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ANALYSIS OF ROAD COST ON THE STATE HIGHWAYS OF WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

Accession Number:

00201906

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

THE COMPLETE ANALYSIS WILL INCLUDE ABOUT 300 MILES OF STATE HIGHWAYS, WHICH IS THEIR PHYSICAL LAYOUT AND TRAFFIC DENSITIES CONSTITUTE A TRAFFIC PATTERN. COMPLETE DATA ARE INCLUDED FOR ONE TYPICAL CONTINUOUS ROUTE, COMPRISING 27 MILES OF STATE HIGHWAY IN 23 SECTIONS OF DIFFERENT SURFACE TYPE, WIDTH OR CONDITION, AND WITH TRAFFIC DENSITIES RANGING BETWEEN 870,000 AND 3,700,000 VEHICLES PER YEAR. THREE TABULATIONS HAVE BEEN PREPARED: THE FIRST GIVING DESCRIPTIONS OF SURFACES AND ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COSTS, THE SECOND GIVING CONSTRUCTION HISTORY AND COMPUTATION OF CAPITAL COSTS, AND THE THRID SUMMARIZING THE ABOVE AND SHOWING COMPUTATION OF ANNUAL ROAD COSTS BY AN APPROXIMATE METHOD, AND IN COMPARISON THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS PAID IN STATE TAXES BY VEHICLES USING THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS. /AUTHOR/

Supplemental Notes:

Vol 13, ParT I, PP 79 - 111, 4 FIG, 4 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.

Monograph Accession #:

01490412

Authors:

Breed, C B
SHELTON, W A

Editors:

Crum, Roy W

Discussers:

MARSTON, A

Publication Date:

1934

Serial:

Highway Research Board Proceedings

Volume: 13
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

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Subject Areas:

Economics; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Society; Vehicles and Equipment

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Aug 23 1971 12:00AM

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