TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................. V

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................. V

DISCLAIMER .............................................................................................................................. V

1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1

2. THE MODEL..................................................................................................................... 1
2.1 THE SOFTWARE ................................................................................................................. 2
2.2 MAIN ECONOMIC EVALUATION MODULE ........................................................................ 4
Control and Setup ..................................................................................................................... 5
Unit VOC and Speeds............................................................................................................... 7
Time and Accidents .................................................................................................................. 8
Traffic ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Multi-Criteria Indicators ........................................................................................................... 9
Project-Alter. Main Features..................................................................................................... 9
Project-Alter. Other Benefits .................................................................................................. 10
Project-Alter. Solution ............................................................................................................ 11
Graph – Net Present Value ..................................................................................................... 11
Graph – Total Society Costs ................................................................................................... 11
Alter. 1 Feasibility .................................................................................................................. 11
Option 1. User Impacts ........................................................................................................... 12
Option 1. Benefits Distribution............................................................................................... 12
Option 1. Sensitivity ............................................................................................................... 12
Option 1 Switching Values ..................................................................................................... 12
Benefits 1, Benefits 2, Benefits 3, Benefits 4 ......................................................................... 12
Constants................................................................................................................................. 13
2.3 HDM-III VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS MODULE............................................................ 13
Basic Input Data ..................................................................................................................... 14
Calibration Data...................................................................................................................... 14
Compute Results ..................................................................................................................... 14
Coefficients............................................................................................................................. 14
Speeds ..................................................................................................................................... 15
VOC........................................................................................................................................ 15
HDM-III & Equations Comparison ........................................................................................ 15
Typical VOC and Speeds........................................................................................................ 15
2.4 HDM-4 VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS MODULE.............................................................. 15
Basic Input Data ..................................................................................................................... 16
Calibration Data...................................................................................................................... 17