THE MARSHALL COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STANDARDS OF HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND FOR A MAINTENANCE RATING SYSTEM

THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STANDARDS OF HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND FOR A MAINTENANCE RATING SYSTEM MADE BY THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE ARE PRESENTED. STANDARDS ARE SUBJECTIVE, BASED PARTLY UPON THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH BY THE LABORATORY AND PARTLY UPON A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF CURRENT PRACTICE. IT IS INTENDED THAT THE STANDARDS SHALL BE REFINED AS MORE OBJECTIVE INFORMATION IS OBTAINED ON THE COSTS OF MAINTAINING ROADS TO DIFFERENT STANDARDS AND THE ASSOCIATED BENEFITS. THESE INITIAL STANDARDS ARE PROPOSED AS DESIRABLE LEVELS WITHIN PRESENT TECHNICAL MATERIAL AND FINANCIAL LIMITS. THE MAINTENANCE RATING SYSTEM BASED UPON THE STANDARDS, IS A METHOD FOR RECORDING THE RESULTS OF INSPECTIONS IN A UNIFORM, NUMERICAL MANNER AND FOR PROCESSING SO AS TO YIELD WORK PRIORITIES. PRIORITIES ARE GIVEN AMONG DIFFERENT MAINTENACE FUNCTIONS AND AMONG DIFFERENT LENGHTHS OF ROADS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR CLASSIFICATION. THE SYSTEM SUGGESTED, HOWEVER, NEEDS FURTHER RESEARCH TO MAKE IT FULLY CAPABLE OF GIVING THE PRIORITIES FOR DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF ROAD. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rrl Rept No LR 367, 41 PP, 4 FIG, 5 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of the Environment, England

  2 Marsham Street
  London SW1P 3EB,   England 
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Evaluation; Highway maintenance; Maintenance; Ratings; Standards; Strategic planning
• Old TRIS Terms: Maintenance standards
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218366
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM