UNC-CHARLOTTE TRANSPORTATION STUDY REVEALS IMPROVEMENT SLOWS WHILE COSTS RISE

An annual study of cost-effective highway performance conducted by the University of North Carolina (UNC)-Charlotte's Center for Interdisciplinary Transportation Studies found that state highway systems across the country had slowed considerably as costs continued to rise. Findings show western and southern states continued to dominate the top 10 places in cost-effectiveness. Since 1984, highway dispersements/mile are up 106%--twice as fast as inflation--while administrative costs are up 117% during the same period. Improvements in systems have slowed. Urban interstate pavement conditions worsened slightly in 1997, up from 8.8% to 9%. Nine states reported no poor urban interstate mileage, while New Jersey reported 37.7% poor urban interstate condition.

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• Publication Date: 1999-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 22
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering News
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Civil Engineering News, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1051-9629

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Expenditures; Interstate highways; Overhead costs; Pavement maintenance; Pavement performance; State highways; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I10: Economics and Administration; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00765123
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 27 1999 12:00AM