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USAGE FACTORS FORMAJOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND LABOR 1/

U.S. WEIGHTED AVERAGES FOR ALL FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS OVER $1,000,000 ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM REPORTED AS COMPLETED DURING CALENDAR YEARS 1999, 2000, 2001

OCTOBER 2002Table PT-4
TYPE OF MATERIALS AND LABORUNITNUMBER OF UNITS
PER MILLION DOLLARS
OF CONSTRUCTION
COST 2/
Cement (excludes cement in concrete pipe)Ton457
Bituminous materialTon344
Aggregates 3/
Purchased (by contractors)Ton11,611
Produced (by contractors)Ton3,071
Steel
Structural (shapes, plates, H and sheet piling)Ton18
Reinforcing (pavement and structural reinforcement)Ton40
Culvert pipe (corrugated metal and structural plate, pipe arches and arches)Ton1
Miscellaneous (joint devices, tubular piling, etc.)Ton3
Concrete pipe (plain and reinforced)Ton56
Clay pipe and title (includes some PVC pipe)Ton-
Lumber (all lumber products except timber piling)Board foot2,762
Petroleum products 4/Gallon19,909
Guardrail (all types)Linear foot599
Bridge railing (all types)Linear foot102
Corrugated aluminum culvertPound136
Signs (complete in place)Dollar7,909
Lighting (complete in place)Dollar9,790
LaborEmployee-hour9,421

1/ For comparable standards of design, the usage of materials and labor on Federal-aid work is not appreciably different from their usage on non-Federal-aid work. The data in this table are obtained from Form FHWA-47, prepared by the Office of Program Administration in the Office of Infrastructure.

2/ Right-of-way, preliminary engineering, and construction engineering costs excluded.

3/ Includes sand, gravel, clay gravel, slag, crushed stone, etc.; used for all highway construction including bases, subbases, concrete surfaces, bituminous surfaces, structural concrete, and drainage work.

4/ Fuel and lubricants for equipment and trucks. Grease converted to gallons on basis of 8 pounds per gallon.


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