Value Engineering Study of Bridge Painting: Optimizing Maintenance Activities

摘要

The report is the seventh in a series on Optimizing Maintenance Activities. These studies using Value Engineering Techniques are being sponsored by the Implementation Division and conducted by teams of maintenance and operations engineers from several highway agencies. The study was conducted by New Jersey, New York, and Wisconsin. The report includes specific recommendations in the areas of painting cycles, implementation of an inspection program, use of contract painting, and training for bridge painting inspectors. Successful implementation of the study recommendations in the three States involved in this project would result in a total estimated savings in excess of $350,000 annually.