REPORT TO THE MARSHALL COMMITTEE ON THE ORGANIZATION AND STANDARDS OF HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE

THE FIRST REPORT ON ORGANIZATION DEALS WITH WORK LOADS AND STAFFING; WITH PROGRAMMING AND CONTROL OF WORK; WITH MATERIALS AND PLANT, WITH QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING; AND WITH THE APPLICATION OF WORK STUDY AND INCENTIVE-BONUS SCHEMES. THE REPORT ON STANDARDS OF MAINTENANCE CONSIDERS THE STANDARDS AIMED AT AND ACHIEVED; THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ADEQUATE STANDARDS, AND THE EXPENDITURE, BOTH OVERALL AND INDIVIDUAL, ON THE MANY OPERATIONS INVOLVED IN HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURE PER MILE AND, RELATING EXPENDITURE TO THE TRAFFIC WHICH ROADS CARRY, IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURE PER 1000 VEHICLE MILES. THE INFORMATION OBTAINED IS DISCUSSED AND A NUMBER OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED. /TRRL/A/

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 124 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Expenditures; Highway maintenance; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Standards; Vehicle miles of travel
• Old TRIS Terms: Maintenance administration; Maintenance standards
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218360
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1973 12:00AM