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Optimizing Pavement Maintenance with AI: A Data-Driven Framework Integrating Optimization and Machine Learning

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Tiago Tamagusko *
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Sérgio Copetti Callai
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Matheus Gomes Correia
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Adelino Ferreira
DOI:10.1007/s42947-026-00802-wdelete
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As global infrastructure ages under fiscal constraints, traditional Pavement Management Systems often rely on sequential workflows that ignore the dynamic impact of interventions on future deterioration. This paper introduces a data-driven framework integrating a recursive multi-year forecasting engine with network-level Genetic Algorithm (GA) optimization. Unlike static models, this approach establishes a dynamic feedback loop where maintenance decisions at year t update the pavement state inputs for the prediction model at year $$t+1$$ . The framework couples a Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM), with hyperparameters tuned via Bayesian optimization (Optuna), trained on Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) data ( $$R^2=0.88$$ , $$RMSE=0.19$$ ) with a GA optimization module for resource allocation. Using a section-based splitting strategy to prevent data leakage, results show this recursive integration outperforms reactive strategies, improving network quality by 3% while reducing maintenance costs by 22%. This framework demonstrates the potential of recursive data-driven models to optimize life-cycle costs and reliability in modern pavement management.
Keywords:
Pavement management systems
Machine learning
Artificial intelligence
Genetic algorithm
Ensemble models
Maintenance planning
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International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology cover
International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology
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