An Assessment of Road Condition Monitoring Practice and Technologies in the Philippines

Road construction has been one of the main focuses of the Philippine government in the last 6 years under the Build, Build, Build Program. In addition to the existing road network, the program constructed more than 29,000 km of roads. This continued construction of new roads warrants a road monitoring system capable of keeping up with the growing inventory of road networks. Recently, advancements in the road monitoring system have been prevalent in developing countries, and many developments are geared toward automating road condition monitoring. The tools used in road condition monitoring include sensors, vehicles’ onboard devices, and audio and video streams. This paper presents the existing practices and technologies used in road surveying and monitoring in the Philippines. A comprehensive review of existing road monitoring systems used in other countries was consolidated and compared to assess their applicability and capacity to monitor Philippine Road conditions. The current local road condition monitoring system is also discussed, which is necessary for the future development and enhancements of maintaining a sound system that regularly monitors these pavements.