An evaluation of the benefits of the Alabama service and assistance patrol : final report.
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2009-12-01
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Abstract:The Alabama Service and Assistance Patrol (A.S.A.P.) is a freeway service patrol operated by
the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) in the Birmingham region of Alabama.
This patrol of service vehicles travels continuously on approximately 112 miles of freeway on
weekdays and responds to incidents such as crashes, and vehicle breakdowns, rendering
assistance from basic services to motorists to temporary traffic control. The A.S.A.P. program
therefore provides benefits to the public through reductions of travel time delay, vehicle
emissions, and secondary or follow-on crashes. Additionally, the A.S.A.P. program provides
basic services to motorists such as fuel, air, and emergency starting. The economic value of
these benefits can be estimated in order to conduct an evaluation of the economic effectiveness
of the program. This study is the first comprehensive study across all categories of benefits since
the program began in 1997. This study focuses on program operations in 2004 and 2005.
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