DERIVATION OF ROAD CONDITION INDEX USING RQLASSIC FOR JALAN SUNGAI BARU, PERAK, AND JALAN SEBALIK, SELANGOR

Access roads are being constructed to facilitate accessibility of
local communities, and these roads are the common features in a
road network that are often not maintained well and eventually
becoming substandard in term of the quality, although they still
function as access roads. Therefore, considering the benefits of
road, it is essential that the relative quality to be prioritised
through effective maintenance programme can be discovered
through simple and do able Road Condition Index study called
Road Quality (RQLASSIC) by CIDB. For the study, two access
roads, namely Jalan Sungai Baru in Perak and Jalan Sebalik in
Selangor had been chosen. The roads were divided into 10 equal
sections throughout a selected 1 km section, and type of defects
were sampled and the results were evaluated as per RQLLASIC
procedures. The study found that both sample road sections were
in poor RCI of 47% for Sungai Baru and 59% for Jalan Sebalik.
Both sample roads worst RCI were the roadside drains at 6.3%
and 12%, respectively. Budget for maintenance was determined
based on the RCI for the consideration of the relevant authorities