A LOOK AT WHAT SOME STATES ARE DOING. ILLINOIS PROVIDES HIGHER LEVEL MAINTENANCE IN REST AREAS

The article describes how Illinois provides safe, clean, modern rest area facilities. After a 1984 decision to take measures to provide a higher level of maintenance service at rest areas, several changes were initiated by Illinois Department of Transportation. Competitive bidding for contract maintenance was initiated in 1985 as well as use of a Sheltered Handicapped Workshop to perform routine services. Inspections showed that rest areas under contract were being maintained at a consistently higher level of service, and that sheltered workshops are somewhat more cost-efficient than those maintained by State workers.

• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 15-16
• Serial:
  • AASHTO QUARTERLY
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contractors; Level of service; Maintenance; Measures of effectiveness; Persons with disabilities; Roadside rest areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493898
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM