OREGON INTEGRATED ROAD MANAGEMENT SYTEM

1. OREGON INTEGRATED ROAD MANAGEMENT SYTEM What Worked What Didn’t

2. The Goal of IRIS To provide Oregon counties with the required Management Systems and Tools to allow them to efficiently and effectively manage their road departments in an environment of fewer dollars and faster decision cycles.

3. IRIS Version 8 Suite

4. IRIS Module History

5. Road Inventory Module High Priorities • Signs • Culverts • Bridge Inventory • Average Daily Traffic • Road Classification

6. Road Inventory ModuleModerate Priorities • Pavement Markings • Accidents • Underground Utility Crossings • Intersections • Right-of-Way

7. Adjacent Development Approaches Curbs Cul-de-sac/Turnouts Ditches Guardrails Lanes/Shoulders Speed Zones Unique Routes Bike Facilities Gates/Cattle guards Jurisdictions Railroad Crossings Signals Road Inventory ModuleLow Priorities

8. Road Inventory Module History *Out of 25 counties using system

9. LESSONS LEARNED DATA ENTRY • Match detail of entry to skill level of person doing the entry • Users want control of data entry flow • Less data entry  More system usage • Spreadsheet data entry is preferred • Electronic data gathering has not been very successful

10. LESSONS LEARNED REPORTING • High level reports  Canned reports • Detail reports  Custom Wizards • Use Spreadsheet Reports

11. LESSONS LEARNED GENERAL • Determine who is going to use information • Balance must be maintained between features desired and ease of use • Must maintain ease of finding exact information user wants • User must control data collection

12. Contact Information Jon A. Oshel, P.E. County Road Program Manager Association of Oregon Counties P.O. Box 12729 Salem, OR 97309 Telephone: (503) 585-8351 E-Mail: joshel@orlocalgov.org