DETERIORATION OF NEW YORK STATE HIGHWAY STRUCTURES

The analysis presented here quantifies both the deterioration rate of New York State highway structures and the cost of that deterioration. The data used are from two complete cycles of condition inspections. The condition rating for the entire structure was used to estimate an overall deterioration rate, and the inspector's determination of the quantity of nine types of repairs needed was coupled with unit work costs from maintenance records to estimate the cost of all needed repairs. These backlogged repairs totaled $323 million in 1980 and were increasing at the rate of $39 million per year. This means that maintenance work worth at least an additional $39 million per year must be performed on New York State structures to halt the decline of their condition. A model of structure deterioration was developed from the data and used to predict future costs and condition should the current level of maintenance remain unchanged. It was inferred from the data that the rate of deterioration currently being experienced is considerably higher than that which existed before 1960. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Fitzpatrick, Michael W
  • Law, David A
  • Dixon, William C
• Conference:
  • 60th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1981-1-12 to 1981-1-16
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-8
• Monograph Title: Bridge and Pavement Maintenance
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 800
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Deterioration; Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Rates; Repairing; Structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs; Repairs
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341812
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309032148
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM