MAINTENANCE OF HIGHWAY SIGNING IN NEW YORK STATE

A GOOD SIGN MAINTENANCE PROGRAM RESULTS FROM GOOD SUPERVISION, PROPER MANPOWER AND ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT STAFFING LOCATED NEAR THE WORK SITE IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE TRAVEL TIME, MATERIALS READILY AVAILABLE AND, FINALLY, DOCUMENTED OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES. IN THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STANDARDS, ENGINEERING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT RESTS WITH THE DIVISION OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND SAFETY, WHILE THE EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAM IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DIVISION OF MAINTENANCE. EACH SIGN CREW IS COMPOSED OF A FOREMAN, A MAINTENANCE MAN AND TWO LABORERS. THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH A RACK BODY TRUCK WITH A SLIDING PLATFORM THAT SLIDES OUT FROM THE TRUCK AND ENABLES THE CREW TO WORK UP IN THE AIR AND OUT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. IN ADDITION, THEY ARE FURNISHED A COMPRESSOR WITH A TWO-GUN PAINT SPRAY OUTFIT AND ALL NECESSARY HAND TOOLS. SEVERAL TOWER, LADDER AND ELEVATING BUCKET TRUCKS ARE AVAILABLE IN EACH REGION FROM OTHER CREWS FOR OCCASIONAL USE BY THE SIGN CREW. /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 102, No 10, PP 85-86
• Authors:
  • Briggs, G M
• Publication Date: 1971-10

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Equipment; Equipment maintenance; Personnel; Traffic signs
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic sign maintenance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218856
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 24 1972 12:00AM