THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ROAD RESEARCH UNIT'S BUDGET LEVEL AND PRIORITIES. (A REPORT ON PROJECT AD40)

This report presents the results of the investigation into the road research unit's budget level and priorities. It is divided into seven sections. In section 1, an overview of the history of the project is presented, and this is followed by a discussion of the project methodology and a summary of the conclusions and recommendations. Section 2 presents a framework by which the merit of undertaking a research project can be assessed. Section 3 summarises the major road transport costs in New Zealand (traffic congestion, accidents, maintenance, law enforcement, bridge repairs, vehicle overloading, and highway construction). A review of the past and present research directions of the road research unit committee is presented in section 4. Section 5 gives an assessment of future road transport and research needs. In section 6, the framework for assesing research projects is applied and the potential research payoffs for different research areas are estimated. Section 7 presents the summary and conclusions along with the recommendations. Publ

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• Corporate Authors:

  NATIONAL ROADS BOARD, ROAD RESEARCH UNIT

  PO BOX 12 446
  Wellington,   New Zealand 
• Authors:
  • DELOITTE, S
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 102 p.
• Serial:
  • ROAD RESEARCH UNIT OCCASIONAL PAPER
  • Publisher: NATIONAL ROADS BOARD, ROAD RESEARCH UNIT
  • ISSN: 0111-0756

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Budgeting; Costs; Crashes; Deterioration; Economic factors; Economics; Highways; Law enforcement; Operating costs; Planning; Public transit; Strategic planning; Traffic congestion; Transportation; Travel time; Trip length
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 257: Budget; 632: Congestion (traffic); 224: Cost; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 5255: Deterioration; 263: Economics of transport; 1534: Enforcement (law); 2755: Highway; 697: Journey time; 8079: New Zealand; 221: Operating costs; 143: Planning; 141: Priority (gen); 744: Public transport; 1155: Transport; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00487462
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM