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Show ITEMS OF HIGHWAY EXPENSE Ml. 1 Interest on Investment and Coat of Maintenance All Have Vital ar. lug on Road Plans. The following Is quoted from an article ar-ticle by B. H. Plepmeler, maintenance engineer, highway department state of Illinois : "There are three principal Items of expense connected with road Improvement Improve-ment which the engineer must Impress upon the public mind before It will be possible for him to construct an economical econ-omical system of roads. These factors are: The original cost of the improvement; improve-ment; the Interest on the money Invested In-vested in the Improvement and the total to-tal upkeep cost When all of these factors are taken into consideration, It is evident that many of the cheaper types of Toads, when properly aaala-tataed, aaala-tataed, win give the desired service and yet will be much more economical on account of their low first coat "When a type of road is selected, taking into consideration the three principles set forth above, it is very essential that provision be made for proper and efficient maintenance. If local conditions are such that maintenance mainte-nance may be delayed or prevented, preference should be given to a type of pavement that requires only a small amount of maintenance and which will be serviceable for a period of time even with no maintenance whatever. Concrete Road In Suburb of Chicago. ftrrrv;?: -'flanrffi. . Neglecting proper maintenance for but one year on many types of roads IS very much more serious than the amount of money Involved represents. The road engineer should keep this In mind and thoroughly Impress the fact upon the Individuals who have a voice In the final determination of a type of road." |