THE STOCKHOLM RING ROAD AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT INVESTMENT PROJECT (THE DENNIS PROJECT) - IS IT PROFITABLE?

DENNISPAKETET - AER DET LOENSAMT?

The aim of this report is (1) to discuss the principles for cost/benefit analyses of passenger transport project; (2) to scrutinize earlier analyses of the Stockholm Ring Road and Public Transport Investments package (the Dennis package); and (3) to calculate social-economic and financial outcomes of alternative road links and road-user charges. A general aim is to examine whether it may be worthwhile to further analyze the package or parts of it. The author concludes the following: (1) Earlier analyses include methodological errors and the analyses have only considered the package as an indivisible unity; (2) One analysis which claims an economic net benefit of SEK 1.3 billions per year, would instead result in an economic net loss of SEK 1.6 billions per year; (3) The ring roads in the package, compared with the public transport measures, only would result in both social-economic and financial losses. The best alternative from social-economic point of view would be road-user charges for entering the Stockholm inner city, without any road constructions at all; and (4) There are strong reasons for further analyses of alternative public transport and road schemes, lead by independent professional economists. (A)

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  KOMMUNIKATIONSFORSKNINGSBEREDNINGEN

  BOX 5706
  STOCKHOLM,   Sweden  S-114 97

  KOMMUNIKATIONSFORSKNINGSBEREDNINGEN

  BOX 5706
  STOCKHOLM,   Sweden  S-114 97
• Authors:
  • JANSSON, K
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 64 p.
• Serial:
  • KFB RAPPORT
  • Issue Number: 1994:7
  • Publisher: KOMMUNIKATIONSFORSKNINGSBEREDNINGEN
  • ISSN: 1104-2621

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beltways; Benefit cost analysis; Calculation; Investments; Methodology; Networks; Private transportation; Road pricing; Roads; Transportation modes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• ITRD Terms: 6464: Calculation; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 227: Investment; 9102: Method; 746: Private transport; 2729: Ring road; 1053: Road network; 240: Road pricing; 8109: Sweden; 1145: Transport mode
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00717880
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• ISBN: 91-88370-66-6
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 20 1996 12:00AM