HIGHWAY LIGHTING MAINTENANCE

HIGHWAY LIGHTING, PREVIOUSLY LIMITED TO MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS, IS INCLUDED TODAY IN NEARLY ALL URBAN SECTIONS OF THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER URBAN FREEWAYS AND EXPRESSWAYS. THE RESEARCH REPORTED HERE CONCERNS THE MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAY LIGHTING AND, SPECIFICALLY THE ACTUAL MAINTENANCE PRACTICES OF STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS. RESPONSE FROM A NATIONWIDE SURVEY INDICATED THAT MAINTAINING HIGHWAY LIGHTING, IN MANY CASES, WAS NOT A FUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS. RATHER IT HAD BECOME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LOCAL JURISDICTIONS OR UTILITY COMPANIES. IT IS EVIDENT THAT LIGHTING MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN NEGLECTED. BUT, AS THIS RESEARCH SHOWS, THE RELATIVELY LOW COST OF AN ADEQUATE LIGHTING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WOULD PERMIT HIGHWAY LIGHTING TO BE INCREASED. /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 36, No 11, PP 229-239
• Authors:
  • Hogan, J A
• Publication Date: 1971-12

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Light; Maintenance management; Street lighting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Maintenance administration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218888
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 20 1972 12:00AM