The Effect of Government Highway Spending on Road Users’ Congestion Costs

Winston, Clifford; Langer, Ashley

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The Effect of Government Highway Spending on Road Users’ Congestion Costs

2004-10-01
By Winston, Clifford ; Langer, Ashley

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English

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Creators:

Winston, Clifford ; Langer, Ashley
Corporate Creators:

Brookings Institution ; University of California, Berkeley
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Congestion Pricing Costs Externalities Governments Highways Policy Road Pricing Traffic Congestion Travelers Trucking
Publication/ Report Number:

06-11
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final Report
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Abstract:

Millions of dollars are spent every year, by policy makers, in an attempt to reduce the growth of traffic congestion. The authors estimate the determinants of traffic congestion costs for shipping firms, motorists, and trucking operations in an effort to evaluate the traffic reduction policy. They find that about one dollar of highway spending in any given year reduces the traffic congestion costs to drivers by about 11 cents in that year. They conclude that the case for road pricing is strengthened by this evidence.
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PDF
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Federal Highway Administration
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