Abstract:
All roads require maintenance as they are subjected to daily traffic load and the forces of
weather. Even with the highest possible construction quality, care is essential to get optimum
service from the road structure during its design life. In Ethiopia, it is getting hard to get good
roads, especially gravel roads, in the summer season. Still, it is not about the streets that did not
have a maintenance budget to repair. It is due to the management system during maintenance
construction. The study's main objectives are to evaluate the management system of road
maintenance construction in Jimma zones, specifically investigate the poor management system,
to determine the significant factor for the poor management system and the consequences on
road maintenance construction projects.
The study was carried out by desk study, interview, and questioner survey. Professional
contractor, consultant, and clients under Ethiopian Road Authority of Jimma road network
management directorate with nine routine and periodic term maintenance projects in Jimma
zone and Oromia Road Authority with 13routine and periodic term road maintenance projects
were the study population selected with the non-probability sampling method. The collected data
were analyzed using origin software, Statically RII formula by Microsoft excel software. In each
of the three managerial levels, the study's findings illustrated that 86% of the respondents agreed
with the poor management system of road maintenance construction in the Jimma zone. The top
factors were identified from the major factors for the poor management system of road
maintenance construction, the Non-technical work methodology (RII=0.187), the Improper
manpower allocation (RII=0.187), the Unexpected inflation/material price escalation/
(RII=0.186), and the Delay of payment for completed work (RII=0.185), are the top factors that
are identified. Public complaints on-roads (RII=0.64), Discourages contractors from
participating in road maintenance construction (RII=0.512), Loss of clients confidence in
consultants and contractors (RII=0.496) are the top three negative outcomes of those factors on
management system among seven.
The recommended ideas are proper planning and work methodology, consideration of project
cost (budget) with material escalation for governmental contractors, on-time payment delivery,
the timely updates unit price for the activities, and the staffing allocation in consideration with
work experience
