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... 38 CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSIONS OVERALL FINDINGS Over the past 20 years, Maintenance Quality Assurance (MQA) programs have been implemented by state DOTs as a method of monitoring maintenance work accomplishments and documenting the resources required to perform common maintenance activities.
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... 39 • Slopes: Erosion • Drop inlets: Blockage and grate broken or missing. Similar results were reported for roadside assets, which include fences, landscaping, plant beds, and sound barriers.
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... 40 • Confidence in the data, and • Buy-in from field personnel. A number of enhancements are planned in the next few years, including those listed here.
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... 41 States where the MMS is not being used for budgeting and planning activities would benefit from peer exchanges, domestic scans, and workshops in which these activities' benefits can be conveyed. Research or guidance on enhancing the maturity of an MQA program would also benefit this group.

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