AN OPTIMUM ALLOCATION APPROACH TO CLOSING OR RELOCATING HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE GARAGES IN IOWA. FINAL REPORT

The objective of this study was to identify and modify for use (if necessary) models that can (1) evaluate alternative highway maintenance garage locations in a given study area based on cost considerations and (2) evaluate the cost impact of closing and/or relocating a highway maintenance garage in a given study area. Three models were identified that differed in their capabilities. The Louisiana model is the most comprehensive, followed by the California model, then the Alabama model which has the fewest capabilities. The model selected for use, however, was the Alabama model (referred to as the Optimum Allocation model) because it requires only two types of input data and one of them was already available in the Iowa DOT. The Optimum Allocation model was successfully applied to 15 maintenance garages in a selected study area.

• Corporate Authors:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  Planning and Research Division, 800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Authors:
  • Baig, S
  • Nkansah, P T
• Publication Date: 1981-6

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 81 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Economics; Garages; Highway maintenance; Lane closure; Maintenance facilities; Mathematical models; Optimization; Relocation (Facilities); Savings
• Uncontrolled Terms: Closures; Relocation
• Geographic Terms: Iowa
• Old TRIS Terms: Garage economics
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Finance; Highways; Terminals and Facilities; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00611042
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1991 12:00AM