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SUMMARY OF ROAD MAINTENANCE IN FRANCE

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00486160

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Abstract:

In European terms, France's road network is very dense. It consists of 1700 km of state-run motorways and 4500 km of motorways privately run, as well as 28,000 km of Class A roads and 350,000 km of Class B roads. Since 1980 traffic has increased by at least 4 percent per year nationwide, which has led to increased maintenance and improvement needs. During the same period the budget has stagnated and maintenance personnel have been reduced by from 1 to 1.6 percent per year. The administration has therefore had to rethink its maintenance methods in terms of technology, staffing, and organization. In this paper the present organization and role of the Public Works Administration are traced, the main evolution of road maintenance in France is outlined, and technical reports of other French experts are summarized.

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This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1183, Systematic Approach to Maintenance. 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 #:

01416543

Authors:

Coste, Jean Francois

Pagination:

p. 1-9

Publication Date:

1988

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1183
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309047234

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Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Aug 31 1989 12:00AM

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