HIGHWAY PROGRAM EVALUATIONS

LONG-RANGE HIGHWAY PROGRAM COSTS IN VARIOUS STATES, FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HIGHWAYS, ARE REVIEWED IN RELATION TO TRAVEL, POPULATION AND MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. REDUCTION OF ANNUAL COSTS TO COMMON INDICES PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES AMONG THE STATES. INDICES, EVEN THOUGH BASED ON ESTIMATES COMPUTED BY VARIOUS METHODS AND INDIVIDUALS IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES, HAVE LESS VARIATION AMONG STATES THAN MIGHT BE EXPECTED. SYSTEM COSTS PER VEHICLE MILE ARE SHOWN TO BE LEAST ON THE HEAVILY-TRAVELED PRINCIPAL CITY SYSTEMS, EVEN THOUGH PER-MILE CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE GREATEST. CONVERSELY, HIGHEST VEHICLE-MILE COSTS ARE ON LIGHTLY- TRAVELED LOCAL ROAD SYSTEMS. CONVERSION OF TOTAL COSTS TO PER CAPITA AND OTHER INDICES ALSO MAKES PROGRAM DATA MORE EASILY UNDERSTOOD AND PROVIDES A BETTER BASIS FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/158/158-015.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 158, pp 126-131, 5 TAB, 3 REF Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Granum, James O
• Publication Date: 1957

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 6p
• Monograph Title: Highway needs studies 1957; a symposium
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 158
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Costs; Economic analysis; Highway maintenance; Highways; Motor vehicle licensing; Population; Road construction; Travel; Vehicle miles of travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Economics; Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00200323
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 28 1994 12:00AM