MAINTENANCE PRACTICES FOR LOCAL ROADS. VOLUME III - PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
This manual is one of a series of four manuals designed to aid municipalities in Pennsylvania to administer, manage, and conduct road maintenance activities. The objectives of the manual are to help municipal administrators and engineers to: Understand and appreciate the full range of management-related road maintenance issues; Manage deteriorating road systems with limited funds; Determine needs, priorities, and work programs in an orderly fashion; Exercise preventive maintenance rather than crisis-response management; Obtain funds, manage expenditures, and cut costs; and Find sources for more detailed information and training. This manual contains chapters on political factors, organization, finance, cost control, contracting, pavement management, maintenance management, equipment management, and computers as management tools.
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Corporate Authors:
Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Transportation Research Building
University Park, PA United States 16802Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Office of Research and Special Studies, P.O. Box 2926
Harrisburg, PA United States 17120Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Kilareski, W P
- Brydia, R E
- Lewis, V P
- Publication Date: 1994-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 188 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cities; Cities and towns; Contracting; Cost control; Equipment; Finance; Highway maintenance; Information processing; Maintenance management; Management; Manuals; Needs assessment; Pavement management systems; Political factors; Preventive maintenance; Ratings; Strategic planning
- Uncontrolled Terms: Equipment management; Financial management
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I60: Maintenance;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00720196
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/PA 94-0202, PADOT Res Proj SS-051
- Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Apr 16 1996 12:00AM