CLASSIFICATION OF UNPAVED ROADS IN ONTARIO

Unpaved roads constitute a large portion of the total road network in Ontario. Currently, there is no program available to the municipalities that will enable them to classify their unpaved-road network and apportion their existing maintenance funds across the road system in a cost-effective manner. This paper outlines a simple but rational approach to classifying unpaved roads into three distinct classes by using four quality-of-service characteristics. A formula was developed that permits the existing maintenance expenditures to be apportioned over the three classes of unpaved roads. The conclusion is that classification of the unpaved roads in Ontario will permit the unpaved-road network to be elevated to the level of maintenance management now practiced on paved and surface-treated roads. Such a program will enhance the task of the roads manager and aid the taxpayer, traveler, and those who strive to conserve our natural resources for future generations. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Dobson, E F
  • Postill, L J
• Conference:
  • Third International Conference on Low-Volume Roads
  • Location: Tempe Arizona, United States
  • Date: 1983-7-24 to 1983-7-28
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 36-47
• Monograph Title: LOW-VOLUME ROADS: THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 1983
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 898
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification; Highways; Maintenance management; Quality of service; Unpaved roads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway classification
• Geographic Terms: Ontario
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00376524
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309035112
• Report/Paper Numbers: N908
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 30 1983 12:00AM