BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS: UPDATED UNIT COSTS AND PROCEDURES

Various freeway surveillance and traffic control projects can be implemented on Texas freeways to accomplish desired goals. In order to decide which project should be implemented, a practical and reliable analytical procedure which considers all measurable impacts must be developed and applied. Also, accurate and up-to-date data must be available for use in such a determination. The data contained in this report should partially meet the above needs. The report contains highway user costs that are based on 1975 conditions in the urban areas of Texas. The unit costs reported here are vehicle running cost, travel time costs, and accident costs. Also, data on air and noise pollution, as well as other highway impact data, are included. The report contains an analysis of the impact of the energy shortage on the relative costs that are used in the conventional benefit-cost or cost-effectiveness analyses.

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/hostedpdfs/tti/202-2.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85291
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763
• Authors:
  • Buffington, J L
  • McFarland, W F
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 73 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Automobiles; Benefit cost analysis; Cost estimating; Energy; Estimates; Freeways; Fuels; Highway traffic control; Highways; Impacts; Noise; Pollution; Supply; Traffic control; Traffic crashes; Travelers; Unit costs; Urban areas; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data; Motor vehicle accidents
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel shortage
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00137432
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TTI-2-18-75-202-2 Res. Rpt.
• Files: NTL, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 16 1977 12:00AM