COST RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOW-VOLUME ROADS IN VIRGINIA

Cost responsibility is a research tool for determining the amount highway user groups should contribute to the financing of highways. Several cost-responsibility studies have been conducted at the national and state levels; however, most have omitted from analysis the cost responsibility for low-volume roads. This study presents the method and calculations of cost responsibility for Virginia's 43,000 miles of low-volume roads. Costs were divided for allocation purposes into three categories--occasioned, demand-driven, and common costs. Costs in the categories are divided among four vehicle classes by various methods. Data and methods for three major cost areas are described in detail: site preparation and geometry, pavement construction, and pavement repair and resurfacing. The results of the study show that 75 percent of the costs on low-volume roads is the responsibility of cars and light trucks. The remaining 25 percent is the responsibility of heavy trucks. The study also shows that on low-volume roads the per mile cost responsibility for each vehicle class is more than twice that of high-volume roads. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Henry, Gary T
  • Bennett, John M
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 53-60
• Monograph Title: DESIGN AND UPGRADING OF SURFACING AND OTHER ASPECTS OF LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 875
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Costs; Heavy vehicles; Light trucks; Low volume roads; Travel budgets; Vehicle classification
• Uncontrolled Terms: Responsibilities; Road user costs
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00371743
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309034620
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 178
• Files: HSL, TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 29 1983 12:00AM