Pavement & Roadway Asset Management Solutions for Agencies of All Sizes
What We Do
Baden Consulting Services, LLC (BCS) performs pavement and roadway asset management studies for public and private agencies to assist in the planning and budgeting for the maintenance and rehabilitation of roadway assets. Agencies typically have limited funding available to maintain assets such as roadway pavement, sidewalks, traffic signs, guardrails, etc. BCS can help by developing an inventory and condition assessment of these assets and implementing an asset management program to evaluate short and long term budgetary needs and prioritize maintenance and rehabilitation needs.
Are you working with any of the following?
• Limited budget to maintain your roadways
• Assets on your roadways, such as pavement, sidewalks, ramps, signs, guardrail and more
• Requirements and Standards you need to comply with such as the MUTCD and ADA/PROWAG
• Residents/Constituents that want to know your plan for improving their transportation experience
If so, we can help!
Our Services
We can provide the following: 
Pavement Condition/Distress Surveys Inventory and Evaluation of all your roadway assets Analysis of your road asset network Determination of budgets required to meet network condition goals Education on the differences and proper applications for a Crackseal, Chipseal, Rubber Chipseal, Microsurfacing, Cape Seal, Surface Rejuvenator and more!
Pavement Condition Evaluations
BCS provides options for pavement condition evaluation methods to best meets the needs of the agency. Options include the ASTM D6433 pavement distress identification method as well as modified methods to streamline the process and reduce cost. BCS also partners with automated and semi-automated data collection consultants to capitalize on data capture and machine learning technology.
System Implementation and Training
BCS assists with installation and setup of your pavement management system and provides training on use of the system. BCS also provides training on multiple pavement management system platforms and field pavement condition ratings so that the agency can update their system independently. “Hosted” options are also available for clients who do not wish to or have available staff to manage the system in-house.
Pavement Management Analysis and Capital Planning
BCS can use a variety of pavement management platforms to perform analysis of your pavement network. BCS will summarize your pavement conditions and backlog of repairs, calculate budgetary needs to meet network condition goals, and prioritize maintenance and rehabilitation projects to optimize the use of available funds to best preserver your road network, address the backlog of work, and provide the best level of service to your constituents.
Asset Inventories
BCS creates inventories of a variety of roadside assets including sidewalks, curb ramps, traffic and street signs, guardrail, and others. All inventories are created as customizable ESRI geodatabases for easy integration into your existing GIS platform or asset management system. Your inventory can be as basic as “location and type” or a more complex evaluation of condition and compliance with various regulations such as ADA/PROWAG or MUTCD. BCS can also assist with development of your ADA Transition Plan.
Partners (under construction)
By partnering with RoadBotics, Inc, BCS can bring the latest in pavement condition rating technology to your project!!
Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, RoadBotics will evaluate roadway images frame-by-frame to produce the most accurate, consistent, and efficient roadway ratings possible.
BCS and RoadBotics partnered together give you state of the art data collection paired with the local firm that knows how to use the data collected to provide useful analysis and planning.
Why Choose Us?
Experience You Can Trust
20 Years of experience implementing pavement management systems in over 50 municipalities
Proven Results
Proven track record of justifying roadway funding increases through our analysis and public presentations
Local
Worked with Southern New England (particularly Central, Eastern, and the Cape) for a long time and understand the conditions and challenges facing our neighbors!
Responsiveness
We answer our client’s call or email immediately and jump through hoops to meet your deadlines.
Flexible
We work with you to find solutions that suit both your needs and budget.
Value
We work to keep our overhead down so that all you’re paying for is our experience and quality service.
Meet Lance Baden
Baden Consulting Services was founded in 2020 by Lance Baden. Lance is a pavement management specialist with over 20 years of experience in implementing pavement and asset management systems.
He’s dedicated to providing the high-quality pavement and asset management solutions you expect from working with a big firm, while offering the cost effectiveness, flexibility and personal touch of a small team.
Get in Touch
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Address
116 Main St. #1180
Upton, MA 01568