Unit Cost Entry

Unit Cost Element - Highway Advisory Radio

Unit Cost Component - Highway Advisory Radio

Spokane, Washington, USA

Description

A mobile HAR trailer (with solar power) used to broadcast RWIS information.

Cost Type

Actual

Data Date

2004

Reported Units



Units

Each (EA)

Year (Dollars)

2004

Capital Cost per Unit ($)

$26,000.00

O & M Cost per Unit ($)



Lifetime

years


Notes

Source

Evaluation of Rural ITS Information Systems Along U.S. 395, Spokane, Washington

Author: Cluett, Chris, et al.

Published By: Federal Highway Administration, U.S. DOT

Prepared by Battelle for the U.S. DOT

EDL Number: 13955

URL: http://ntl.bts.gov/lib//j
podocs/repts_te//13955.ht
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Unit Cost Details

Capital Cost per Unit: $26,000.00

O&M Cost per Unit:

Year (Dollars): 2004

Lifetime: years

Benefits From This Source

In a mountainous area of Spokane, Washington, 94 percent of travelers surveyed indicated that a road weather information website made them better prepared to travel; 56 percent agreed the information helped them avoid travel delays.

In a mountainous region of Spokane, Washington, about one-third of CVOs interviewed would consider changing routes based on the information provided on a road weather information website and highway advisory radio system; however, few could identify viable alternate routes.

Application Areas

Intelligent Transportation Systems > Road Weather Management > Information Dissemination > Highway Advisory Radio

Related Unit Cost Subsystems

Roadside Information (RS-I)

Keywords

HAR

ID: 2009-00028