NEW APPROACHES TO PROJECT RANKING: COMPARISONS USING ADDED-CAPACITY PROJECTS IN TEXAS. FINAL REPORT

This report presents a discussion of selected techniques that can be used to rank major highway construction projects. A study advisory committee provided recommendations on factors and weights to be used in project ranking. A limited sensitivity analysis of some suggested changes in current sufficiency ratings is presented. Possible techniques that can be used on projects of three types are discussed: (1) added-capacity, (2) upgrade-to-standards, and (3) new location (bypasses, loops, and other new locations). Emphasis is placed on comparing nine different techniques for ranking added-capacity projects by comparing 1,942 added-capacity projects.

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  Transportation Planning Division, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McFarland, W F
  • Memmott, J L
• Publication Date: 1985-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 133 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway capacity; Improvements; Programming (Planning); Ratings; Road construction; Sensitivity analysis; Strategic planning
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457910
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/TX-86/06+337-1F
• Contract Numbers: Study No. 2-8-84-337
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1986 12:00AM