Economic Evaluation of Long-life Pavements - Phase 1
In many nations with mature road networks, new road construction typically accounts for around 50% of the road budget. Much of the remainder of national road budgets is spent on maintenance and rehabilitation of existing roads. Current road construction methods and materials contribute to this outcome, as they lead to recurrent maintenance requirements that can only be met at a relatively high cost. The long-life pavements project as approved by OECD member countries set out to determine if the costs of future maintenance and repaving and the resulting road user delays have reached a level on high-traffic roads where long-life pavements are economically justified. The report draws conclusions on the availability of suitable materials that can support the development of long-life surface layers for road pavements. The report provides guidelines for a research programme to be carried out as part of phase II of this project. The objective of this further work will be to assess the real capacity of candidate materials and their suitability for use as long-life wearing courses.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
2, rue André Pascal
Paris, France 75775 Paris Cedex 16 - Publication Date: 2005
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Pagination: 114p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Building materials; Durability; Economics; Maintenance; Pavement surface course; Pavement wearing course; Pavements; Traffic delays; Transportation
- Uncontrolled Terms: Long term; Quality
- Subject Areas: Economics; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01012697
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 92-64-00856-X
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Dec 21 2005 2:58PM