ARIZONA HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

A MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED AND READIED FOR IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN 8 1/2 MONTHS BY USING PLANNING PROCEDURES THAT HAD PROVEN SUCCESSFUL IN OTHER AGENCIES AND BY MODIFYING WORK STANDARDS IN USE ELSEWHERE. MAJOR WORK EFFORTS WERE EXPENDED IN TAILORING THE WORK STANDARDS TO INSURE APPROPRIATENESS WITH ONLY MINOR REVISION REQUIRED OF THE PLANNING PROCEDURES. A SECONDARY EFFORT INVOLVED IN METHODS ANALYSIS RESEARCH ALONE RESULTED IN THE REDUCTION OR AVOIDANCE OF APPROXIMATELY $550,000 PER YEAR IN OPERATING COSTS AND AN INCREASE IN SERVICE LEVELS BY AN INDETERMINATE AMOUNT. ESTIMATES OF THE BENEFITS FROM THE IMPROVED CONTROL BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM ARE IN THE AREA OF 10 PERCENT TO 20 PERCENT OF THE MAINTENANCE BUDGET. /FHWA/

• Corporate Authors:

  Jorgensen (Roy) and Associates

  17 Firstfield Road
  Gaithersburg, MD  United States  20760
• Authors:
  • Jorgensen, J S
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Development; Highway departments; Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Maintenance practices; Planning; Research; Savings
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs; Research and development
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218096
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Arizona Highway Department
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 26 1974 12:00AM