ORGANIZING FOR HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE IN VIRGINIA

THIS PART OF THE VIRGINIA STUDY OF MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF MAINTENANCE IN THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT DEALS PRIMARILY WITH ORGANIZING TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE. THE STUDY CONCERNS THE ACTIVITIES OF EACH MANAGEMENT LEVEL, THE ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES TO SPECIFIC POSITIONS, THE RELATIONSHIPS NEEDED BETWEEN POSITIONS, AND THE FRAMEWORK OF PERSONNEL POLICY AND ACTIVITY NEEDED TO COVER WAGES AND SALARIES, RECRUITING AND TRAINING. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR IMPLEMENTING FINDINGS OF THE STUDY. RISING MAINTENANCE COST TRENDS ARE SHOWN. VARIATIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING IN TERMS OF PRODUCTIVITY, COST PERFORMANCE, STAFFING AND ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE ARE DEMONSTRATED. IN THE ORGANIZATION ANALYSIS, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PATTERNS OF FIELD ORGANIZATION AND VARIATIONS BETWEEN MANAGEMENT UNITS. A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF MANAGEMENT IS SUGGESTED THAT INCLUDES PROVISION FOR ALL ASPECTS OF PLANNING, ORGANIZING, DIRECTING AND CONTROLLING THE MAINTENANCE FUNCTION. SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS MADE INCLUDE' 1/ CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE, 2/ ADDITION OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL AT THE HEADQUARTERS AND DISTRICT OFFICE LEVELS, 3/ UNIFORM ORGANIZATION FOR THE RESIDENCY OFFICE LEVEL, 4/ ASSIGNMENT OF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL AND RESPONSIBILITY TO ENABLE POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY, AND 5/ ADJUSTMENT OF MAINTENANCE SALARIES TO REFLECT RECOMMENDED CHANGES IN RESPONSIBILITY.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Hpr-1/27/, NO.1776, DEC64
• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Highway Research Council

  Charlottesville, VA  United States 

  Jorgensen (Roy) and Associates

  17 Firstfield Road
  Gaithersburg, MD  United States  20760
• Authors:
  • Mortenson, W G
• Publication Date: 1964-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Control; Labor unions; Maintenance management; Maintenance personnel; Maintenance practices; Management; Organization; Organization charts; Planning; Recommendations; Reduction (Chemistry); Research
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Old TRIS Terms: Maintenance administration; Reduction
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217997
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 1 1994 12:00AM