Highway Maintenance Response Time Standards

DRAFTFive percent of the entire system should be replaced/upgraded every year (twenty yearcycle).Overhead Sign Structures Maintenance GuidanceThe Department is responsible for more than 4000 Overhead Sign Structures throughout New York State. Each structure should be inspected on a four year cycle unlessconditions warrant a shorter inspection cycle.Preventive maintenance activities for Overhead Sign Structures include checking thegrading around the foundation and clearing weep holes. These actions are critical toproviding proper drainage in and around the sign structure to reduce the risk ofcorrosion that can cause the failure of the structure.Response maintenance actions include the replacement and/or tightening ofcomponents such as nuts, bolts, u-bolts, anchor bolts and cover plates. It would alsoinclude the repair of cracked welds and other repair actions required to handle flagsproduced by the inspections. Replacing missing post caps, chord and truss/arm endcaps and wire inlets keeps debris and small animals from entering the structure, whichcan lead to problems with the drainage system.Lighting Maintenance GuidanceMost highway lighting is maintained through local agreements with municipalities. Thisapplies only to select parkways in Region 10 and Department owned facilities.All standards and luminaries should be inspected annually including replacement ofbulbs and cleaning of photo cells as required. Crews must respond to bulb failures orpole hits/knockdowns in accordance with Department response policy. Standards andluminaries should be on a 25 year replacement cycle.11