aintenance management consideration in highway operation case study : east coast expressway

• Main Author: Nur Aqlili Naqqiah, Mokhtar
• Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7761/1/NUR_AQLILI_NAQQIAH_BINTI_MOKHTAR.PDF; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7761/

The application of highway maintenance management is important in order to maintain the highway network for the safe and convenient movement of people and goods. An improperly maintenance highway can represent an increased hazard to users, leading to accidehts and also will increase the maintenance cost. This study is conducted to study the current practice of the highway maintenance management at East Coast Expressway; to identify types of typical defects occurred to the highway and also the gauge the level of satisfaction of users of the East Coast Expressway. The data was collected via interview with company involve in the maintenance management of East Coast Expressway, and questionnaires developed for the expressway users. From the study, the maintenance that carried out in the East Coast Expressway is the preventive and curative maintenance system. There are several types of defects that usually occur on expressway which are defect on pavement, slope, bridge, and drainage. For overall, expressway users are satisfied with the current maintenance that being carried out. Apart from these, this study also identified several measures to improve the maintenance management of expressway which could be used as future guidelines for a better and more effective maintenance management.