Welcome to the Local Roads Maintenance Workers’ Manual developed by the Center for Transportation Research and Education at Iowa State University. This manual provides general guidelines for Iowa’s street and road maintenance workers in one convenient resource. It is being distributed to maintenance supervisors to use as a training tool with their crews. The information is organized into seven chapters. The first two chapters cover introductory material and information to help road workers communicate effectively with the public. The next three chapters cover road maintenance topics “from the center line out”—the roadway, shoulders, and drainage— which is how maintenance activities are generally prioritized and budgeted. The final two chapters cover bridge maintenance and winter maintenance. The manual focuses on why and how to perform maintenance activities. Each chapter is intended to stand alone. In general, each chapter is organized as follows: Safety tips; Characteristics of good maintenance (the “why”); Optimum timing and conditions for maintenance; Maintenance activities (the “how”); and Bibliography. (Author/publisher)
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