | |
| Pavement Striping Maintenance (Completed planned maintenance) |
64% D |
75% C |
B | No | |
| Bridge Deck Repair1,2,4 (Completed planned maintenance) |
115% 93% |
71% 93% |
90% | Yes | |
| Stormwater Facility Maintenance (Completed annual inspection and maintenance in NPDES5 permit area) |
98% A |
97% A |
A | Yes | |
| Bridge Cleaning (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
84% B |
87% B |
B | Yes | |
| Intelligent Transportation Systems (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
40% A |
44% A |
A | Yes | |
| Culvert Maintenance (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
115% F |
103% F |
D | No | |
| Pavement Marking Maintenance (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
75% D |
109% D |
C | No | |
| Highway Lighting Systems (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
23% B |
24% C |
B | No | |
| Guide Sign Maintenance4 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
110% F |
95% C |
C | Yes |
Source: WSDOT Maintenance Office.
Notes: The Long term affects of COVID-19 such as work restrictions, furloughs, hiring freezes, budget reductions, increased costs for material, equipment and parts and shortage of personnel is still having an effectvarious work activities. 1 Pavement and bridge asset conditions are given as percentage of WSDOT owned highway lane miles in fair or better condition (pavement) and percentage of WSDOT owned bridges in fair or better condition by bridge deck area. Pavement data lags one year behind indication (i.e., 2023 column corresponds to 2022 data). Pavement is part of an integrated approach using Washington State Pavement Management System condition rating, which takes into account all maintenance and preservation work completed and/or needed. 2 As of June 2023, 92.8% of WSDOT-owned bridges by deck area were in fair or better structural condition, increasing from 92.6% in June 2022. 3 The pavement condition rating fell from 93% to 92% (for details refer to the Pavement Preservation section of the GNB). 4 Percentages greater than 100 indicate more maintenance was completed than planned, due to backlog. 5 NPDES stands for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. 6 For the 2023 reporting period, urban tunnels are represented by both the SR 99 and I-90 tunnels for LOS and task completion.
2022
Asset Management: Highway Maintenance Annual Report
WSDOT's task completion and asset conditionsCalendar year 2021 through 2022; Funded level targets for select maintenance activities
| Activity or asset (Task completion measure) |
2021 | 2022 | 2022 Funded target |
2022 Goal met |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Bridges and Ferry Operations (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
Tasks completed: Asset condition rating: |
98% A |
99% A |
A | Yes |
| Structural Bridge Repair1,2 (Completed priority one repairs) |
7% 93% |
7% 93% |
90% | Yes | |
| Pavement1,3,4 (Completed planned maintenance) |
153% 93% |
101% 92% |
90% | Yes | |
| Traffic Signal System Operations (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
54% B |
56% B |
C | Yes | |
| Catch Basins and Inlets Maintenance (Completed annual inspection and maintenance in NPDES5 permit area) |
97% A |
98% A |
A | Yes | |
| Urban Tunnel Systems Operations6 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
98% B |
96% B |
B | Yes | |
| Regulatory/Warning Sign Maintenance4 (Completed planned maintenance) |
100% F |
107% F |
C | No | |
| Barrier Maintenance - Cable Barrier (Completed planned maintenance) |
99% A |
100% B |
B | Yes | |
| Pavement Striping Maintenance (Completed planned maintenance) |
75% C |
64% D |
B | No | |
| Bridge Deck Repair1,2,4 (Completed planned maintenance) |
114% 93% |
115% 93% |
90% | Yes | |
| Stormwater Facility Maintenance (Completed annual inspection and maintenance in NPDES5 permit area) |
100% A |
98% A |
A | Yes | |
| Bridge Cleaning (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
90% A |
84% A |
B | Yes | |
| Intelligent Transportation Systems (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
49% A |
40% A |
A | Yes | |
| Culvert Maintenance (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
69% F |
115% F |
D | No | |
| Pavement Marking Maintenance (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
78% F |
75% D |
D | Yes | |
| Highway Lighting Systems (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
19% B |
23% B |
B | Yes | |
| Guide Sign Maintenance4 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
107% F |
110% F |
C | No |
Source: WSDOT Maintenance Office. Task completion report 2022
Note: The long term affects of COVID-19 such as work restrictions, furloughs, hiring freezes, budget reductions, increased costs for material, equipment and parts and personnel shortage is still having an effect various work activities. 1 Pavement and bridge asset conditions are given as percentage of WSDOT owned highway lane miles in fair or better condition (pavement) and percentage of WSDOT owned bridges in fair or better condition by bridge deck area. Pavement data lags one year behind indication (i.e., 2022 column corresponds to 2021 data). Pavement is part of an integrated approach using Washington State Pavement Management System condition rating, which takes into account all maintenance and preservation work completed and/or needed. 2 As of June 2022, 92.6% of WSDOT-owned bridges by deck area were in fair or better structural condition, declining from 93.2% in June 2021. Despite the drop WSDOT met its annual goal of having at least 90% of its bridges by deckarea in fair or better condition. 3 Pavement rating fell from 93% to 92% for details refer to Pavement Preservation article on page 7. 4 Percentages greater than 100 indicate more maintenance was completed than planned, due to backlog. 5 NPDES stands for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. 6 For 2022 reporting period, urban tunnels are represented by both the SR 99 and I-90 tunnels for LOS and task completion
2021
Asset Management: Highway Maintenance Annual Report
WSDOT's task completion and asset conditionsCalendar year 2020 through 2021; Funded level targets for select maintenance activities
| Activity or asset (Task completion measure) |
2020 | 2021 | 2021 Funded target |
2021 Goal met |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Bridges and Ferry Operations (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
Tasks completed: Asset condition rating: |
89% A |
99% A |
A | Yes |
| Structural Bridge Repair1,2 (Completed priority one repairs) |
15% 94% |
7% 93% |
90% | Yes | |
| Pavement1,3,4 (Completed planned maintenance) |
66% 93% |
153% 93% |
90% | Yes | |
| Traffic Signal System Operations (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
54% B |
54% B |
C | Yes | |
| Catch Basins and Inlets Maintenance (Completed annual inspection and maintenance in NPDES5 permit area) |
95% B |
97% A |
A | Yes | |
| Urban Tunnel Systems Operations6 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
98% B |
98% B |
B | Yes | |
| Regulatory/Warning Sign Maintenance4,7 (Completed planned maintenance) |
108% N/A |
100% F |
C | No | |
| Barrier Maintenance - Cable Barrier8 (Completed planned maintenance) |
100% B |
99% A |
B | Yes | |
| Pavement Striping Maintenance (Completed planned maintenance) |
56% F |
75% C |
B | No | |
| Bridge Deck Repair1,2,4 (Completed planned maintenance) |
70% 94% |
114% 93% |
90% | Yes | |
| Stormwater Facility Maintenance (Completed annual inspection and maintenance in NPDES5 permit area) |
97% B |
100% A |
A | Yes | |
| Bridge Cleaning (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
40% F |
90% A |
B | Yes | |
| Intelligent Transportation Systems (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
41% A |
49% A |
A | Yes | |
| Culvert Maintenance (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
94% D |
69% F |
D | No | |
| Pavement Marking Maintenance (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
41% D |
78% F |
D | No | |
| Highway Lighting Systems (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
25% B |
19% B |
B | Yes | |
| Guide Sign Maintenance4 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
107% N/A |
107% F |
C | No |
Source: WSDOT Maintenance Office. Task completion report 2021
Note: COVID-19 work restrictions, furloughs, hiring freezes, budget reductions, increased costs for material, equipment and parts and shortage of personnel affected various work activities. 1 Pavement and bridge asset conditions are given as percentage of WSDOT owned highway lane miles in fair or better condition (pavement) and percentage of WSDOT owned bridges in fair or better condition by bridge deck area. Pavement data lags one year behind indication (i.e., 2021 column corresponds to 2020 data). Pavement is part of an integrated approach using Washington State Pavement Management System condition rating, which takes into account all maintenance and preservation work completed and/or needed. 2 As of June 2020, 93.8% of WSDOT-owned bridges by deck area were in fair or better structural condition, improving from June 2019 when 92.9% of bridges by deck area were in fair or better condition. The improvement was largely due to the removal of the Alaskan Way Viaduct from WSDOT’s bridge inventory. 3 Pavement rating jumped from 91 to 93% due to multiple concrete projects being substantially complete in 2019; the rating also includes chip seal ratings for the first time in many years. 4 Percentages greater than 100 indicate more maintenance was completed than planned, due to backlog. 5 NPDES stands for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. 6 Urban Tunnel Systems Operations is represented by the SR 99 tunnel for 2020, the I-90 tunnel is not included in 2020 calculations, because the facility was still under construction during the reporting period. For 2021 reporting period, urban tunnels are represented by both the SR 99 and I-90 tunnels for LOS, for task completion the SR99 tunnel is was used solely, as the I-90 tunnel continued to be affected by construction. 7 The Regulatory/Warning Sign and Guide Sign Maintenance categories were not conducted in 2020 due to COVID-19 and carpooling restrictions. 8 This activity is a subset of the Guardrail Maintenance activity.
2020
Asset Management: Highway Maintenance Annual Report
WSDOT's task completion and asset conditionsCalendar year 2019 through 2020; Funded level targets for select maintenance activities
| Activity or asset (Task completion measure) |
2019 | 2020 | 2020 Funded target |
2020 Goal met |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Bridges and Ferry Operations (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
Tasks completed: Asset condition rating: |
97% A |
89% A |
A | Yes |
| Structural Bridge Repair1,2 (Completed priority one repairs) |
18% 93% |
15% 94% |
90% | Yes | |
| Pavement1,3 (Completed planned maintenance) |
86% 91% |
66% 93% |
90% | Yes | |
| Traffic Signal System Operations4 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
64% C |
54% B |
C | Yes | |
| Catch Basins and Inlets Maintenance (Completed annual inspection and maintenance in NPDES5 permit area) |
98% A |
95% B |
A | No | |
| Urban Tunnel Systems Operations6 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
N/A N/A |
98% B |
B | Yes | |
| Regulatory/Warning Sign Maintenance7 (Completed planned maintenance) |
74% D |
108% N/A |
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| Barrier Maintenance - Cable Barrier8 (Completed planned maintenance) |
99% B |
100% B |
B | Yes | |
| Pavement Striping Maintenance (Completed planned maintenance) |
90% B |
56% F |
B | No | |
| Bridge Deck Repair1,2 (Completed planned maintenance) |
86% 93% |
70% 94% |
90% | Yes | |
| Stormwater Facility Maintenance (Completed annual inspection and maintenance in NPDES permit area) |
98% A |
97% B |
A | No | |
| Bridge Cleaning (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
84% B |
40% F |
B | No | |
| Intelligent Transportation Systems4 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
43% A |
41% A |
A | Yes | |
| Culvert Maintenance (Completed planned maintenance) |
89% D |
94% D |
D | Yes | |
| Pavement Marking Maintenance (Completed planned maintenance) |
99% D |
41% D |
D | Yes | |
| Highway Lighting Systems4 (Completed planned maintenance) |
35% B |
25% B |
B | Yes | |
| Guide Sign Maintenance7 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
61% D |
107% N/A |
C | No |
Source: WSDOT Maintenance Office. Task completion report 2020
Note: COVID-19 work restrictions, furloughs and shortage of personnel has affected various work activities. 1 Pavement and bridge asset conditions are given as percentage of WSDOT owned highway lane miles in fair or better condition (pavement) and percentage of WSDOT owned bridges in fair or better condition by bridge deck area. Pavement data lags one year behind indication (i.e., 2020 column corresponds to 2019 data). Pavement is part of an integrated approach using Washington State Pavement Management System condition rating, which takes into account all maintenance and preservation work completed and/or needed. 2 As of June 2020, 93.8% of WSDOT-owned bridges by deck area were in fair or better structural condition, improving from June 2019 when 92.9% of bridges by deck area were in fair or better condition. The improvement was largely due to the removal of the Alaskan Way Viaduct from WSDOT's bridge inventory. 3 Pavement rating jumped from 91 to 93% due to multiple concrete projects being substantially complete in 2019; the rating also includes chip seal ratings for the first time in many years. 4 Reduction in preventative maintenance completed is contributed to COVID-19 work restrictions, shortage of qualified personnel, increased inventory, and an emphasis on repairs or prioritization of completing repairs. 5 NPDES stands for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. 6 Urban Tunnel Systems Operations is represented by the SR 99 tunnel for 2020, the I-90 tunnel is not included in 2020 calculations, because the facility was still under construction during the reporting period. 7 The Regulatory/Warning Sign and Guide Sign Maintenance categories were not conducted due to COVID-19 and carpooling restrictions. 8 This activity is a subset of the Guardrail Maintenance activity.
2019
Asset Management: Highway Maintenance Annual Report
WSDOT's task completion and asset conditionsCalendar year 2018 through 2019; Funded level targets for select maintenance activities
| Activity or asset (Task completion measure) |
2018 | 2019 | 2019 Funded target |
2019 Goal met |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Bridges and Ferry Operations (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
Tasks completed: Asset condition rating: |
99% A |
97% A |
A | Yes |
| Structural Bridge Repair1 (Completed priority one repairs) |
31% 93% |
18%3 93% |
90% | Yes | |
| Pavement1 (Completed planned maintenance) |
80% 92% |
86% 91% |
90% | Yes | |
| Traffic Signal System Operations (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
64% B |
64% C |
C | Yes | |
| Catch Basins and Inlets Maintenance (Completed annual inspection and maintenance in NPDES4 permit area) |
97% A |
98% A |
A | Yes | |
| Urban Tunnel Systems Operations5 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
N/A N/A |
N/A N/A |
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| Regulatory/Warning Sign Maintenance (Completed planned maintenance) |
65% C |
74% D |
C | No | |
| Barrier Maintenance - Cable Barrier6,10 (Completed planned maintenance and repairs) |
99% B |
99% B |
B | Yes | |
| Pavement Striping Maintenance (Completed planned maintenance) |
82% B |
90% B |
B | Yes | |
| Bridge Deck Repair1 (Completed planned maintenance) |
68% 93% |
86% 93% |
90% | Yes | |
| Stormwater Facility Maintenance (Completed annual inspection and maintenance in NPDES permit area) |
99% A |
98% A |
A | Yes | |
| Bridge Cleaning11 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
N/A | 84% B |
B | Yes | |
| Intelligent Transportation Systems7 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
52% A |
43% A |
A | Yes | |
| Culvert Maintenance (Completed planned maintenance) |
86% D |
89% D |
D | Yes | |
| Pavement Marking Maintenance (Completed planned maintenance) |
59% F |
99% D |
D | Yes | |
| Highway Lighting Systems9,10 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
38% B |
35% B |
B | Yes | |
| Guide Sign Maintenance7 (Completed preventative maintenance tasks) |
N/A | 61% D |
C | No |
Source: WSDOT Maintenance Office. Task completion report 2019
Note: 2018 data has been revised. 1 Pavement and bridge asset conditions are given as percentage of WSDOT owned highway lane miles in fair or better condition (pavement) and percentage of WSDOT owned bridges in fair or better condition by bridge deck area. Pavement data lags one year behind indication (i.e., 2019 column corresponds to 2018 data). Pavement is part of an integrated approach using Washington State Pavement Management System condition rating, which takes into account all maintenance and preservation work completed and/or needed. 2 Structural bridge repairs completed went up in 2017 as deck repair work completed went down due to the limited work time available for bridge crews. The crews prioritize the most critical work whether it is deck or structural. 3 For the first time in 10 years WSDOT has been able to reduce the backlog of P1 priority repairs due to supplemental funds from Preservation and Connecting Washington. 4 NPDES stands for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. 5 Urban Tunnel Systems Operations is represented by the I-90 and as of 2019, the SR 99 tunnel is included in the activity. This activity has been removed from 2017-2019 calculations because the facilities in that category have been under construction during the reporting period and are not included in calculations of percent of targets achieved. 6 This activity was a subset of the Guardrail Maintenance activity in previous reports. 7 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) has shown a 8.7% increase in total inventory through system additions since 2017. 8 Task completion for Intelligent Transportation Systems increased due to a revision in the recommended frequency for preventive maintenance for Closed Circuit Television Systems (CCTV). The task completion rate would have been 44% without the upward shift in preventive maintenance frequency. 9 Highway Lighting planned work includes the preventive maintenance work completed for highway lighting systems and electrical services. 10 Funded targets were reduced for this activity in 2019. 11 Task completion activities were updated in 2019.