Estimating Highway Pavement Damage Costs Attributed to Truck Traffic Yong Bai, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE Associate Professor Dept. of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering The University of Kansas

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Objectives Determine truck vehicle miles traveled (VMT) associated with processed beef and related industries in southwest Kansas. Understand the models used to estimate the pavement damage costs. Understand the limitations of current models used to estimate the pavement damage costs.

Introduction Kansas is one of the leaders in meat production in the United States. Traditionally, processed meat, meat byproducts, grain, and other related products are transported primarily using heavy trucks. The industries will continue to grow and there will be more trucks on highways transporting meat and meat-related products.

Project Goal To estimate the pavement damage cost attributed to the truck traffic associated with the processed meat and related industries in southwest Kansas.

Project Scope US Highway 50/400 between Garden City and Dodge City in Kansas (41.13 miles) 24 counties in southwest Kansas

Benefits Select cost-effective transportation modes for the meat processing and related industries Assess highway maintenance needs and set up maintenance priorities Determine reasonable user costs

Data Collection Truck Characteristics and Type Pavement Characteristics Data Pavement Maintenance Cost Data

Truck Characteristics & Type Gross vehicle weight (GVW) Selected truck type and axle configuration

Pavement Data Pavement type, length, and structure Structural number for flexible pavement (SN) or thickness for rigid pavement (d) Initial present serviceability rating (PSRI)

Pavement Data Terminal present serviceability rating (PSRT) Pavement maximum feasible life in years (L) Typical pavement performance (t)

Pavement Data No. Beginning Point Ending Point Length Type PS 1 1.4km E Garden City ECoL Finney 10.13 miles Flexible PS 2 WCoL Gray WCL Cimarron 18.14 miles PS 3 ECL Cimarron ECoL Gray 4.29 miles PS 4 WCoL Ford Jct. US-50/US-400 8.57 miles Composite

Pavement Maintenance Data Pave. Seg. No. Maintenance Cost Data Year Project Total Cost PS 1 2005 K-6374-01 $15,908,221 PS 2 1985 K-1764-01 $3,074,770 1997 K-6190-01 $999,522 2004 K-9324-01 $1,653,059 PS 3 1992 K-4038-01 $1,685,548 2001 K-8146-01 $746,771 PS 4 1981 K-1228-01 $3,595,654 1989 K-3643-01 $272,433 K-4039-01 $627,261 K-4609-01 $448,390 K-8145-01 $220,173 2003 K-8145-02 $1,730,826

Maintenance Cost in 2007 Dollar Value Pavement Segment Maintenance Costs No. Descriptions Year Project Previous Dollar *2007 Dollar PS 1 US-50 Finney Co. East of Garden City to the ECL (10.13 miles) 2005 K-6374-01 $15,908,221 $16,887,032 PS 2 US-50 Gary County from the WCL to Cimarron (18.14 miles) 1985 K-1764-01 $3,074,770 $5,891,577 1997 K-6190-01 $999,522 $1,343,274 2004 K-9324-01 $1,653,059 $1,806,342 PS 3 US-50 in Gray Co. from Cimarron to the ECL (4.29 miles) 1992 K-4038-01 $1,685,548 $2,626,029 2001 K-8146-01 $746,771 $891,684 PS 4 US-50 in Ford Co. from the WCL east to US-400 (8.57 miles) 1981 K-1228-01 $3,595,654 $7,754,356 1989 K-3643-01 $272,433 $463,799 K-4039-01 $627,261 $977,252 K-4609-01 $448,390 $698,577 K-8145-01 $220,173 $262,898 2003 K-8145-02 $1,730,826 $1,948,060 * Interest Rate r = 3%

Truck VMT Associated with Processed Meat & Related Industries Byproducts to U.S. Final Destinations Feed Grain Meat Processing Plants Meat to U.S. Customers Feed Yards Feeder Cattle Meat to Export Customers

Truck VMT Associated with Processed Meat & Related Industries

Truck VMT Associated with Processed Meat & Related Industries Travel path estimation assumptions A county centroid Aggregation of the feed yards Must be located on a highway TransCAD travel path analysis Least distance and cost criteria Giving priority to the state highway system which provides better serviceability

Truck VMT Associated with Processed Meat & Related Industries Centroids and major highways in 24 counties

Truck VMT Associated with Processed Meat & Related Industries Pavement Segment No. Total Annual Truckloads Total Daily Truckloads Total Annual Truck VMTs Total Daily Truck VMTs PS 1 111,078 304 1,125,220 3,083 PS 2 2,014,954 5,520 PS 3 112,954 309 484,564 1,328 PS 4 968,012 2,652

Highway Damage Cost Analysis

Highway Damage Cost Analysis Projected Annual Pavement Damage Costs Associated with Processed Meat and Related Industries on the Studied Highway Section (41.13 miles)

Highway Damage Cost Analysis Projected Annual Pavement Damage Costs Associated with Processed Meat and Related Industries on the Major Highways (1,835 miles) in southwest Kansas

Conclusions For the studied highway section (41.13 miles), the total annual highway damage cost associated with processed meat industries was estimated at $71,019, or $1,727 per mile. The annual damage cost per truck per mile was approximately $0.02.

Conclusions If the same truck traffic presented on all major highways in southwest Kansas (approximately 1,835 miles), the total annual damage costs attributed to processed meat and related industries would be $3,169,045.

Limitations Truck traffic may be underestimated Truck travel routes may not be accurate Inflation adjustment for pavement maintenance costs may be lower than actual numbers

Acknowledgement Support for this research was provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Centers Program to the Mid-America Transportation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This project was also funded in part by Kansas Department of Transportation.

Yong Bai Steven Schrock Thomas Mulinazzi Wenhua Hou Chunxiao Liu Project Team Members Yong Bai Steven Schrock Thomas Mulinazzi Wenhua Hou Chunxiao Liu Umar Firman This would be the last slide, click the text to change it to your information. Slide design © 2009, Mid-America Transportation Center. All rights reserved.