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Title: TIME-SAVING IDEAS IN HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
Accession Number: 00200298
Record Type: Component
Abstract: IT BECAME APPARENT IN 1954 THAT A LIKELY EXPANSION IN THE NATION-WIDE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WOULD REQUIRE UTILIZATION OF EVERY ADAPTABLE TIMESAVING TECHNIQUE IN ORDER TO EXTEND TO ITS OPTIMUM THE SPECIALIZED PRODUCTION OF THE HIGHWAY ENGINEERS. IN VIEW OF THIS EMERGING NEED THE HIGHWAY RESEARCH BOARD'S COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION CONDUCTED A CANVASS OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS OF THE 48 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HAWAII, AND PUERTO RICO TO LEARN WHAT TIME- AND LABOR-SAVING METHODS, PROCEDURES, AND DEVICES THEY HAD DEVELOPED OR ADAPTED TO USE. NEARLY 300 HIGHWAY ENGINEERS RESPONDED, CONTRIBUTING OVER 1,500 STATEMENTS ON THE SUBJECT. THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOW BEING SUMMARIZED FOR PUBLICATION. EVERY AREA OF POSSIBILITY SEEMINGLY HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE RESPONSES. IT IS CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT NO SINGLE COURSE OF ACTION WILL AFFORD A SOLUTION TO THE COMPLEX SET OF PROBLEMS IN HIGHWAY ENGINEERING MANPOWER, AND THE MEMORANDA SUBMITTED SHOW THAT THE SEVERAL HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS ARE SERIOUSLY ENGAGED IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEMS THROUGH COMBINED ADVANCE ON ALL FRONTS. /AUTHOR/
Supplemental Notes: No 134, pp 57-61, 8 REF 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: Monograph Accession #: 01410535
Authors: Campbell, M EarlPagination: 5p
Publication Date: 1956
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Apr 10 1994 12:00AM
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