Best Practice

BEST PRACTICE:

B4−8: Annual Maintenance Tour

DESCRIPTION:

A State maintenance engineers' tour of innovative maintenance activities is conducted annually, beginning in 1996. Participants in the tour include each of the former Region 8 State's maintenance engineer, as well as participants from each Division Office, the Resource Center, and Headquarters. The tour provides a forum to meet and discuss maintenance ideas and technology of common interest, including temporary traffic control. Each State takes a turn hosting the event.

REASON(S) FOR ADOPTING:

Many States utilize new technology and/or practices in their maintenance activities. Unfortunately, there is not a good mechanism for routinely sharing the ideas with other States. The tour provides for the exchange of information.

PRIMARY BENEFIT(S):

The benefit being realized from this annual tour is the increased use of new technology and practices in neighboring States.

MOST APPLICABLE LOCATION(S)/PROJECT(S):

Type of Facility: all.
Location: all.
Volume/Speed: all.
Type of Work: all.

STATE(S) WHERE UTILIZED:

Federal Highways

SOURCE/CONTACT(S):

Bill Hakala, Central Federal Lands Division
Telephone: (720) 963−3418