Road transport is an essential factor in the economic growth of developing countries. It provides for 85% or more of total inland and/or border-crossing traffic. Cost effective road infrastructures and their systematic maintenance are therefore vital. This report is a follow-up study to the "OECD Manual on Road Monitoring for Maintenance Management in Developing Countries" published by OECD in 1990 in cooperation with the World Bank. It deals with road maintenance management systems, developing an overall policy that can be implemented under budgetary constraint. It proposes guidelines for establishing annual work schedules and controlling maintenance expenditures. A training program for road maintenance managers, engineers, and technicians is put forward. This publication together with the "Manual" offer a practical tool for maintenance managers and supervisors in highway departments of developing countries as well as administrators in national and international lending agencies responsible for infrastructure funding and development aid.
