COUNTY ROAD MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COSTS
THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COSTS ARE OUTLINED OF THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM OF FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND. MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE KEPT FOR THREE TYPES OF ROADS: DIRT, STONE AND MACADAM. COSTS ARE REVIEWED PERTAINING TO : DRAINAGE, SURFACE REPAIRS, GRADING, BRIDGE MAINTENANCE, SNOW AND ICE CONTROL. THE TOTAL MAINTENANCE COST OF THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM IS BROKEN DOWN INTO: 45.5 PERCENT LABOR, 35.6 PERCENT MATERIAL AND 18.9 PERCENT EQUIPMENT COSTS. THE MAINTENANCE COST PER MILE OF STONE ROAD AND UNIMPROVED OR DIRT IS ABOUT THE SAME, WHILE THAT OF MACADAM IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN DOUBLE THE COSTS OF THE UNIMPROVED ROAD. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT AS THE ROAD SYSTEM BECOMES MORE HIGHLY DEVELOPED THE MAINTENANCE COSTS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE.
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Authors:
- Willard, R H
- Publication Date: 1950
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 15-20
- Monograph Title: Maintenance costs
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Bulletin
- Issue Number: 29
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: County roads; Earth roads; Grading (Earthwork); Highway bridges; Highway maintenance; Macadam; Maintenance management; Operating costs; Repairing; Snow and ice control; Stone; Surface drainage; Surfaces
- Uncontrolled Terms: Grading; Maintenance costs; Repairs
- Old TRIS Terms: Highway drainage
- Subject Areas: Economics; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00218436
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Apr 21 1994 12:00AM