Road maintenance depot
A road maintenance (short- SM ) or a maintenance depot ( Swiss parlance) is a sub-unit of a road and serves as the site for personnel, material and equipment that are necessary for road maintenance services on classified roads. At its core tasks is to carry out measures for road maintenance and safe traffic management part. To ensure optimal care of the take care of road network, road maintenance is usually in the center of their area of responsibility.
Definition
In addition to road maintenance there is also the highway maintenance (short- AM), which specifically dedicated to road maintenance services on highways. In rare cases, there are still so-called bridge maintenance depots which primarily take care of the maintenance, inspection and construction of small bridges. If a road maintenance combined with a highway maintenance due to saving efforts, one speaks of a Mischmeisterei (short SAM).
The municipal building yards are responsible for the road maintenance of municipal roads or other subordinate roads and paths.
In the course of restructuring were in North Rhine -Westphalia on 1 January 2012, the so-called Mastermeisterei, so a parent Meisterei introduced.
Pay
In Germany provide about 180 highway maintenance and about 580 road maintenance to maintain a functioning road network. The highway maintenance care for an average of 65 km highway, the road maintenance 275 km road.
In Austria, the road maintenance are for those country roads, which have always been under state supervision, as well as responsible for the former federal roads. However, since 2006 ASFINAG responsible for motorways and expressways. Your are subject to 27 highway maintenance.
The Swiss Federal Roads Authority has 45 working farms, which are responsible for the road maintenance services on motorways and national roads. Most Swiss municipalities maintain their own factory farms, which are responsible for tasks such as the municipal road maintenance, winter services, street lighting and maintenance of green areas.
Tasks
The extensive scope of duties of road and highway maintenance or the factory farm includes the following:
- Regular route control
- Road and building maintenance
- Accident Service
- Winter service
- Maintenance of street furniture
- Green and pole pruners
- Maintenance of resting and parking (except private facilities)
- Maintenance of the drainage facilities along the route
- Maintenance of on-site car parks
- Supervision in enterprise-led construction projects
- Securing jobs
Personnel and organization
To the staff of a highway or road maintenance or an operation center usually includes the manager and a number of professionals who are responsible for the line service and repair shop. Largely for the route service are road guards or drivers ( chauffeurs Swiss ) were used. In the workshop, automotive mechatronics are busy, take care of the maintenance of vehicles, machinery and equipment. For larger companies the Meisterei or the maintenance depot is also connected to a small administration.
The number of skilled workers is based on the importance of Meisterei or on the size of the jurisdiction. On average, about 25 employees to 40 employees (excluding municipal maintenance depots in Switzerland ) at a Meisterei or a maintenance depot.
Facilities
For road or highway maintenance following operating facilities may include:
- Management area
- Common rooms for employees
- Parking hall for large vehicles and equipment
- Car wash
- Workshop
- Gas station
- Stock