MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE IN GREAT BRITAIN

A brief summary is given of the management structure for the highway network in the U.K. and of the administrative procedures used for the initiation, preparation and execution of new works and of maintenance programmes. Recent developments, are dealt with in more detail. These include public participation in planning; techniques for assessing benefits from new works in relation to cost; provisional intervention standards for maintenance; techniques for assessing maintenance needs, including inspection systems and the rating of road condition. Also dealt with are the associated engineering developments such as the methods for measuring structural and superficial conditions of highway pavements and methods (and materials) for providing adequate skidding resistance particularly for intense traffic. An aspect of management that has received particular attention is the control of materials and site methods, and techniques of assessing compliance with specification, using a statistical approach to allow for the inherent variability of the system. /Author/

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  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Nicolas, J H
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board Conference Proc
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 36 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bids; Cost indexes; Highway maintenance; Highway planning; Management; Materials adaptation and use; Prices; Public participation; Road construction; Skid resistance; Specifications
• Old TRIS Terms: Bid price indexes; Materials control
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148875
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM