Of the 270 miles of roads on Nantucket, approximately 174 miles (or 64%) of them are privately owned. These privately owned roads are often poorly maintained due to a lack of effective long-term maintenance strategies, resulting in increased risk to public safety. The goal of this project was to evaluate long-term management strategies for the maintenance of private roads and to make recommendations for improvement appropriate for Nantucket. The team interviewed a number of Nantucket officials and homeowners, as well as several officials from other towns in Massachusetts. With the knowledge gained from these interviews, the team created a list of criteria which Nantucket officials can use to prioritize future road takings and suggested long-term management strategies.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Ouellette, Kevin James
• Paquin, Allison Elizabeth
• Mahn, Andrew Wesley

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Security
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121715-094703

Keyword

• Risk management
• Roads

Advisor

• Golding, Dominic
• Ludwig, Reinhold

Year

• 2015

Center

• Nantucket, Massachusetts Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Nantucket Department of Public Works

Date created

• 2015-12-17

Location

• Nantucket

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright