4.14 Road maintenance gets transport moving
This booklet provides a generic, 15-minute briefing for senior decision makers regarding the importance of road maintenance.
The booklet outlines how much it costs to maintain roads and highlights the costs of neglecting road maintenance. It gives examples to illustrate how maintenance of existing roads should be prioritised over constructing new roads. It discusses the impact on businesses and the economy, and on families and society.
This short paper also details the need for:
- Appropriate financial planning and ways to secure funding for road maintenance
- Scheduling and prioritising maintenance to meets needs and conditions on the ground
- Accurate, reliable and timely information for decision makers.
Last to be discussed are:
- The need for an appropriate institutional framework
- The importance of participation by customers and communities
- The importance of ensuring that the human capital available is sufficient to provide the skilled personnel needed for immediate and long-term road maintenance requirements.
Issuing body: World Road Association – PIARC
Type: Booklet
Status: Final
Title: Save your country's roads: how road maintenance gets transport moving
File type: PDF
File size: 591.58 KB
Year of publication: 1999
Number of pages: 23
