VALUE ANALYSIS AND THE QUALITY OF HIGHWAY INVESTMENTS IN FRANCE

This paper describes value analysis within the context of quality assurance, as follows: Overview of the specific organization established by the French Highway Branch and SETRA for the dissemination of value analysis and its applications; numerous examples of applications (geometric design, pavement structure, bypass roads, interchanges, land use planning, etc.); major methodological conclusions based on several years of experience in France and comparisons of a standardized method with actual highway projects; explanations for owners as well as principal contractors of the parameters used to integrate systems design and value analysis within the control, design and implementation of highway investment operations.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Full Conference proceedings available only on CD.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Road Federation

  525 School Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20024
• Authors:
  • Vuillemin, G
• Conference:
  • XIIIth World meeting of the International Road Federation
  • Location: Toronto, Canada
  • Date: 1997-6-16 to 1997-6-20
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost control; Geometric design; Investments; Land use planning; Pavement layers; Planning; Quality assurance; Value engineering
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement structure
• Old TRIS Terms: Investment planning
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00751756
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1998 12:00AM