HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE COSTS

BETWEEN 1941 AND 1945 THE COMPOSITE HIGHWAY-MAINTENANCE LABOR COST ROSE 42%, FROM $0.58 PER HOUR TO $0.82. AT THE SAME TIME, MATERIALS COSTS ROSE 30%, AND SIMILAR RISES WERE EXPERIENCED IN RENTAL RATES, OVERHEAD COSTS, AND COMPOSITE MAINTENANCE COSTS (35%). COST REDUCTION METHODS ARE NOTED, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO MECHANIZATION.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 139, pp 28-33, 2 TAB
• Authors:
  • Bright, J S
• Publication Date: 1947-3

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Highway Research Abstracts
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board (HRB)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway maintenance; Maintenance management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218937
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM