INVENTORY YOUR STREETS FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT

A METHOD OF SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT IS DESCRIBED FOR CITY STREET MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT BASED ON A DETAILED INVENTORY DESIGNED FOR ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING. THE TYPE OF MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY FOR WHICH A STREET SEGMENT IS GIVEN A PRIORITY RATING IS DETERMINED AND CODED IN THE FIELD. THE PRIORITY RATING ITSELF IS DETERMINED ENTIRELY ON THE BASIS OF VISUALLY OBSERVABLE CONDITION, IN CONFORMANCE WITH RIGID AND DETAILED WRITTEN CRITERIA SUPPLEMENTED BY PHOTOGRAPHS. THE INVENTORY IS DESIGNED TO SERVE AS A TOOL IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND BUDGETING OF THE ANNUAL STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES DATA FOR SURFACE OVERLAY, RECONSTRUCTION, MIX SEAL, PENETRATION SEAL, SLURRY SEAL, AND CRACK AND JOINT MAINTENANCE. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 85, No 3, PP 98+
• Authors:
  • Hoge, C H
  • Lykes, J E
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Media Info

• Serial:
  • American City

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Coding systems; Cracking; Highway maintenance; Information processing; Inventory; Joints; Overlays (Pavements); Pendulum tests; Photographs; Ratings; Reconstruction; Seals (Devices); Securing and joining equipment; Slurry seals; Streets
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Coding; Joint; Street maintenance
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218591
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 22 1970 12:00AM