REVIEW OF THE USE OF THE MDS (MAINTENANCE AND DESIGN SYSTEM) FOR MANAGING UNPAVED ROAD NETWORKS

The Maintenance and Design System (MDS) provides management information for planning the maintenance and upgrading of unpaved road networks. The method for determining the budget requirements in respect of blading, regravelling and upgrading, as well as the grader complement, is demonstrated by means of an application in Gazankulu. It is furthermore shown that grader productivity had a small effect on the grader complement, but an important effect on the budget. The management information for unpaved roads is essential for planning and budgeting, and the implementation of the MDS by road authorities is recommended.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Pub. in Proceedings of the Annual Transportation Convention (ATC 1986), Pretoria, South Africa, Paper 2B/14 v2B, 16pp, Aug. 86.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute for Transport & Rd Res S Af

  P.O. Box 395
  Pretoria 0001, Transvaal,   South Africa 
• Authors:
  • Visser, A T
• Publication Date: 1986-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Gravel roads; Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Modernization; Unpaved roads
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00477835
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CSIR-RR-460
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1988 12:00AM