REPORT TO THE MARSHALL COMMITTEE ON THE ORGANIZATION AND STANDARDS OF HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE

TWO REPORTS ARE PRESENTED, ONE DEALING WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF MAINTENANCE AND ONE WITH STANDARDS OF MAINTENANCE. THE REPORTS WERE BASED ON INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY, AND ON DISCUSSIONS WITH, 9 COUNTY AND 13 URBAN AUTHORITIES OF VARYING TYPES AND SIZES. THE ORGANIZATION OF MAINTENANCE DEALS WITH WORK LOADS AND STAFFING. STANDARDS OF MAINTENANCE CONSIDER THE STANDARDS AIMED AT AND ACHIEVED; THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ADEQUATE STANDARDS; AND THE EXPENDITURE, BOTH OVERALL AND INDIVIDUALLY, ON THE MANY OPERATIONS INVOLVED IN HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURE PER MILE AND, RELATING EXPENDITURE TO THE TRAFFIC WHICH ROADS CARRY, IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURE PER 1000 VEHICLE MILES. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Lr 366, 77 PP, APPS
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Rrl Reports, Road Research Lab /UK/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Highway maintenance; Standards
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218944
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 27 1972 12:00AM