Highway Safety BCA Guide and Tool Benefit Cost Analysis for Safety Countermeasures

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Contributors:
  Scurry, Karen
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Highway safety
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Countermeasures
  • Project management
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-SA-18-002
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
• Abstract:
  Transportation agencies consider various factors in comparing project alternatives and justifying investment decisions. Such factors may include: Safety performance; Operational efficiency; Environmental impacts and mitigation; Economic impacts. Agencies quantify the operational, environmental, and economic impact of project alternatives using readily-available tools and resources. While the Highway Safety Manual and related tools are available to analyze the safety performance of project alternatives, there is a need to consider the complete lifecycle cost and benefits of projects, including direct and indirect safety benefits. Indirect safety benefits may include reduced delay, travel time, and emissions as a result of fewer crashes.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49569/dot_49569_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 370.90 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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