THE FUTURE OF HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE

MAINTAINING THE NATION'S 6,000,000 MILES OF ROADS IS GOING TO BE A GIANT JOB. WITH ALL THE WORK FORTHCOMING, MAINTENANCE-ORIENTED EQUIPMENT, OR THE LACK OF IT, IS OF UNIVERSAL CONCERN. IN MICHIGAN A SMALL, SPECIALIZED PAVER, WHICH LAYS PATCHES UP TO 10 FEET WIDE AT A TIME, IS REPORTED BY STATE ENGINEERS AS EXPECIALLY EFFICIENT IN RAISING DEPRESSED SHOULDERS ADJACENT TO THE PAVEMENT EDGE. LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, HAS DEVELOPED THREE MACHINES TO BETTER HANDLE SHOULDER WIDENING ON MANY OF ITS ROADS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 61, No 5, PP 56,60
• Publication Date: 1971-2-4

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Western Builder

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway maintenance; Maintenance equipment; Pavement widening; Pavers; Paving; Road shoulders
• Uncontrolled Terms: Widening
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218734
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 10 1971 12:00AM