US Urban Freeway Cost per Person Mile
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URBAN FREEWAY COSTS PER PERSON MILE: 1996 |
Average Daily Vehicle Miles/
2 Way Lane Mile |
Facility Cost/Person Mile |
Auto Expenditures/Person Mile |
Total Cost/Person Mile |
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5,000 |
$0.185 |
$0.181 |
$0.366 |
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10,000 |
$0.093 |
$0.181 |
$0.274 |
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20,000 |
$0.046 |
$0.181 |
$0.227 |
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30,000 |
$0.031 |
$0.181 |
$0.212 |
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40,000 |
$0.023 |
$0.181 |
$0.204 |
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50,000 |
$0.019 |
$0.181 |
$0.200 |
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60,000 |
$0.016 |
$0.181 |
$0.197 |
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75,000 |
$0.013 |
$0.181 |
$0.194 |
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Vehicle occupancy at national urban rate of 1.6.
Actual cost would be less, since most capital and maintenance costs of freeways are paid by highway user fees, which are included in auto costs.
Calculated from US Department of Transportation and US Commerce Department data.
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CALCULATION OF AUTO COSTS PER PERSON MILE: 1996 |
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Automobile Related Expenditures (Billion) |
$661.6 |
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Person Miles (Billion) |
$3,652.0 |
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Cost per Person Mile |
$0.181 |
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Expenditures from USDOC Gross Domestic Product data
Person Miles from FHWA.
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URBAN COST PER 2-WAY LANE MILE: FREEWAY |
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Annual Capital Cost per Mile |
$535,265 |
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Annual Maintenance Cost per Mile |
$5,698 |
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Total Facility Cost |
$540,963 |
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Capital cost escalated to 1996, using data from USDOT 1995 "Needs" report.
Maintenance Costs calculated from 1996 FHWA data. |
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