<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The article presents technical aspects of maintenance of proper condition of drainage devices of public roads, and municipal and district roads in particular. The importance of road drainage is discussed, basic surface drainage devices discussed together with their location within the road. With use of actual examples we indicated the typical errors made during repairs and overhauls of the road, that have the consequence of disrupted continuity of drainage or the risk of quick loss of functions of drainage devices. The results of survey of technical condition of roadsides and the drainage device within a selected rural municipality were presented, indicating main problems of road keepers connected with keeping the drainage infrastructure in appropriate condition. The need of growing awareness in planning and designing road investment was indicated in the field of consequences of performing insufficient drainage.</p></abstract>

The article presents technical aspects of maintenance of proper condition of drainage devices of public roads, and municipal and district roads in particular. The importance of road drainage is discussed, basic surface drainage devices discussed together with their location within the road. With use of actual examples we indicated the typical errors made during repairs and overhauls of the road, that have the consequence of disrupted continuity of drainage or the risk of quick loss of functions of drainage devices. The results of survey of technical condition of roadsides and the drainage device within a selected rural municipality were presented, indicating main problems of road keepers connected with keeping the drainage infrastructure in appropriate condition. The need of growing awareness in planning and designing road investment was indicated in the field of consequences of performing insufficient drainage.

The Problems of Maintenance of Drainage Devices Within Municipal and District Roads

Czestochowa University of Technology Faculty of Civil Engineering Chair of Construction Organization and Technology ul. Akademicka 3, 42-201 Częstochowa,

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The article presents technical aspects of maintenance of proper condition of drainage devices of public roads, and municipal and district roads in particular....

The Problems of Maintenance of Drainage Devices Within Municipal and District Roads

Publié en ligne: 22 avr. 2017

Pages: 100 - 104

Reçu: 01 juil. 2016

Accepté: 01 oct. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2017-0015

Mots clés
road drainage, maintenance of public roads, drainage devices

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Problems of Maintenance of Drainage Devices Within Municipal and District Roads

Publié en ligne: 22 avr. 2017

Pages: 100 - 104

Reçu: 01 juil. 2016

Accepté: 01 oct. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mspe-2017-0015

Mots clésroad drainage, maintenance of public roads, drainage devices

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
road drainage, maintenance of public roads, drainage devices