ROADSIDE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES ON INTERSTATE AND FREEWAY SYSTEMS

INTRODUCTION OF FREEWAYS AND THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM HAS FACILITATED THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. MUCH REPAIR-ORIENTED MAINTENANCE CAN BE AVOIDED BY ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH FORESIGHT. HOWEVER, ONE RESULT HAS BEEN THAT ROADSIDE MAINTENANCE HAS BECOME MORE SPECIALIZED. IN MASSACHUSETTS ABOUT 25% OF THE HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE BUDGET IS SPENT ON ROADSIDES. TYPICAL LANE-MILE COSTS ARE CITED.

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbroadsidedevcomrpts/1962/1962-012.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 1030, pp 56-58. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Parker, B C
• Publication Date: 1962

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Roadside Development Committee Reports
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeways; Maintenance; Roadside
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205153
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 6 1971 12:00AM