Reviewer 1

1. @line 73 the AASHO acronym is explained but it is not the first time that it has been
used, I suggest to use the extended version @line 67
Response: Thank you Sir/Madam for your comment
Extended version is been used on line 67

2. In the methodology part the parameter beta could be better explained, and the full
methodology could be better presented with minor reviews.
Response: Thank you Sir/Madam for your comment
β is the coefficient of the covariates. This explanation has been added to line 133

3. The matrices @lines 107 and 108 some have the dimension subscripted while some
others don't, pay attention to this detail
Response: Thank you Sir/Madam for your comment
dimension has been added to all matrices

4. Table 1: could it be restricted in the page margins?

Response: Thank you Sir/Madam for your comment
Table 1 has been reformatted and restricted in the page margins

5. Table 2: could it be restricted in two pages?

Response: Thank you Sir/Madam for your comment
Table 2 has been reformatted and restricted in the page margins

6. Figure 3: specify in the title of the y-axis that is the effect of the temperature, as it has
been done in Figure 4 for the effect of precipitation.
Response: Thank you Sir/Madam for your comment
The y-axis is been changed as suggested

7. Is it possible to specify the observed months, like january, february etc... to have better
perception of the weather conditions during that period of the year?
Response: Thank you Sir/Madam for your comment
The month in this research stands for the number of months before inspection date. Since
the research is been conducted on different road section across Texas, therefore, the
inspection date would be different. As a result, 1 month before inspection date would be
different among different road sections as well.