Developing an Optimization Model to Manage Unpaved Roads
Table 1
County unpaved road treatment decision process.
Treatment number
Treatment
Cost/yard2
Cost/mile
0
Doing nothing
$0
$0
1
Light blading/routine maintenance (LB)
$0.014
$250
2
Heavy blading/reshaping ditch/pulling shoulders (HB)
$0.071
$1,250
3
Treating gravel/dust control (TG)
$0.36
$5,000
4
Major drainage repair (DR)
$1.07
$15,000
5
Regravel/building up road (RG)
$2.84
$50,000
6
Reconstruction/rehabilitation (RC)
$14.21
$200,000
Based on 24-foot top width.
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