00760531

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/154362.aspx

This synthesis report will be of interest to transportation agency planners; design, construction, and maintenance engineers; and administrators, managers, economists, and other decisionmakers involved in programming highway pavement projects. This synthesis describes current practice with regard to road user and mitigation costs in highway pavement projects. Information for the synthesis was collected by surveying U.S. and Canadian transportation agencies and by conducting a literature search of both domestic and foreign publications. This report of the Transportation Research Board provides detailed information on the various methods employed by transportation agencies to estimate user costs. The advantages and disadvantages of each are reported. Information on the various components of user costs (i.e., time related, vehicle operating, safety, and environmental costs) is also included. In addition, the study reports on the various mitigation strategies available to agencies to reduce user costs. Information is also provided on how user costs and mitigation strategies have been applied to evaluate different alternatives; and how uncertainties, political considerations, and quality control contribute to the decision making process.

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.

Project 20-5 FY 1996
Topic 27-12

English

53 p.

1999

NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice

0309068223

Digital/other

Appendices (3) ; Figures (10) ; References (91) ; Tables (14)

Alternatives analysis; Cost estimating; Costs; Decision making; Literature reviews; Programming (Planning); Strategic planning; Travelers

Cost reduction; Highway user costs; Mitigation

Administration and Management; Design; Finance; Highways; Pavements; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Mar 23 1999 12:00AM