MAINTENANCE STUDY OF COUNTY ROADS IN MINNESOTA
A STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE WHAT CONSTITUTES A REASONABLE STANDARD OF MAINTENANCE UNDER VARIOUS ROAD AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN MINNESOTA. ALTHOUGH A GOOD UNIFORM ACCOUNTING SYSTEM WAS IN USE IN ALL OF THE COUNTIES, INDIVIDUAL INTERPRETATIONS OF COST ITEMS WERE CREATING INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS IN MANY COUNTIES. THE STUDY HAD TO COVER BOTH THE COST ACCOUNTING AND THE EXTENT OF MAINTENANCE SERVICE PROVIDED. TEST SECTIONS WERE ESTABLISHED IN ABOUT HALF OF THE COUNTIES TO GIVE AN ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF PRESENT OPERATIONS. INSTRUCTIONS WERE FORMULATED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TEST SECTIONS AND DIRECTIONS GIVEN FOR COMPLETING TEST DATA. UNIFORM REPORTING OF MAINTENANCE CHARGES BY ALL MINNESOTA COUNTIES, AND A STANDARD BY WHICH TO PLAN OPERATIONS SHOULD RESULT IN IMPROVED MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE. COMPARISONS BETWEEN COUNTIES WILL BECOME REALISTIC AND POSSIBLE. BETTER PLANNING OF OPERATIONS BY STANDARDS, WILL RESULT IN MORE UNIFORM COST BETWEEN COUNTIES AND COULD RESULT IN A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES.
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Supplemental Notes:
- No 155, pp 10-17, 4 FIG Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Ward, E S
- Publication Date: 1957
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: 8p
- Monograph Title: Highway maintenance studies
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Bulletin
- Issue Number: 155
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cost accounting; Highway maintenance; Maintenance; Maintenance practices; Measurement; Planning; Standards; Test sections
- Old TRIS Terms: Maintenance standards
- Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00218495
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jul 7 1994 12:00AM