Inventory and Assessment of Denver, Colorado: Curb and Gutters
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 21, Issue 3
Abstract
The City and County of Denver (CCD) and the University of Colorado Denver have been involved in cooperative research since 1997. Although a variety of projects have been completed, the main deliverable has been a comprehensive geographic information system database containing both major and minor infrastructure. Major infrastructure includes assets such as bridges and streets, while minor infrastructure includes alleys and street subsystems, such as curbs, gutters, inlets, sidewalks, driveways, cross-pans, and handicap ramps. This paper presents the equipment, methodology, results, and applications based on the inventory and analysis of the CCD’s concrete curb and gutter infrastructure. In summary, approximately 3,300 lineal mi of curb and gutter were inventoried and inspected over a period of three years at a cost to the CCD of approximately $100 per mile.
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Acknowledgments
The writer would like to thank the City and County of Denver, Infrastructure Management Office, under the direction of Mr. Jim Barwick for funding this research. In addition Mr. Dan Roberts, Director of Street Maintenance, and Pat Kennedy, Assistant Director of Street Maintenance, are also recognized for financial and professional support. The many University of Colorado at Denver undergraduate and graduate students that have participated in this research are acknowledged. These students include Sam Brown, Ben Allen, Yvonne Neimann, Angela Hager, Aaron Erfman, Mike Doyle, Gerald Blackler, Paul Bountry, Chris Kline, Jenifer Davis, Jedidiah Williamson, Andy Pultorak, Monica Jaskowski, Ronnie Roybal, Chatchawarn Sathantip, Anne Delmonte, and Robinson Usagani.
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 21 • Issue 3 • June 2007
Pages: 249 - 254
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© 2007 ASCE.
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Received: Sep 7, 2005
Accepted: Nov 15, 2005
Published online: Jun 1, 2007
Published in print: Jun 2007
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