REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION

ANALYSES UNDERTAKEN TO ASCERTAIN THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION ON A ROAD IN IOWA AND CONNECTICUT WERE REPORTED. THE DATA WERE ASSEMBLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A METHOD RECOMMENDED IN THE 1929 REPORT. THE ELEMENTS OF ROADWAY COST INCLUDE: RIGHT OF WAY, DRAINAGE STRUCTURES, EARTHWORK, SALVAGE VALUE OF PRIOR SURFACES, EXISTING ROAD SURFACE, SIGNS AND OTHER APPURTENANCES, ENGINEERING AND ADMINISTRATION, ANNUAL MAINTENANCE, PERIODIC RECONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE SUPERVISION AND INTEREST. THE ROADWAY COST PER MILE IS COMPARED WITH THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY TRAFFIC THROUGH TAXES, AND WITH THE VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS.

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/10/10-024.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 10, pp 329-369, 7 FIG, 9 TAB. 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:
  • Agg, T R
  • Brosseau, A J
  • Craig, H K
  • Breed, C B
  • James, E W
  • HEWES, L I
  • Sourwine, J A
• Discussers:
  • MARSTON, A
  • Krynine, D
• Publication Date: 1931

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 11-12, 1930
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 10
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Analysis; Costs; Drainage structures; Engineering; Highways; Maintenance; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Rates; Signs; Surface course (Pavements); Taxation; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Data; Right of way
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation rates
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00201900
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 1 1971 12:00AM