Critical Concerns of Low-Volume Road Agencies in the 1980s

T he early 1980’s will clearly be rem em bered in history as a tim e w hen everyone from the local dogcatcher to the P residen t of the U n ited States touted their list of ‘‘critical issues” . T he decade is still ju s t young enough that it will be possible to squeeze in one more list, this one directed to the special concerns and problem s of low-volume road agencies: coun­ ties, cities, villages, tow nships, and a m u ltitude of d ifferently nam ed but sim ilarly organized agencies. N early all of the lists m anaged to wind up with 10 items. Low volum e road agencies unfortunately are blessed with more problem s than average, how ever, and this list resulted in 11 tim es.