In the second episode of On The Road, we sat down with Chris Evers of PTI & FPPC for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had about where pavement preservation has been — and where it needs to go.

Most public works budgets are evaluated on a single question: Can we afford this? It’s the wrong question. The right question — the one that actually predicts whether an investment will pay off — is what efficiency gain do we need to break even?

We’re excited to introduce a new interview series from RMT: On The Road. In this series, we will interview clients and industry partners to share insights on pavement preservation, from how they’re approaching planning to how they’re adapting to changes across the industry.

Roadway Management Technologies (RMT) today announced that Scott Young has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), marking an exciting new chapter in the company’s continued growth and innovation.

Pavement preservation treatments are widely used to extend roadway life and delay costly rehabilitation. However, one persistent challenge for agencies is quantifying the real-world impact of these treatments over time. Measuring how they influence pavement deterioration across different stages of the pavement lifecycle can be difficult.

In public works and roadway management, engineering judgment is the foundation of every sound decision. Years of field experience give engineers insight that can’t be replicated by a pavement management system alone. They know how design standards perform under real traffic loads and local climate conditions.

Most agencies collect PCI data every three to five years. However, all too often it remains a report instead of a roadmap and the data is already out of date when it is supplied. A PCI score only becomes valuable when it directly informs treatment decisions, budget allocation, and long-term planning.