MAINTENANCE OF RURAL ROADS: PRINCIPLES OF A ROAD MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ROAD MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURE REQUIRES AN INCREASING PROPORTION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND CONSTITUTES A MAJOR UNDERTAKING. THE PROBLEM OF ALLOCATING FUNDS ON THE BASIS OF REAL NEEDS AND BY MEANS OF AN OVERALLA ECONOMIC STUDY IS THEREFORE OF PRIMARY IMPORTANCE. THE PRESENT REPORT OUTLINES POSSIBLE APPROACHES FOR DEFINING MAINTENANCCE STRATEGIES. IT CONTAINS AN ANALYSIS OF THE TECHNICAL DATA NEEDED FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES. THE NEED FOR FREQUENT AND OBJECTIVE VISUAL ASSESSMENT AND THE ADVANTAGES OF USING AVAILABLE MEASURING EQUIPMENT ARE EMPHASIZED; HOWEVER THE DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERPRETATION OF THE MEASURED DATA AND WITH THE ANALYSIS OF CAUSES OF DAMAGE ARE ALSO UNDERLINED. FOR A PROPER TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE WORKS ATTEMPTS SHOULD BE MADE TO DEFINE WHEN AND WHAT TYPE OF ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE EXPENDITURE INVOLVED. FOR THIS REASON AND AFTER HAVING HIGHLIGHTED THE PRESENT LIMITATIONS OF ECONOMIC A SYSTEM OF STANDARDS IS DEVELOPED. THE REPORT PRESENTA A POSSIBLE METHOD FOR THE CHOICE OF PRIORITIES AND THE PRINCIPLES OF A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THE BEST UTILISATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES ON THE BASIS OF ROAD USER NEEDS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A TOTAL SYSTEM OF MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT DELAY AND THAT THE CHOICE OF PRIORITIES BE BASED ON A COHERENT SET OF STANDARDS. THE REPORT CONCLUDES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING FUTURE RESEARCH AND THE CONTINUATION OF ONGOING STUDIES EXPLAINING THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION.

• Corporate Authors:

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

  2, rue André Pascal
  Paris,   France  75775 Paris Cedex 16
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 171 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Conservation; Economic analysis; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Management; Measurement; Reduction (Chemistry); Rural highways; Seaports; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Resource management
• Old TRIS Terms: Maintenance administration; Maintenance standards
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219184
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 16 1974 12:00AM