Evaluation of Intergovernmental Responsibilities for Maintenance

摘要

The report presents the results of a project to identify and review the practices and relationships in performing street and highway maintenance within defined political and geographical boundries. The study consists of a literature review, the development of summary issues that affect maintenance organizational structure in performing street and highway maintenance and field visits to nine states for intensive survey and analysis. The study found that there are many instances where roads are being maintained by political entities which are too small to adequately support a full modern maintenance operation. However, the surrender of responsibility for street maintenance by one jurisdiction to another, even under circumstances which might lead to a more efficient operation, is not normally a popular action. The contracting of maintenance services out to another road department (service agreements) which is better equipped to meet the maintenance needs of a smaller jurisdiction is an appropriate administrative, as well as politically feasible alternative.