RECENT INNOVATIONS IN CONTRACT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PRIVATIZATION. HIGHWAY SUBCOMMITTEE ON MAINTENANCE OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS

As maintenance costs have escalated and the ability to maintain specialized personnel decreased, highway maintenance has had to change from dedicated small work crews to contracting out. Instances when contracting out will better serve maintenance needs are listed as well as the types of contracting which have been tried and found to be cost effective and practical. A comprehensive study on contracting will be coducted by a consultant under NCHRP Project 14-9(3) of the Transportation Research Board.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Selected Committee Meeting Papers Presented at the Seventy-fifth Annual Meeting of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in Atlanta, Georgia, October 9-10, 1989.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Shay, J W
• Conference:
  • American Assn of State Hwy & Transp Official Proc
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 139-144

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contracting; Cost effectiveness; Maintenance practices; Private enterprise; Privatization
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495436
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM