Highway maintenance outsourcing experience: Synopsis of Washington State department of transportation's review

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1877, 2004, Pages 3-9

  Ribreau, Nicole ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MAINTENANCE; MANAGERS; OUTSOURCING; PLANNING;

ASSET MANAGEMENT; MARKET ANALYSIS; SERVICE DELIVERY; SERVICE THRESHOLDS;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 13944273694     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1877-01     Document Type: Conference Paper

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