CONSIDERING ROAD USER DELAY COSTS IN THE EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE REHABILITATION MEASURES FOR A ROAD

Traditionally, alternative rehabilitation measures for a road have been evaluated on the basis of present worth of construction and future maintenance costs as well as the expected performance of the different alternatives. The road user delay costs incurred during road maintenance have usually been assessed subjectively. This paper describes how recently published national figures for vehicle running costs and vehicle occupancy time costs can be used to quantify road user delay costs which can be incorporated into the evaluation procedure by means of a utility analysis technique, as an effective means of determining the alternative which is to be preferred. An example is given of how this procedure was followed in a rehabilitation study on the M2 freeway in Johannesburg. For the covering abstract of the conterence see IRRD 288720. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Annual Transportation Convention held at Milner Park Showgrounds, Johannesburg 25-29 July 1983, Volume 3.
• Corporate Authors:

  Council for Scientific & Industrial Res S Africa

  P.O. Box 395
  Pretoria,   South Africa 
• Authors:
  • Van Zyl, NJW
  • Holtzhausen, C J
  • Maree, J H
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 363-379
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Council for Scientific & Industrial Res S Africa
  • Issue Number: S316
  • Publisher: Council for Scientific & Industrial Res S Africa

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Driver rehabilitation; Evaluation; Operating costs; Pavement maintenance; Traffic delays; Utility theory
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway user costs; Rehabilitation
• Geographic Terms: South Africa
• Old TRIS Terms: Running costs
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 9010: Delay; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 3847: Maintenance; 2752: Motorway; 221: Operating costs; 3635: Repair; 1755: Road user; 8103: South Africa; 3096: Strengthening (pavement); 755: Traffic
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00471133
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1987 12:00AM