HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE: QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS WOULD SAFEGUARD BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ALREADY INVESTED

In response to section 1043 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, this report reviews states' experiences with using warranties in highway contracts, identifies efforts to provide adequate maintenance for highways built with federal assistance (federal-aid highways), and identifies opportunities for improving states' procedures for selecting pavement designs.

• Record URL:
  http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/summary.php?recflag=&rptno=RCED-94-198
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report to Congressional Committees.
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Publication Date: 1994-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 77 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contracts; Federal aid highways; Highway maintenance; Pavement design; Warranty
• Identifier Terms: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
• Uncontrolled Terms: Selecting; Warranties
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I10: Economics and Administration; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00667607
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: GAO/RCED-94-198
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 6 1994 12:00AM