The City of Topeka on Wednesday will kick off a project to inventory the condition of all roads maintained by the City.
To accomplish this, the City hired Roadway Asset Services, LLC (RAS) based out of Austin, Texas. RAS is a nationwide firm that provides professional asset management and mobile data collection services to local and state government agencies.
Beginning Wednesday, August 10, 2022, RAS vehicles will collect imagery on all pavement and above ground transportation-related assets located within the public right-of-way. The vehicles will be traveling all City-maintained roads, to include alleys. The data collection will occur during daylight hours and on dry roads.
RAS vehicles are clearly marked, and look like the below photo.
The City previously worked with RAS on a similar project. The data collection process is expected to take 4 to 6 weeks.