INQUIRY INTO ROAD MAINTENANCE

The written submission of the Institution of Highway Engineers to the House of Commons Transport Committee in 1982. The main recommendations are as follows: (1) revised ranges for maintenance standards should be established as soon as possible. (2) there should be priority for adequate finance for long term economic structural and safety maintenance. (3) design strength standards should take account of future maintenance costs, including the cost of traffic delays. (4) traffic capacity design should take account of maintenance considerations. (5) there should be quicker and more systematic feedback on performance of design, construction and specifications. (6) continued research is needed on maintenance problems; this should be co-ordinated between the several interested parties. (7) major maintenance needs long term planning and attention to public relations. (8) research is needed on the potential for saving structural maintenance money by excluding non-essential lorry traffic from some minor roads. (9) the damage caused by overloading vehicles should be further publicised, and check weighing increased to get better compliance with maximum allowable weights. (10) the use of selected bridges for checking vehicle weights should be considered. (11) the time is appropriate for a review of public utilities street works legislation. This is urgent with the imminent arrival of privately-owned cables. (12) government aid methods to provide finance for the effects of severe winter conditions should be reviewed. (13) there should be some flexibility in highway maintenance budgets between financial years. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Hardy, M F
  • Johnson, W M
  • Parker, F J
  • Potter, G H
• Publication Date: 1983-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 30-33
• Serial:
  • Highway Engineer
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Whitehall Press Limited
  • ISSN: 0306-6452

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Costs; Design; Design standards; Development; Federal government; Financing; Highway capacity; Highway maintenance; Laws; Legislation; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Oversize loads; Performance; Planning; Policy; Public utilities; Research; Specifications; Standards; Time duration; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Long term; Maintenance costs; Overloads; Research and development
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 224: Cost; 9011: Design (overall design); 244: Financing; 183: Government (national); 1556: Legislation; 3847: Maintenance; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 177: Specifications
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Finance; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Research; I10: Economics and Administration; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00372752
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1983 12:00AM