University of Minnesota study
proves concrete is better.
Title: A Comparison
of the Life-Cycle Costs of
Asphalt Concrete and Portland
Cement Concrete Pavements in
Olmsted and Waseca Counties in
Minnesota.
Objective: The
objective of this study was to
determine and compare the agency
costs associated with
constructing and maintaining AC
and PCC pavements on county
roads in Minnesota.
For the complete study:
pdf
As described in the February
2003 Concrete Conveyor, these
two documents describe the
asphalt pavement industry study
of rural interstate pavement
costs in Kansas and the Kansas
DOT response that refutes the
study.
"Kansas Cost Study -
December '02 Better Roads
Article" -
pdf
"KDOT Response to
Study" -
pdf |
