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Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

FHWA promotes Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) as an engineering economic analysis tool that allows transportation officials to quantify the differential costs of alternative investment options for a given project. LCCA can be used to study either new construction projects or to examine preservation strategies for existing transportation assets. [More About LCCA]

Links organized in four categories: Outreach and Training, State of the Practice, Tools and Resources, Technical Guidance Outreach & Training SPTWG Working Group FHWA Pavements Webinar Series State of Practice Case Studies: - Colorado Experience - Georgia Experience - Pennsylvania Experience 2019-2020 PavementDesign Practices: LCCA Tools & Resources Real Cost Software Real Cost User Manual USDOT Value of Travel Time Guidance Technical Guidance Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Primer Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Technical Bulletin Supplement to the 1998 Technical Bulletin on Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Use of Alternate Bidding for Pavement Type Selection

State DOT Policy and Procedures

National Resources and Supplemental Information

Updated: 12/08/2022
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