01485233

Component

The Highway User Benefit-Cost Analysis Program (HUB-CAP) provides the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) with a standardized method to quantify road user benefits/costs to the traveling public based on roadway geometric, traffic, and operating characteristics. Based on this information, the Department can determine the cost effectiveness of various alternatives including detours, temporary roadway or shoulder construction, off-peak hour day work, night work, and the most appropriate project delivery method (i.e., Incentive/Disincentive, A+B Bidding, etc.). HUB-CAP provides valuable information to the designers and project managers when determining the most appropriate construction staging and final design. This application should be used early in the design process while there is still flexibility in the design. The optimal design will mitigate or avoid disruptions before they can occur. This application can also determine future highway user benefits-costs based on future improvement needs. By understanding the major factors influencing highway user benefits-costs, the analyst can take steps to minimize the effect of any future rehabilitation activities on roadway users. This tool was developed after researching the methodologies and application used by several States’ Department of Transportations and finally chose to utilize AASHTO’s 2003 Highway User Benefit Analysis method as a starting point. AASHTO’s worksheets were modified to include before and after scenarios, look-up tables for various inputs necessary to run the tool, and consistencies in the type of required data. It consists of three main modules: (1) Value of Time Savings / Benefits (both based on ADT and hourly volumes); (2) Accident Costs / Benefits; and (3) Operating and Ownership Costs / Benefits. The HUB-CAP application has already been implemented at VDOT by area construction engineers and construction managers. This has resulted in several projects being delivered on time with substantial saving to the users and VDOT in construction duration, user costs and completion of the project on-time.

01483192

English

12p

2010

12th National Conference on Transportation Planning for Small and Medium-Sized Communities

Digital/other

CD-ROM; Figures; Tables

Benefit cost analysis; Highway operations; Off peak periods; Road construction; Standardization; Traffic volume; User benefits; Value of time

Virginia

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jun 27 2013 2:08PM

• A Literature Review of Current Events and Trends in Ciclovía Programs across America
• A New Traffic Assignment Method for Small and Medium Communities
• A Transportation Safety Planning Tool for the City of Ames
• An Economical Methodology for Development of Land Use and Socio-economic Forecasts for Long-range Transportation Plans (LRTPS)
• An Investigation of the Transferability of Trip Generation Models
• Application of a Combined Travel Demand and Microsimulation Model for a Small City
• Application of Dynamic Traffic Assignment in a Small-Urban Area
• Applying a Multi-Resolution Modeling Approach for Master Planning of State Route 285 Corridor at Wenatchee Valley, WA
• Applying the Housing + Transportation Affordability Index in Your Metro Area
• Circulator Guidebook: Dupage Local Area Circulator Study
• Comparison of Five Metropolitan Washington Travel Demand Models
• Data Alternatives in Support of Regional Travel Demand Modeling
• Developing Travel Demand Modeling Tools for Medium-Sized Communities in Virginia
• Dynamic Model Visualization and Investigation
• Estimating Arterial Performance in Small and Medium-Sized Communities
• GLOBEWARM – A Tool to Estimate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Roadway Vehicles
• Integrating Planning and Operations for a Comprehensive Transportation Management System
• Lessons Learned: A Community Driven Approach to Infrastructure Improvement
• Moving the Guests at a 400th Anniversary: Jamestown 2007
• MPO Planning Resources – An Internet-Based Tool
• Northern Minnesota/Northern Wisconsin Freight Plan
• Prioritizing Projects for the Metropolitan Transportation Plan -- The Lexington Experience
• Public Involvement in Bicycle Safety
• Safe Routes to School: A Collaborative Approach
• Small-Town Transportation Assessments that Work: Combining Community Learning and Research Strategies
• The School Travel Plan as a Community Planning Tool
• Transit Node Analysis: Comparing Street-Level Physical and Socioeconomic Factors Using a Layered GIS Approach
• Transportation of Wind Energy Industry Components: Planning for Growth in the Heartland
• Using a Federal Database and Local Industry Sector Knowledge to Develop Future Freight Forecasts
• Using Decision Trees in Transportation Planning and Analysis
• Vacant Land Inventory and Development Assessment Tool