the use of road gangs in road maintenance
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THE USE OF ROAD GANGS IN ROAD MAINTENANCE: CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD
PRESENTED BY:OKUCU ANTHONY TWENY
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ROAD MTCE GANG SYSTEM
• A system where a road maintenance unit employs a regular gang consisting of members who are paid monthly wages.
Background
• For the last 17 years, district and urban road maintanence has been carried out through contracting
• Problems– Systematic– Managerial– RMM entails more than 20 interrelated activities
• Difficult to describe• Difficult to quantify• Difficulty in measurement for payment purposes
Background
• Furthermore:– Only two activities grass cutting and drains
cleaning are attempted– Work is of low quality
• Solution:• Direct Labour Method – Force Account
Maintenance and Rehabilitation
• Modes of road maintenance and road rehabilitation:
a) manual routine maintenance using road gangs;b) mechanized routine maintenance using light
equipment;c) periodic maintenance/re-gravelling using heavy
equipment; andd) rehabilitation and resealing using heavy equipment.
Road Gang System
• Premise– One man-2km per month (gravel roads)– four men -1km of urban tarmac road per month– A headman manages 10 workers – An overseer superintend over a maximum of 5
headmen.– Activities are carried out throughout the year
• Such Tasks are not normally achievable
Stakeholders at Municipal/Town Council Levels
At the Municipal and Town Council level, the main targets are:• The Town Clerks;• The Municipal/Town Engineer and Inspectors of Works;• Finance and Personnel Officers;• Municipal/Urban Council Planners;• The Mayor/Local III Chairperson;• Secretary for Works; and• Members of the Urban Council Works Committee.
Routine Maintenance Types
• Cyclic activities are dependent on environmental (climatic) conditions e.g.:– vegetation control and – drainage cleaning.
• Reactive activities are a response to a combination of traffic and environmental effects e.g.: – filling of potholes – removal of road surface corrugations.
Schedule of Activities
Challenges
• Payments:– The salary of UGX 100,000/= per month is very small
• Tools:– Modalities of procurement for tools demotivate the workers
• Poor SWM:– Disposal of rubbish into the drains
• Working Conditions:– Lack of Motivation– Lack of Safety gears – Scarce Machines e.g. tractors
Poor Solid Waste Management
Drains clogged by solid wastes
Lack of Safety Gears
Possible SolutionsSWM• LEGAL FRAMEWORK• LEGISLATION ON
GARBAGE DISPOSAL• TAX LEVIES
• STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT
• COLLABORATION BETWEEN MAIN COUNCIL AND DIVISIONS
TOOLS • MODE OF PROVISION• QUICK RESPONSE TO
REQUISITIONS• PROPER MGT OF
PROCURED TOOLS
WORKERS MOTIVATION• FINANCIALLY AND • NON-FINANCIALLY
WELL MAINTAINED
ROADS
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