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Title:

A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO MAINTENANCE STATION LOCATION

Accession Number:

00310744

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309029805

Abstract:

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has developed a procedure for identifying appropriate locations for facilities needed to support the highway maintenance mission. The traditional approach has failed to answer the questions of whether the facility is really necessary and is in the best location, whether the adjoining stations are affected, and what the fiscal impacts of possible alternate locations are. The procedure developed by Caltrans considers the trade-offs between capital costs and operating costs over the project's life and emphasizes changes in expected travel costs as a function of maintenance station location. These costs can then be weighed against the social and administrative aspects of deciding what facilities are needed and where to build them. Computerized network simulation is used to estimate travel-time impacts, while capital costs are evaluated by using discounted cash flows. A field application of the procedure, as a portion of the siting-decision process for a new facility, Beckwourth, is discussed, along with results observed after a year's application. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Maintenance and Operations Systems. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

01411556

Authors:

Russell, G L
Mosier, D E
Carr, J M

Pagination:

pp 32-38

Publication Date:

1979

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 727
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309029805

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (1) ; Tables (2)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Cost analysis

Subject Areas:

Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Terminals and Facilities

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 5 1980 12:00AM

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