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... 1 Background Understanding the costs of highway construction, highway maintenance, and vehicle operation is essential to sound planning and management of highway investments, especially under increasing infrastructure demands and limited budgetary resources. While the infrastructure costs borne by road agencies are substantial, the cost borne by the road users are even greater.
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... identified factors affecting vehicle operating costs including pavement conditions. The most relevant reports to this study were those dealing with the relationship between pavement conditions and vehicle operating costs.

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