ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SHRP RESEARCH

State highway departments conceived and funded the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) to develop new technologies for designing and maintaining longer-lasting, safer roadways. The strategic program identified six major areas of research: asphalt, long-term pavement performance, pavement maintenance, portland cement concrete and structures, snow and ice control and work zone safety. The study concluded that successful completion of the identified research would increase productivity of highway construction, reconstruction and rehabilitation and maintenance and would improve safety on the nation's highways. This report assesses the economic benefits of these six areas of research. The basis for the economic assessment is a computer model developed at the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI).

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/winter/roadsvr/economic.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

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

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Little, D N
  • Memmott, J
  • McFarland, F
  • Goff, Z
  • Smith, R
  • Wootan, C V
  • Zollinger, D
  • Tang, Tao
  • Epps, J
• Publication Date: 1997-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 200 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt; Computer models; Construction; Economic benefits; Highway safety; Highways; Maintenance; Pavement maintenance; Pavement performance; Portland cement concrete; Productivity; Reconstruction; Rehabilitation; Research; Snow and ice control; Structures; Work zone safety
• Identifier Terms: Long-Term Pavement Performance Program; Strategic Highway Research Program
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Pavements; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials; I32: Concrete; I62: Winter Maintenance; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00927576
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 25 2002 12:00AM