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Title: OPERATIONAL UNPAVED ROAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE CAPE PROVINCE OF SOUTH AFRICA
Accession Number: 00666233
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The Roads Department of the Cape Province of South Africa manages a rural road network that includes 16,900 km of paved roads and 51,750 km of unpaved roads. Unpaved roads are usually considered of lesser importance, because in the Cape Province these roads typically carry between 20 and 300 vehicles per day. The expenditure on their maintenance is, however, the same as that for paved roads. The aim of this paper is to present the characteristics of the unpaved road management system, which includes a gravel management system; to demonstrate the relationship of these systems in the planning process; and to document the experience gained with implementation of the system. The Maintenance and Design System (MDS) was used as a basis for the management system, although extensive adjustments were made to cater to local practice and requirements. It has been 3 years since the system was implemented. To date, 38,000 km of the unpaved network has been evaluated, and the information has been entered into the data base. The system has already proved its worth and is being used in compiling the annual budget and providing strategic prioritized input to facilitate the scheduling of activities at the project level. It has also helped to ensure an equitable distribution of maintenance funds among the 20 Regional Services Council (RSC) areas, through which the gravel road maintenance is executed on an agency basis. On the basis of experience in the Cape Province, the management of unpaved roads should be an integral part of the management process of any road authority.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1434, Subsurface Drainage, Soil-Fluid Interface Phenomena, and Management of Unpaved Surfaces. 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 Title: Subsurface drainage, soil-fluid interface phenomena, and management of unpaved surfaces Monograph Accession #: 01401242
Language: English
Authors: Visser, A Tde Villiers, E Mvan Heerden, MJJPagination: p. 77-84
Publication Date: 1994
Serial: ISBN: 0309055113
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Sep 16 1994 12:00AM
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