ECONOMICS OF MAINTENANCE LEVELS

LEVELS OF MAINTENANCE PROVIDE A DEFINITE CRITERIA FOR MAINTENANCE WORK AND RESULTANT MAINTENANCE DOLLAR EXPENDITURE. IN CALIFORNIA THEY ARE DEFINED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: (1) QUALITY STANDARDS OR LEVELS OF MAINTENANCE DEFINE THE WAY A ROAD AND ITS APPURTENANCES SHOULD LOOK, SERVE, AND BE PRESERVED AS A RESULT OF THE MAINTENANCE EFFORT. (2) THE MAINTENANCE LEVEL IS AFFECTED BY MANY VARIABLES SUCH AS CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, TRAFFIC DENSITY, TERRAIN, PAVEMENT TYPES, GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION, AND THE AGE OF THE FACILITY. IN ADDITION, THE MAINTENANCE LEVEL OR QUALITY IS ALSO INFLUENCED BY THE TYPE OR CLASS OF ROAD: FREEWAY, EXPRESSWAY OR CONVENTIONAL; ITS SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT, CHARACTERISTICS, AND DENSITY OF TRAFFIC. (3) LEVELS OF MAINTENANCE TAKE MANY FORMS. THEY MAY BE A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OR A NUMERICAL VALUE. A LEVEL MAY BE SET BY THE FREQUENCY OF A MAINTENANCE EFFORT OR A PREDETERMINED NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS IN A SPECIFIED TIME. A LEVEL MAY BE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MISSING, THE REPAIR OF THE DAMAGED, OR THE ELIMINATION OF THE UNDESIRABLE. (4) ANY DEFINED LEVEL OR QUALITY OF MAINTENANCE MUST BE TEMPERED BY THE JUDGMENT AND EXPERIENCE OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Forbes, C E
• Conference:
  • Maintenance Management Workshop
  • Location: Urbana-Champaign Illinois, United States
  • Date: 1970-8-3 to 1970-8-5
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 103-107
• Monograph Title: Maintenance planning and supervision
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 347
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate; Economics; Geography; Level of service; Maintenance; Pavements; Quality control; Terrain; Traffic density
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria; Quality
• Subject Areas: Economics; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218818
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM