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COST
In highway economic
analysis, one has to
consider the total
transportation cost, which
comprises the following:
1) Cost of construction of
the facility initially
2) Periodic cost of
DETERMINATION OF HIGHWAY
COSTS
Table
Breakdown of Cost
Outlay
Year
Cost (Rs in
Crore)
1
10.0
2
20.0
3
30.0
4
40.0
Table
Breakdown of Cost Outlay during Construction and
Maintenance Periods
Year
Cost (Rs in Crore)
1
2
Construction Period
3
4
5
0.50
6
0.50
7
0.50
8
0.50
9
2.00
10
0.50
11
0.50
12
0.50
and so on, repeating the cycle, till the design life of
the project.
Shadow Pricing
In many developing countries, a
considerable amount of distortions
have arisen in the prices as a result
of government policies, regulations
and bad investment planning.
This scenario is true in the case of
Indian situation as the domestic
prices of many
commodities are administered by the
government and the traded prices
Shadow Pricing
The minimum wages,
especially of unskilled
labour are also fixed
statutorily by the
government, and in an
over-populated and
labour-surplus economy
like India, the wages do
Shadow Pricing
Foreign exchange is
extremely precious for the
Indian economy, but the
official exchange rate does
not reflect this.
Adjustments needed in the
prices of goods and wages to
make them reflect truly their