1997 FEDERAL HIGHWAY COST ALLOCATION STUDY SUMMARY REPORT

This is the first Federal Highway Cost Allocation Study (HCAS) in more than 15 years. The primary objective of this study is to analyze highway-related costs attributable to different highway users as a basis for evaluating the equity and efficiency of current Federal highway user charges. This is consistent with objectives of previous Federal HCASs, although the current study examines certain items in greater detail than was done in previous studies. This Summary Report summarizes the information presented in the full report. The contents are as follows: Introduction; HCAS Workshop; Study Objective and Scope; Summary of HCAS Methods and Findings; Vehicle Travel Characteristics and Population by Different Vehicle Classes; Federal-aid Highway Program Costs; Allocation of 2000 Federal Highway Program Costs; 2000 Federal Highway User Revenues; 2000 Federal Highway User Charge Equity Ratios; Highway Cost Allocation for All Levels of Government; Other Highway-Related Costs; Marginal Highway Costs; Total Costs of Highways; Alternative Investment Scenarios; Potential User Fee Changes to Improve Equity; and Study Conclusions.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13476
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1997-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 43 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost allocation; Costs; Economic efficiency; Equity; Highways; Travelers; User charges
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00746656
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HPP-10/9-97(3M)E
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 6 1998 12:00AM