HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH PROJECT - FINAL REPORT AND TWO SUPPLEMENTS

A RESEARCH PROJECT CONDUCTED TO IMPROVE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS IN THE ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS DESCRIBED. IT COVERS RESEARCH PROCEDURES, EVALUATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES, DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRAINING MATERIALS FOR SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL AND AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND SCHEDULE. POTENTIAL BENEFITS INCLUDE BETTER UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES, MORE UNIFORM LEVELS OF SERVICE AND A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN THE COST OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. GUIDELINES ARE PROVIDED FOR PERIODIC REVIEW AND UPDATING OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TECHNIQUES.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • HRC-25
• Corporate Authors:

  Arkansas State Highway Department

  Little Rock, AR  United States  72203

  Jorgensen (Roy) and Associates

  17 Firstfield Road
  Gaithersburg, MD  United States  20760

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1971-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 424 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guidelines; Highway maintenance; Management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Management systems
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218072
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 28 1972 12:00AM