U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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OCTOBER 2003 | Table PT-4 |
TYPE OF MATERIALS AND LABOR | UNIT | NUMBER OF UNITS PER MILLION DOLLARS OF CONSTRUCTION COST 2/ |
---|---|---|
Cement (excludes cement in concrete pipe) | Ton | 446 |
Bituminous material | Ton | 331 |
Aggregates 3/ | ||
Purchased (by contractors) | Ton | 11,654 |
Produced (by contractors) | Ton | 2,945 |
Steel | ||
Structural (shapes, plates, H and sheet piling) | Ton | 17 |
Reinforcing (pavement and structural reinforcement) | Ton | 38 |
Culvert pipe (corrugated metal and structural plate, pipe arches and arches) | Ton | 1 |
Miscellaneous (joint devices, tubular piling, etc.) | Ton | 3 |
Concrete pipe (plain and reinforced) | Ton | 51 |
Clay pipe and title (includes some PVC pipe) | Ton | - |
Lumber (all lumber products except timber piling) | Board foot | 2,620 |
Petroleum products 4/ | Gallon | 12,626 |
Guardrail (all types) | Linear foot | 618 |
Bridge railing (all types) | Linear foot | 91 |
Corrugated aluminum culvert | Pound | 116 |
Signs (complete in place) | Dollar | 8,071 |
Lighting (complete in place) | Dollar | 9,664 |
Labor | Employee-hour | 9,115 |
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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