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Road Benchmarks List & Method
Road Benchmarks List and Method. Monday, February 11, 2008. Method of selecting and measuring benchmarks - please add comments. Benchmarks have been selected:. Which can be widely understood by the public, politicians and the media. To highlight potential for improvements in governance. For which data can be gathered or estimated fairly easily. Which can be refined through discussion and gathering more data. To give a high level view of the whole road sector. Where more detailed subdivision of benchmark ...
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DRAFT Road Benchmark X-01: Fuel Prices
DRAFT Road Benchmark X-01: Fuel Prices. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Initial recommendation - please comment. Average cost of regular grade of:. I) Diesel (per litre). Ii) Petrol (per litre). Iii) Compressed gas (per kg). Iv) Biodiesel (per litre). 1 Initially price observed in main city, refine average later. 2 Retail price including taxes. 3 Average for whole country, factors later for provincial/rural variations. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). DRAFT list of Road Benchmarks. X-08: Quality of decisions.
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DRAFT Road Benchmark X-02: Bus fares
DRAFT Road Benchmark X-02: Bus fares. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Initial recommendation - please comment. Average bus fare per person per km:. I) For main bus routes between major cities. Ii) For cheapest rural public transport. Iii) For cheapest urban public transport. 1 Initial estimates from a few observed fares, refine average later. 2 Average for the whole country, factors for variations later. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Draft list of Road Benchmarks. February 2008 - gTKP Governance Theme.
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DRAFT Road Benchmark X-03: Freight rates
DRAFT Road Benchmark X-03: Freight rates. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Initial recommendation - please comment. Average freight rates per tonne per km for general cargo. I) Between major cities on major commercial corridors. Ii) From provincial cities to major towns. 1 Initial estimates from a few observed rates, refine average later. 2 Average for whole country, factors for variations later. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). DRAFT list of Road Benchmarks. February 2008 - gTKP Governance Theme.
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DRAFT Road Benchmark X-04: Travel speeds
DRAFT Road Benchmark X-04: Travel speeds. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Initial recommendation - please comment. Average travel speed in km per hour. I) For trucks between major cities. Ii) For buses between major cities. Iii) For all vehicles between provincial towns and major cities. IV) For farm to market roads. V) From suburbs to centre of capital city (not using tollways). 1 Initially may be subjective estimates, refine later. 2 Includes any delays encountered, eg for payment of taxes.
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DRAFT Road Benchmark X-05: Rural access
DRAFT Road Benchmark X-05: Rural access. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Initial recommendation - please comment. Percentage of the rural population with adequate time/cost access to:. 1 Subjective estimate refined through consultation and studies. 2 Each country to establish its own definition of "adequate access". 3 Each country to establish its own definition of "rural population". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). DRAFT list of Road Benchmarks. February 2008 - gTKP Governance Theme. List of gTKP Road Benchmarks.
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DRAFT Road Benchmark X-06: Construction costs
DRAFT Road Benchmark X-06: Construction costs. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Initial recommendation - please comment. Average construction cost per km for:. I) Rural access track. Ii) Rural "farm to market" roads. Iii) Secondary roads between small towns. Iv) Main commercial trunk route. V) Double carriageway expressway. 1 Initial estimates can be made from a few recent projects. 2 Complete cost, including road administration costs. 3 Average for all roads, factors later for region, width of road etc.
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DRAFT Road Benchmark X-07: Maintenance costs
DRAFT Road Benchmark X-07: Maintenance costs. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Initial recommendation - please comment. Average annual maintenance cost per km for:. I) Rural access track. Ii) Rural "farm to market" roads. Iii) Secondary roads between small towns. Iv) Main commercial trunk route. V) Double carriageway expressway. 1 Initial estimates can be made from a few recent projects. 2 Complete cost, including road administration costs. 3 Average for all roads, factors later for region, width of road etc.
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DRAFT Road Benchmark X-08: Quality of decisions
DRAFT Road Benchmark X-08: Quality of decisions. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Initial recommendation - please comment. Subjective assessment of percentage of ideal decisions made about:. I) Which roads to build and improve. Ii) Which roads to maintain and how to maintain them. Iii) Organisation and regulation of roads and road transport. 1 Subjective assessments should balance both quality and importance when combining different known failings in decision making. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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DRAFT Road Benchmarks X-09: Wastage
DRAFT Road Benchmarks X-09: Wastage. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Initial recommendation - please comment. Subjective estimate of the percentage of funding "wasted":. I) In the whole road sector. Ii) In providing major roads. Iii) In providing rural roads. Iv) In providing urban roads. 1 Wasted money includes all losses through corruption and poor decisions. 2 Subjective estimates should include an explanation of how calculated. 3 Initial subjective estimates may later be refined by more detailed studies.
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DRAFT Road Benchmark X-10: Effectiveness
DRAFT Road Benchmark X-10: Effectiveness. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Initial recommendation - please comment. Overall rating, between 1 and 100 of the effectiveness of the current road sector organisation, including whether appropriate financial and technical resources are available to provide adequate road transport:. I) Between major towns. Ii) In rural areas. Iii) Within urban areas. 1 Subjective assessments should include explanation of how estimate was made. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).