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Title:

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS RESEARCH PROGRAM

Accession Number:

00742019

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has supported an active Maintenance Operations Research Program since 1990. This program seeks to develop the most effective maintenance procedures, materials and equipment, and focuses on "on-the-road" or applied research evaluating projects under actual field conditions with state personnel, academia, private vendors and various combinations conducting the research. From local and state perspective, Mn/DOT's Circuit Rider Technology Transfer Program has proven to be a very effective way to transfer road maintenance technology internally and between the different interests. This program is a partnership between Mn/DOT, University of Minnesota, Minnesota Local Road Research Board and Federal Highway Administration. Three part-time facilitators conduct interactive maintenance-related workshops at maintenance facilities throughout Minnesota and gather technology developed in the field to share it with other local and state workers. Typical of the program's summer-related research is evaluating new technology for repairing cracks and potholes such as slurry seal patching and microsurfacing. Other research focuses on issues such as vegetation growth control to reduce mowing needs. Winter maintenance research includes such issues as deicing, anti-icing, continuous friction measuring, zero-velocity spreading and automated bridge deicing systems. Maintenance management research includes the development of a variety of systems such as a statewide maintenance management system, pavement marking systems, thermal mapping, weather reporting, bar-coding, automated callout systems and automated route planning systems. This research program is considered to have provided a substantial return on research program investment. Savings in salt and sand use alone with the newly implemented deicing systems practically offset the annual cost of the program.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was presented at the workshop by John Howard. 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 #:

00742013

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Martikainen, P K
Keranen, P F

Pagination:

p. 28-32

Publication Date:

1997-7

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: 475
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

11th Equipment Management Workshop

Location: Syracuse, New York
Date: 1996-6-23 to 1996-6-26
Sponsors: Committee on Equipment Maintenance, Transportation Research Board; New York State Department of Transportation; and Federal Highway Administration.

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (1) ; Photos (3) ; References (5)

Geographic Terms:

Minnesota

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods; I62: Winter Maintenance

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Oct 31 1997 12:00AM

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