EVALUATING WINTER MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES

THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE WHICH ALLOWS A WINTER MAINTENANCE PROGRAM ON A GIVEN STRETCH OF HIGHWAY TO BE EVALUATED FROM AN ECONOMIC ASPECT. THE METHOD IS BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF JOURNEY TIMES AND OPERATING COSTS OF THE VEHICLES USING THE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY UNDER STUDY. TO ILLUSTRATE THE ABOVE APPROACH, A SECTION OF THE A96 TRUNK ROAD IN ABERDEENSHIRE IN NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND WAS SELECTED. RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT ARE PRESENTED. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 39, No 1735, PP 20-24, 2 TAB, 1 PHOT, 6 REF
• Authors:
  • O'FLAHERTY, C A
  • Hornigold, P C
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Highways and Traffic Engineering
  • Publisher: IPC Building and Contract Journals Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather; Economic analysis; Highway maintenance; Maintenance; Operating costs; Operations; Travel time; Unit costs
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218371
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 2 1972 12:00AM