ROUTINE

ROAD
MAINTENANCE
Version 2008

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: NEW VERSION
(2008)
ƒ PREFACE

ƒ FOREWORD

ƒ DEFINITIONS

ƒ ABBREVIATIONS

ƒ INTRODUCTION

ƒ ROAD MANAGEMENT

ƒ PRIORITIES

ƒ ROAD SAFETY

ƒ ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

ƒ OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY

ƒ ROAD PAVEMENT REPAIRS – GENERAL

ƒ ROAD PAVEMENT REPAIRS – FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS: NEW VERSION
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ƒ ROAD PAVEMENT REPAIRS – RIGID PAVEMENTS

ƒ DRAINAGE

ƒ GEOTECHNICAL AND SLOPE STABILITY

ƒ ROAD RESERVE MANAGEMENT

ƒ MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES

ƒ STATUTORY CONTROL

ƒ INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ƒ QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEMS

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 APPENDICES: NEW VERSION
(2008)
A. TYPICAL CROSS SECTIONS AND ROAD NOMENCLATURE
B. EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTER 13, VOLUME 2 OF THE SOUTH
AFRICAN ROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS MANUAL
C. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
D. SABITA: BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT REPAIRS
E. SLOPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INFORMATION
F. CONTROL OF VEGETATION
G. NATIONAL VELD AND FOREST FIRE ACT 1998
H. MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES
I. STATUTORY CONTROL
J. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
K. SITE AUDIT FORMS

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CHAPTER 1: Introduction

ƒ Intention of the
Manual

ƒ Other Manuals
and Information

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 CHAPTER 2: Road Management
ƒ Management Duties and
Inspections
ƒ Pavement Information
ƒ SANRAL’s Management
Strategy
ƒ Contract Rates and
Quantities
ƒ Availability of Materials
ƒ Maintenance of Problems
ƒ Methods for Addressing
Problem Areas
ƒ Special Circumstances
ƒ Capacity Building
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 CHAPTER 3: Priorities
ƒ Provide a safe and
acceptable level of
service for the travelling
public
ƒ Maintain the condition
of the road such that
maximum life is
obtained from the road/
asset preservation
ƒ Ensure that the road
environment is attractive
(aesthetically pleasing)

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 CHAPTER 4: Road Safety
ƒ Introduction
ƒ Signs and Road
Markings
ƒ Hazardous
Locations

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 CHAPTER 5: Environmental
Management
ƒ Introduction

ƒ Environmental
Management Plan
(EMP)

ƒ Other
Environmental
Information
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CHAPTER 6: Occupational
Health and Safety

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CHAPTER 7: Road Pavement
Repairs - General
ƒ Introduction
ƒ Materials
ƒ Asphalt Mixes and
Mixing
ƒ Equipment
ƒ Repair of Road
Failures

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 CHAPTER 8: Road Pavement
Repairs – Flexible Pavements
ƒ Surfacing Failures
- Description
- Causes
- Extent
- Response Time
- Repair
- Caution
ƒ Potholes
ƒ Pavement Failures
ƒ Cracks
ƒ Pumping
ƒ Deformation
ƒ Texture
ƒ Shoulders – surfaced
ƒ Shoulders – gravel 12
 CHAPTER 9: Road Pavement
Repairs – Rigid Pavements
ƒ Introduction
ƒ Loose/ Spalled
Concrete
- Description
- Causes
- Extent
- Response Time
- Repair
- Caution

ƒ Joints/ Open Cracks

ƒ Weeds
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CHAPTER 10: Drainage
ƒ Introduction
ƒ Drainage
Maintenance
ƒ Erosion Control

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CHAPTER 11: Geotechnical and
Slope Stability
ƒ Introduction

ƒ Slope Management
System

ƒ Response

ƒ Soil/ Rock
Problems

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 CHAPTER 12: Road Reserve
Management
ƒ Introduction
ƒ Litter
ƒ Barriers
ƒ Fencing
ƒ Rest Areas
ƒ Control of Vegetation
ƒ Site Disturbance
ƒ Importation of
Materials
ƒ Arrestor Beds
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 CHAPTER 13: Maintenance of
Structures
ƒ Introduction

ƒ Inventory of
Structures

ƒ Routine Maintenance
Inspections

ƒ Retaining Structure

ƒ Gantries

ƒ Graffiti 17
CHAPTER 14: Statutory Control

ƒ Introduction

ƒ Areas of
Statutory
Control

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CHAPTER 15: Incident
Management Systems
ƒ Introduction

ƒ Incident
Management
Guideline Plan

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 CHAPTER 16: Quality Control
Systems
ƒ Site Management
Procedures

ƒ Road Safety

ƒ Material Control

ƒ Financial Control
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THANK YOU

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