Citation

Riverson JDN, Sinha KC, Scholer CF. Transp. Res. Rec. 1984; 985: 34-40.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

Unpaved roads still form a substantial proportion of the county road network in Indiana and most of the United States. A survey of maintenance practice on such roads by the Purdue University Highway Extension and Research Project for Indiana Counties and Cities shows the existing diversity in maintenance activities, standards, methods, and practices. Faced with the problem of inadequate funds, most highway departments have adopted methods of providing the barest maintenance, and little attempt is made to adopt available guidelines. Clearly, there is a need for uniform practices among counties. In addition, suitable guidelines should be adopted. Such guidelines will enable decisions to be made about project priorities, deferment of major maintenance, paving gravel roads, level and type of maintenance, appropriate abandonment criteria, and levels of expenditure. The suggestions are made that available research material provides a good basis for the development of such guidelines and that suitable maintenance management systems can be implemented successfully in various counties and local areas to provide for any special needs of unpaved roads.

Record URL:
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1984/985/985-006.pdf

Language: en

Keywords

ROADS AND STREETS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; MAINTENANCE - Management