City of Stirling Transport Asset Managment Plan

4.2 Changes in technology and processes The City is continuously monitoring new asset treatments or changes

within the industry that may be available to increase the life of its assets. Technological changes that could affect the delivery of services covered by this TAMP are documented in Table 4.2.

Technological change

Effect on service delivery

Bitumen quality

Bitumen manufacturers are constantly developing new products to suit modern- day applications and to cope with increased traffic volumes, solar radiation and environmental cracking. These improvements may mean roads have a longer useful life and require less maintenance. Cold asphalt mixes will also have the benefit of reduced environmental impact By exploring options to use recycled materials, there will be a dual impact in terms of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and reduction in asset reconstruction costs, thereby enabling more assets to be renewed with the same allocation of funds Trenchless methodologies will have a positive impact on the City’s assets, as the integrity of the road or pathway is not compromised when installing new services within the road reserve Better models will help prioritise works and reach a lower lifecycle cost for the assets Savings in resources will be realised by using improved GIS technologies for data collection and management The capacity of the network will be extended by ensuring a more efficient utilisation of the network

Recycled materials

Trenchless technologies

Road and path deterioration and predictive modelling

Geospatial information systems (GIS)

Intelligent transport systems

Table 4.2 Changes in technology and forecasted effect on service delivery

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