Public Benefits of Highway System Preservation and Maintenance
Public Benefits of Highway System Preservation and Maintenance

Author: Andrew C. Lemer

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13: 0309070074

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 330: Public Benefits of Highway System Preservation and Maintenance examines the current practices for identifying, measuring, and articulating the public benefits of highway system maintenance and operation, and of communicating those benefits that are understandable and meaningful to stakeholders--road users, elected officials, and others who have an interest in the system's performance.

Short-term Responsive Maintenance Systems
Short-term Responsive Maintenance Systems

Author: L. G. Byrd

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780309049214

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This synthesis will be of interest to maintenance managers, maintenance engineers, and others concerned with the periodic problems associated with the day-to-day maintenance of highways. Information is presented on discovery and response systems applicable to short-term responsive maintenance needs. The development and implementation of short-term responsive maintenance systems (STRMS) can be effective in handling permanent or temporary repairs. This report of the Transportation Research Board describes and discusses the short-term responsive maintenance systems in effect in several states. It describes how these special maintenance needs are detected, reported, evaluated, and managed, and notes how new technology can assist maintenance managers.

Gravel Roads
Gravel Roads

Author: Ken Skorseth

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this manual is to provide clear and helpful information for maintaining gravel roads. Very little technical help is available to small agencies that are responsible for managing these roads. Gravel road maintenance has traditionally been "more of an art than a science" and very few formal standards exist. This manual contains guidelines to help answer the questions that arise concerning gravel road maintenance such as: What is enough surface crown? What is too much? What causes corrugation? The information is as nontechnical as possible without sacrificing clear guidelines and instructions on how to do the job right.

State Highway Organization Charts
State Highway Organization Charts

Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board. Committee on Highway Organization and Administration

Publisher:

Published: 1954

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13:

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The current organization charts are published of 48 state highway organizations, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. All of the charts presented were obtained directly from the states for this publication. A brief history is presented of the organization of state highway departments. Recent reorganization proposals in a number of states indicate a growing awareness of the fact that a properly designed organizational structure, with a logical grouping of functions and a minimum amount of sub-division, permits an effective management job with a minimum administrative staff. These organization charts are presented with the increasing recognition of the need for giving constant study to the organizational structure.