Application of Pavement Management Systems for the Nicosia Turkish Municipality Road Network

Pavement management systems are used throughout the world to restore and maintain a country’s pavements to better serve communities. This thesis aimed to identify existing rehabilitation and management techniques and examine the work of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality as a case study. In addition, using a condition survey, this thesis explored main challenges pertaining to the Nicosia road network, propose relevant rehabilitation works, and calculate associated costs. Briefly, the main problems of the Nicosia road network were identified using QGIS. Associated rehabilitation costs for the pavements were calculated using the 2016 costbook, the most up-to-date costbook available at the commencement of this thesis. The roads were categorised, using specific color codes, according to their construction date. The results of the condition survey were analysed and relevant recommendations were made for a better pavement system. The current conditions of the pavements were discussed alongside the rehabilitation and maintenance techniques. The Pavement Condition Index for each road were calculated and the current budget for the reconstruction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of the roads were considered in view of effective rehabilitation and maintenance techniques. Graphs, charts and tables were used to illustrate the data produced in this research. It was concluded that the current budget of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality does not provide sufficient maintenance and rehabilitation. The current budget should be almost doubled in order to provide better maintenance and rehabilitation services for the community. Therefore, the living standards of the citizens will improve while both individual and public transportation will become faster and safer. Uniquely, this thesis constitutes the first research study on Nicosia road network.