CASE STUDY Dorset Council The challenge Recent investment into carriageways has been below that required to hold condition across the network, therefore strategies intended to gain maximum return on investment are implemented, together with a risk-based approach, as promoted by Well Managed Highway Infrastructure. This has included a departure from extensive inlay schemes, to inlay patching, combined with surface treatments. Another significant objective is to improve the quality of road condition data. Initially Dorset worked with Gaist and other companies to trial a survey on the unclassified part of the network, using Gaist’s high definition cameras. Straight away, it was noted that the cameras were able to fill in a knowledge gap by giving detailed information on the condition of t

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