DEVELOPMENT OF MAJOR STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN THE SPRING OF 1966 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, ON THE SURFACING CONDITIONS OF ALL THE ROADWAYS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY. AN ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEY INDICATED THAT A COMPREHENSIVE AND CONTINUOUS MAJOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM BE PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT TO PREVENT THE PLANNED, AND NEWLY CONSTRUCTED, ROADWAYS FROM PREMATURELY REACHING A STATE OF DETERIORATION WHICH WOULD REQUIRE MAINTENANCE. IN 1966, THE MAJOR STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED AROUND RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM THE ONE-HALF CENT GAS TAX INCREASE. THE IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE WAS TO REHABILITATE THE MOST STREET MILEAGE POSSIBLE. ECONOMICS DICTATED CONCENTRATION ON AN OVERLAY AND SEAL-AND-CHIP MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, THE CLEANING AND SEALING OF CRACKS, THE REPAIR OF CHUCKHOLES, THE REPAIRS OF BASE FAILURES, THE FILLING OF LARGE DEPRESSIONS, THE RAISING OF WATER VALVE CANS AND MANHOLE COVERS NEED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE 1966 PROGRAM PROVED TO BE AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS AND WAS REPEATED IN 1967 AND 1968 USING THE SAME BASIC CRITERIA AND A SIMILAR CONTRACT. APPROXIMATETY THIRTY-TWO RESIDENTIAL STREET MILES WERE OVERLAID IN EACH OF THE YEARS 1967 AND 1968. IN 1968 THE PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED AND A HEATER-REMIX-OVERLAY OPERATION DESIGNED FOR A SHORT-TERM SURFACING RECONDITIONING WAS INCLUDED USING RENTED EQUIPMENT AND CITY FORCES. PLANS ARE NOW BEING MADE TO DEVELOP A CONTINUING CRACK SEALING PROGRAM. LONG RANGE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS ARE BEING DEVELOPED.

• Corporate Authors:

  Sixth Paving Conference Proc

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• Authors:
  • Goodman, A F
• Publication Date: 1968

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Fuels; Overlays (Pavements); Pavement cracking; Pavement maintenance; Preventive maintenance; Sealing (Technology); Streets; Surfacing; Surveys; Taxation; Urban highways
• Old TRIS Terms: Sealing
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218554
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 124-134
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 2 1970 12:00AM