MANAGING HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE IN VIRGINIA

PART IV OF THE FINAL REPORT ON THE VIRGINIA MAINTENANCE STUDY IS PRESENTED IN THREE SECTIONS AND THREE APPENDICES. SECTION A PRESENTS THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WHICH CONSTITUTE THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE AREAS OF ACTIVITY COVERED BY THE RECOMMENDED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE: (1) DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, (2) PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING, AND (3) CONTROL (COMPARING PERFORMANCE WITH OBJECTIVES). SECTION B LAYS OUT A PATTERN OF MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY FOR IMPROVING MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE, MANAGEMENT ACTIONS ARE SET FORTH FOR EACH ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL TO: (1) PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR SETTING STANDARDS, (2) USING THE STANDARDS TO SET PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, AND (3) DIRECTING AND CONTROLLING MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE. ALSO, IN SECTION B, A PILOT TEST OF THE RECOMMENDED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED AND EVALUATED. SECTION C COVERS THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING MATERIALS FOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF ACTIVITY ARE DISCUSSED: (1) DETERMINATION FOR TRAINING NEEDS, (2) DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING MATERIALS, AND (3) UTILIZATION OF TRAINING MATERIALS. THE THREE APPENDICES IN THE REPORT CONSIST OF: (1) MAINTENANCE PLANNING PROCEDURES, (2) PERFORMANCE REPORTING SYSTEM, AND (3) TRAINING MATERIALS. /BPR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Hpr, 0176-904, STATE NO 0176
• Corporate Authors:

  Jorgensen (Roy) and Associates

  17 Firstfield Road
  Gaithersburg, MD  United States  20760

  Virginia Highway Research Council

  Charlottesville, VA  United States 

  Virginia Department of Highways

  Richmond, VA  United States  23219
• Authors:
  • Mortenson, W G
• Publication Date: 1966-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Maintenance personnel; Maintenance practices; Management; Performance; Reports; Standards; Training; Training devices
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reporting
• Old TRIS Terms: Maintenance administration
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218012
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 31 1994 12:00AM