COST-BENEFIT STUDY OF RAJKOT BYPASS ON N.H. NO 8B

Construction of bypasses around congested cities/towns is one of the important activities involved in highway development. A bypass provides for the through traffic a more convenient, quick and safe route free of congestion by local traffic, and thus may lead to savings in vehicle operating costs. At the same time, it involves huge initial investment for construction. In a developing country as India where funds for bypass construction are hard to find, it will be advantageous to carry out studies for economic viability. In this context, a cost-benefit study of the Rajkot bypass on National Highway 8B was carried out by the Traffic Engineering Cell in Gujarat State. This paper describes the step by step procedure adopted in collecting information on the different aspects and the analysis for examining the economic viability of the bypass. The data used relate to both pre-bypass and post-bypass periods. The paper discusses at length certain issues with regard to quantification of accident costs and time costs. (TRRL)

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  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • NAYAK, K C
  • Shah, V N
  • SHAH, J D
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 327-390
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Indian Roads Congress
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0258-0500

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beltways; Benefit cost analysis; Bypasses; Costs; Crashes; Economics; Mathematical analysis; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Origin and destination; Prevention; Savings; Through traffic; Time; Traffic congestion; Traffic counts; Traffic surveys; Transportation; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident costs
• Geographic Terms: India
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 6471: Analysis (math); 2709: Bypass (loop road); 632: Congestion (traffic); 224: Cost; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 255: Economics; 8045: India; 221: Operating costs; 687: Origin destination traffic; 9149: Prevention; 605: Through traffic; 689: Traffic count; 676: Traffic survey; 1155: Transport; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387218
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM