ENERGY SAVING BY BETTER ROADS

ENERGIE EN TIJDSBESPARING DOOR BETERE WEGEN

The authors state that in the available literature too little is found on the efficiency of the investment of road construction for energy conservation. For the determination of the advantages which can be obtained by the removal of bottlenecks in the road network, a study is made of energy and cost saving investments in road construction. The most fundamental part of the study are the new calculation formulas for the determination of costs of fuel and exploitation according to specifications, by which special attention is given to fuel consumption at low speeds, for instance in queues. Secondly actualised calculations are made in six examples of possible investments in road construction in the form of cost benefit analyses. Investments for the modernization, renewal and extension of the road network are factors which can lead to energy savings. More savings can be obtained by an improvement of the traffic flow in urban areas. (TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • The article is a summary of the German report "energie und strasse, ein beitrag zur kraftstoff und zeitersparnis auf der strasse".
• Corporate Authors:

  Stichting Weg

  Oranjestraat 2A
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Walper, K H
  • Kurzak, H
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 8-17
• Serial:
  • Stichting Weg Bull
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Stichting Weg
  • ISSN: 0586-6731

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Bottlenecks; Economic efficiency; Energy conservation; Fuel consumption; Highways; Improvements; Investments; Loss and damage; Networks; Operating costs; Queuing; Road construction; Roads; Time; Traffic flow
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Road networks
• ITRD Terms: 630: Bottleneck; 5911: Efficiency; 212: Energy conservation; 232: Fuel consumption; 227: Investment; 9040: Loss; 221: Operating costs; 6594: Queue; 3665: Road construction; 1053: Road network; 5414: Time
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393188
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM