Description:
The Life-Cycle Cost Estimation Tool (LCCET) is a Microsoft Excel-based tool that transportation planners and engineers can use to compare life-cycle costs of alternative designs for new and existing intersections. A related user guide discusses the life-cycle cost estimation methodology, walks through the LCCET interface and data inputs, and provides six case studies to demonstrate the calculation of life-cycle costs of various intersection design alternatives. The tool can be used to compare the costs and benefits of alternative intersection designs, support programming and funding decisions, and compare benefit-cost ratios for a given design alternative to a base case for a facility type. The tool is applicable to stop-controlled, signalized, roundabout, and innovative intersection designs.
Tool Type:
Software
Owner Source:
organization
Sponsor/Owner:
- National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
Published:
Availability:
The software tool is free of charge at the following link:
Life-Cycle Cost Estimation Tool
The user guide is free of charge at the following link:
Life-Cycle Cost Estimation Tool User Guide
Disclaimer:
This information is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained herein. This information does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturer's names appear in this information only because they are considered essential to the objective of this publication.
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