IMPACTS OF THE EXTENDED-WEIGHT COAL HAUL ROAD SYSTEM (INTERIM REPORT)

The Extended-Weight Coal Haul Road System, created by Kentucky's Legislature in 1986, consists of all roads which carry over 50,000 tons (45,360,000 kg) of coal in a calendar year. Trucks hauling coal on this system are authorized to exceed normal weight limits through the payment of annual decal fees. A research study was initiated in July 1992 to analyze the impacts of the extended-weight system. This interim report, prepared after one year of a three-year study, describes the analyses performed thus far and presents preliminary findings, recommendations, and a discussion of future work. Analyses in this report are based on: historical data on coal production and transportation; data from coal decal applications; interviews of legislators, transportation officials, coal company representatives, and coal trucking representatives; newspaper articles; vehicle classification data; a pavement cost analysis; and accident data.

• Record URL:
  • http://uknowledge.uky.edu/ktc_researchreports/585
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Kentucky, Lexington

  Kentucky Transportation Center
  College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
  Lexington, KY  United States  40506-0281

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Crabtree, J D
  • Pigman, J G
  • Deacon, J A
  • Agent, K R
• Publication Date: 1993-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 94 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Coal; Coal industry; Costs; Pavements; Revenues; Trucks; Trucks by weight; Wear; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Weight control
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Pavements; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00739850
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: KTC-93-38, Interim Rpt
• Contract Numbers: KYHPR-93-151
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 9 1997 12:00AM