RURAL ROADS

HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE IS DEALT WITH REGARD TO BASIC MAINTENANCE, SURFACING AND SURFACE DRESSING ON RURAL PRINCIPAL AND OTHER COUNTY ROADS. IT DOES NOT DEAL WITH HIGHWAY BRIDGE MAINTENANCE, ROAD FURNITURE, MARKINGS OR STREET LIGHTING, MOTORWAY OR TRUNK ROAD MAINTENANCE WORK. NEEDS AND STANDARDS FOR MAINTENANCE ARE DISCUSSED TOGETHER WITH DETAILS OF VARIOUS MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS WITH EXAMPLES OF OUTPUTS AND COSTS; THE EFFECTS OF DESIGN ON MAINTENANCE ARE EXAMINED AND THE ECONOMICS OF MAINTENANCE CONSIDERED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT SERIOUS DETERIORATION IS TAKING PLACE AND WILL CONTINUE SO TO DO UNLESS THE PRESENT FINANCIAL TRENDS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE RURAL ROADS ARE CHANGED FOR THE BETTER IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 3-12, 9 TAB, 9 PHOT
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Highway Engineers

  3 Lygon Place, Ebury Street
  London SW1,   England 
• Authors:
  • Steventon, R B
• Publication Date: 1969-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deterioration; Highway design; Highway maintenance; Pavement maintenance; Pavements; Rural highways; Surface course (Pavements); Surfacing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218367
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 15 1971 12:00AM