OPTIMIZING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES (10TH REPORT) REPAIR OF CONCRETE PAVEMENT JOINTS

The study was conducted by Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The joint repair problems of each State are characterized by complex, individualistic requirements, where only varying degrees of adaption between the repair methods of the different States are feasible. The magnitude of the problems require efforts toward increasing production in both contract and maintenance repair operations. Maximizing the use of machinery to accomplish the work in place of labor-oriented procedures is emphasized. Two States with similar situations found that a savings of approximately $16.00 per square yard was realized for full-depth repairs by modifying their current procedures. (FHWA)