AN ESTIMATE OF ADDITIONAL COSTS TO REPAIR HIGHWAYS DAMAGED BY CONTINUED USE OF STUDDED TIRES

MEASUREMENTS OF THE ABNORMAL WEAR TO PAVEMENTS IN WISCONSIN DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS SHOW THAT THIS WEAR IS INCREASING AND IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE WINTER SEASON. MORE RECENTLY, A REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE LABORATORY TESTING PROGRAM (THE EFFECTS OF STUDDED TIRES, MINN. DEPT. HIGHWAYS 1970) SHOWS THAT THIS ABNORMAL WEAR IS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ABRASION CAUSED BY STUDDED TIRES. FROM FIELD TESTS AND THE SPECIAL MINNESOTA STUDY, THE DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS HAS PREPARED AN ESTIMATE OF WHEN THE MAJOR PAVEMENT REPAIRS MAY BE NEEDED, THE FREQUENCY OF THE REPAIRS, AND COST OF THESE REPAIRS. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT APPROXIMATELY $306,000,000 IN EXCESSIVE COSTS WILL BE REQUIRED IN A 25-YEAR PERIOD ($12,000,000 ANNUALLY) TO MAINTAIN PAVEMENT SURFACE DAMAGED BY THE CONTINUED USE OF STUDDED TIRES.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 32 Pp, 1 FiG, 4 REF, 9 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  Division of Highways, 3502 Kinsman Boulevard
  Madison, WI  United States  53704
• Publication Date: 1971-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abrasions; Alternatives analysis; Costs; Defects; Maintenance management; Pavement distress; Pavements; Service life; Studded tires; Wear
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement life
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218882
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM