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Title:

HOW TO GET THE BEST VALUE FOR MONEY SPENT ON FINNISH MINOR ROADS

Accession Number:

00763251

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309065240

Abstract:

The total length of the Finnish minor road network is about 345,000 km (214,373 mi). The Finnish National Road Administration is responsible for some 65,000 km (40,389 mi) of minor roads, which are called public roads. The remaining 280,000 km (173,984 mi) are private roads that are constructed and maintained mainly by property owners who usually form cooperative societies that take care of this in practice. The role of raw wood haulage is significant, representing about three-fourths of the transported tons if mainly short-distance gravel transportation is excluded. Annual rehabilitation and maintenance funding needs were estimated to be at the level of 750 million to 800 million FIM by using a network management system. The available funds should be allocated to locations where improvements lead to the widest possible positive effects for freight transportation and settlement. For freight transportation this means that frost-damaged road sections should be eliminated from locations that have the widest effects on the utilization of wood resources. To promote development in rural communities funds should be allocated for access roads to communities where other prerequisites for development also exist. The interface between public and private roads needs to be reassessed. The concept of private roads is a very inexpensive and effective way of maintaining low-volume roads.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1652, Seventh International Conference on Low-Volume Roads, May 23-26, 1999, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Volume 1.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Parantainen, J
MERILAINEN, A

Pagination:

p. 13-17

Publication Date:

1999

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1652
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

Seventh International Conference on Low-Volume Roads

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Date: 1999-5-23 to 1999-5-26
Sponsors: US Forest Service; Federal Highway Administration; US Bureau of Indian Affairs; Louisiana State University; World Road Association; Department of International Development-UK; Louisiana Transportation Research Center; Louisiana DOT

ISBN:

0309065240

Features:

Figures (3) ; References (12)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Fund allocation

Geographic Terms:

Finland

Subject Areas:

Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

May 21 1999 12:00AM