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· What will happen to our roads if mainte- <br /> nance funds are reduced by 10 percent? <br /> <br />Is it more cost-effective to repair and seal, <br />overlay, recycle, or completely reconstruct a <br />particular road? <br /> <br />· What are ou? maintenance and rehabilitation <br /> requirements over the next five years? <br /> <br />· How can the money available be spent in the <br /> most cost-effective way? <br /> <br />The activities encompassed by the term road <br />surface management include inventorying the <br />road network, assessing the condition of the net- <br />work, weighing alternatives, and establishing <br />long-term programs and budgets. <br /> <br />Several of these activities are covered in other <br />NACE Action Guides, so they will not be discussed <br /> <br />again here. Road inventorie~ and the development <br />of road improvement program,~ ar~ dizcus~:l in <br />Road Programming. Planning and budgeting for <br />road surface maintenance i~ covered, along with <br />other types of maintenance, in Maintenance <br />Management. Other relevant information can be <br />found in Subsurface Soil~ Exploration, Drainage, <br />Financial M~nagement, and the NACE Training <br />Guide entitled Blading Aggregate Surfaces. This <br />guide coverZ aspects of road surfac~ management <br />that are not ~overed elsewhere, such as, pavement <br />designs, comiitions assessment, maintenance and <br />rehabilitation techniques, and quality assurance. <br /> <br />At the end of this guide is a bibliography and a <br />glossary of terms relating to road surface man- <br />agement. ~. <br /> <br />This guide is an adaptation of another FHWA- <br />sponsored pgblication, Road Surface Management <br />For Local GOvernments Course Workbook. <br /> <br />Road Surface Management <br /> <br />1-2 <br /> <br /> <br />