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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Title:

A Case Study in Highway Maintenance Management: Ohio's County Work Plans

Abstract:

Over the past three years, ODOT adopted Strategic Initiatives to revamp the department's maintenance management methods, improve practices and optimize resource utilization. Focused on redefining, prioritizing and tracking all maintenance resources, the department set out to combine planning, implementation, quality review and cost accounting data into one manageable, easily-accessed system. The product of this intensive effort, the ODOT County Annual Work Plans, is revolutionizing the way the department approaches maintenance management. Prior to the implementation of the work plans in July of 2001, roadside conditions and maintenance efforts varied widely across the state. Following the inaugural year of the County Work Plans, conditions are meeting statewide standards, reflecting the state's new focus on more effectively managing Ohio's transportation investment.

Source(s):

82nd Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Ohio DOT. For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 2003

Author:

Lozier, Kimberlin, Grant

Keywords:


Winter maintenance

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