PREVENTION VERSUS REPAIR - MANAGING YOUR BUDGET

This article describes the importance of prevention versus repair in road maintenance in saving money long term. Every dollar spent on preventive maintenance saves three to four dollars in future road repairs according to the National Cooperative Highway Research Program. But managers may find it difficult to make the switch from repeated repairs to scheduled preventive maintenance. This article describes how various countries, states and cities implement pavement preservation management (PPM) systems. France, for example, saves PPM money by using seven- to 10-year low-cost seals to protect roads before they need work. The article also includes a long list of strategies, from developing a plan to annual reviews of PPM treatments, to help implement a PPM program.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1519687
• Corporate Authors:

  James Informational Media, Incorporated

  2720 South River Road, Suite 126
  Des Plaines, IL  United States  60018-
• Authors:
  • Stidger, R W
• Publication Date: 2003-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 24-28
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Volume: 73
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost control; Highway maintenance; Pavement management systems; Preventive maintenance
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00961089
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 2003 12:00AM