MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SAVES HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE DOLLARS

UNTIL RECENTLY, HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE COSTS IN LOUISIANA WERE INCREASING BY $4 TO $5 MILLION A YEAR. IN 1969, A MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED STATEWIDE. AN ANNUAL WORK PLAN SEEKS TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE MAINTENANCE AT THE LOWEST COST. EACH PARISH IN THE STATE HAS AN INDIVIDUAL WORK PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES STANDARD UNIT COSTS FOR EACH QUANTITY. AN ATTRITION PLAN HAS REDUCED THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AND INCREASED THE TOTAL PRODUCTIVITY. /CE-ASCE/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 41, No 8, PP 36-38, 4 TAB
• Authors:
  • Crawford, F E
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218862
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 20 1972 12:00AM