Abstract:
A study was undertaken for the Alabama Highway Department to determine whether field maintenance operations would be more efficient if one or more of the nine division offices were relocated, or if an additional division office was constructed. Historical changes in division office locations or division boundaries, previous studies performed by the department to find optimum locations of district (county-level maintenance) offices, and results of extensive interviews with department managers were examined. Additionally, the research staff obtained data on field office locations from other southeastern departments of transportation, compared division characteristics to look for more efficient arrangements, conducted two different types of modeling exercises, and performed an economic analysis. The study found that one existing division office could be moved approximately 50 mi to substantially enhance work travel patterns. The payback period for the relocation of this office would be 5 to 7 years. As a result of the study, the Alabama Highway Department has begun the relocation of the division office.
Supplemental Notes:
This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1304, Highway Maintenance Operations and Research 1991. 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
