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SUPERLOAD Automates 80 Percent of Hauling Permits Issued by Maryland One System

SUPERLOAD Automates 80 Percent of Hauling Permits Issued by Maryland One System
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CASE STUDY Project Summary Organization: Maryland State Highway Administration Motor Carrier Division Solution: Roads Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States Project Objective: • Implement a multi-jurisdictional, automated OS/OW permitting and routing system. • Reduce manual processing time for hauling permits to save agency time and carrier costs. • Reduce illegal moves and the damage OS/OW vehicles cause to roads and bridges. Products used: SUPERLOAD*, LARS Bridge, AssetWise InspectTech* *SUPERLOAD and InspectTech capabilities are now offered through AssetWise CONNECT Edition SUPERLOAD Automates 80 Percent of Hauling Permits Issued by Maryland One System Multi-jurisdictional OS/OW Permitting and Routing Will Save Carriers USD 24.6 Million Annually Fast Facts • Each jurisdiction had to configure its permitting process to allow for a single, integrated solution. • Implementing the statewide system involved multiple concurrent contracts, with sub-projects for the Web interface upgrade, GIS integration, and road and bridge analysis in multiple jurisdictions. Load tolerance modeling produces engineering-based routing decisions that reduce the risk of damage to infrastructure, while asset performance modeling tracks asset use for every permit. Carriers will save at least one hour on every move and an average hourly load expense of USD 200. The state will save about 10 minutes of manual processing time per permit, freeing up 10 full-time employees on an annual basis Carriers Avoid Costly Delays The Motor Carrier Division of the Maryland State Highway Administration (MDSHA) issues up to 150,000 oversize/ overweight (OS/OW) permits per year for travel on more than 10,000 miles of roads, passing over and under about 5,200 bridges and underpasses. The permitted routes cross city, state, and county jurisdictions. In the past, carriers encountered significant delays as each jurisdiction had its own process for issuing specifically routed single trip and general 30- to 365-day multiple trip permits. To expedite the process, MDSHA implemented a statewide OS/OW permitting and routing system powered by Bentley's SUPERLOAD software, which is capable of achieving an automated issuance rate in excess of 80 percent. The new "Maryland One" system will free up 10 full-time employees for other duties and save carriers an average of USD 24.6 million in annual load expenses. Removing Agency Roadblocks Jurisdiction over the issuance of permits in Maryland is divided among city, county, and state agencies. MDSHA alone is responsible for 5,500 miles of U.S., interstate, and state routes that cross over 2,700 bridges and pass under 1,100 underpasses. In 2015, MDSHA issued 123,000 permits for specifically routed single trips that used these assets but also took carriers on Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) toll roads as well as stretches of county and city roads. The number of assets at play across jurisdictions has grown to include 4,900 county roads and bridges, 630 city roads and bridges, and 600 MDTA roads and bridges. Carriers who chose to comply with the multi-jurisdictional permitting requirements had to repeatedly submit the same information, often causing significant delays. The Port of Baltimore was a persistent bottleneck, where more than 30 government employees in five offices had to review permit requests from carriers handling nearly 1 million auto imports and shipping containers each year. Processing delays at the Port cost carriers extra load handling expenses and delivery delay penalties totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. To eliminate these costly delays, MDSHA had to make the permitting process fast, easy to navigate, and accurate. A statewide online system would remove the administrative roadblocks and enable carriers to obtain hauling permits in a secure, user-friendly environment. MDSHA launched the Maryland One project to create a one-stop source for hauling permits that would encourage compliance, cut down on illegal moves and the accidents they often cause, and make roads and bridges safer for motorists. SUPERLOAD Streamlines Automation The USD 2.3 million project required strong project management and leadership by MDSHA. Every jurisdiction had its own way of doing business, and some processes needed to be modified to allow for a single, integrated solution. Guidance from business analysts, developers, and experts with past OS/OW automation experience helped the project team to agree on functionalities that met the needs of all parties. MDSHA selected Bentley's transportation asset management software to accomplish its objectives for the technically current, server-based system. SUPERLOAD fulfilled MDSHA's demanding permitting, routing, and analysis requirements, while LARS Bridge created detailed models of structures within the system, which were loaded into SUPERLOAD for use in real-time bridge analysis. AssetWise InspectTech

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"Our new Bentley Maryland One system allows carriers anywhere in the world to use any device to apply for OS/OW permits 24/7—and have them routed, analyzed, and automatically issued up to configurable thresholds. We are confident that all clearances are checked, every bridge crossed is structurally analyzed, and all temporary conditions are considered." — Tina Sanders, Technical Support Manager, Maryland State Highway Administration -Motor Carrier Division Find out about Bentley at: www.bentley.com Contact Bentley 1-800-BENTLEY (1-800-236-8539) Outside the US +1 610-458-5000 Global Office...

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