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THE RECENT EMPHASIS ON ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDIES AND THE NEED FOR DETERMINING NON-USER AS WELL AS USER BENEFITS FROM HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS HAS RESULTED IN THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS HAVING THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, BUREAU OF BUSINESS RESEARCH, PREPARE A STUDY ON ELECTRIC UTILITY BENEFITS RESULTING FROM FREE USE OF RURAL HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE ECONOMIC STUDY MEASURED THE EXTENT OF UTILITY USE OF RURAL HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE APPROXIMATE BENEFITS RECEIVED, AND THE COST INCURRED FROM SUCH USE. USE OF RURAL HIGHWAY RIGHT-OF-WAY BY UTILITIES BENEFITS THE UTILITY BY ELIMINATING THE NECESSITY TO ACQUIRE EASEMENTS FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS, PROVIDING EASY ACCESS AND INSPECTION, AND REDUCING MAINTENANCE COSTS. DISADVANTAGES TO THE UTILITY RESULT FROM THE NECESSITY OF PAYING FOR RELOCATION RESULTING FROM HIGHWAY CHANGES AND DAMAGES TO UTILITY EQUIPMENT BY VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS. THE STUDY SHOWED NET MONETARY BENEFITS TO UTILITIES, WITH THE ADVANTAGES GENERALLY OUTWEIGHING THE DISADVANTAGES. THE EXISTENCE OF UTILITY LINES ON THE HIGHWAYS SERIOUSLY AFFECTS THE HIGHWAY USER WHEN THEIR PRESENCE (1) DECREASES SAFETY, (2) INCREASES COST OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE, (3) REDUCES FLOW OF TRAFFIC, AND (4) INTERFERES WITH THE AESTHETICS OF THE LANDSCAPE. /AUTHOR/

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Highway Research Board Special Report

41st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board

Aesthetics; Construction; Costs; Economic impacts; Electric utilities; Highway safety; Highways; Improvements; Maintenance management; Nonuser benefits; Relocation (Facilities); Rural highways; Support poles; Traffic crashes; Traffic flow; User benefits; Utilization

Construction costs; Maintenance costs; Motor vehicle accidents; Relocation; Right of way

Construction; Economics; Finance; Highways; Research; Society

TRIS, TRB

Sep 29 1994 12:00AM

• ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF UTILITY USE OF HIGHWAY LOCATIONS IN UTAH
• Non-Vehicular Benefits from Utility Use of Streets and Highways