Papers presented at this session include: concepts of pavement performance prediction and modeling (lytton,rl); proposed development of pavement performance prediction models from shrp/ltpp data (rauhut,jb and gendell,ds); predictive pavement condition program in the Washington state pavement management system (jackson,nc, kay,rk and peters,aj); a rating system for unsurfaced roads to be used in maintenance management (eaton,ra, gerard,s and dattilo,rs); pavement performance prediction and risk modelling in rehabilitation budget planning : a markovian approach (cook,wd and kazakov,a); development of pavement performance curves for the Iowa Department of Transportation (cable,jk and suh,yc); a Norwegian model for prediction of pavement deterioration (bertelsen,d); pavement performance prediction model (gschwendt,i, poliacek,i and lehovec,f); mn/dot's implementation of a pavement life prediction model (hill,ld); impacts of studded tyres and their role in pavement management (isotalo,j). For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 807044.