Modeling Investments in County and Local Roads to Support Agricultural Logistics

Denver Tolliver, Alan Dybing, Pan Lu and EunSu Lee

Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 2011, vol. 50, issue 2

Abstract: Investments in local roads in North Dakota to support agricultural logistics are estimated with a detailed model that predicts flows from 1,406 crop-producing zones to 317 elevators and plants, and forecasts improvements and maintenance costs for paved and unpaved roads. The study finds that (1) the average farm-to-market trip distance has increased from 12 miles in 1980 to 26 miles in 2009, (2) the estimated resurfacing cost per mile for agricultural distribution routes is 40% greater than for non-agricultural routes, and (3) the estimated cost to maintain acceptable service levels on county and local roads is roughly double historical funding levels.

Keywords: Public; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.207300

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