ROAD AND STREET MAINTENANCE: A SYSTEM FOR CONTROL, BUDGETING, FINANCING

SAN DIEGO COUNTY MUST MAINTAIN ABOUT 2,100 MILES OF ALL TYPES OF ROADS IN WIDELY VARYING CLIMATES AND TOPOGRAPHY. EARLY EFFORTS IN ROAD MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT INCLUDED: (1) SCHEDULING OF DIVISION-WIDE SPECIALTY CREWS, (2) DEVELOPING AND USING COMPREHENSIVE COST ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES, (3) TIGHTER CONTROLLING OF CERTAIN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS WHICH RESULTED IN ROAD BETTERMENT, AND (4) PILOT SCHEDULING OF ROAD MAINTENANCE CREWS. A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT WAS RETAINED TO FORMALIZE AND IMPROVE THE EXISTING SCHEDULING, PLANNING, AND COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. THE BACKBONE OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM IS THE USE OF THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WORK ORDER, EITHER OPEN (SCHEDULED) OR CLOSED (COMPLETION OF AN UNSCHEDULED OR PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED ORDER). PROGRESS OF THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IS ILLUSTRATED FOR MANAGEMENT USING SIMPLE GRAPHS. FORMALIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION ABOUT NINE MONTHS. MANY BENEFITS HAVE ALREADY BEEN NOTED, HOWEVER, PARTICULARLY IN PLANNING AND SCHEDULING PRACTICES, IN IMPROVING METHODS AND PROCEDURES ON MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, AND IN THE GENERAL OUTLOOK FOR THE MAINTENANCE FOREMAN.

• Authors:
  • Settles, J W
  • Gains, R M
  • West, O K
• Conference:
  • California Street & Hwy Conf Proc
• Publication Date: 1969

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Cost accounting; Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Maintenance practices; Management; Planning; Scheduling
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Maintenance administration
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218546
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Itte, Calif Univ, Los Angeles
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 56-58
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 24 1970 12:00AM