Transportation Infrastructure Asset Damage Cost Recovery Correlated with Shale Oil/Gas Recovery Operations in Louisiana

The objectives of this study are to quantify the pavement damage caused by the shale oil/gas development activities; to estimate the damage costs and recommend a strategy of fiscal remedies; and to forecast the impact of the future shale oil/gas development activities on the Louisiana roadways and validate the strategy of fiscal remedies.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $190950
• Contract Numbers:

  16-2P

  1000146

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Managing Organizations:

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808

  Louisiana Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 94245
  1201 Capitol Access Road
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70804-9245
• Project Managers:

  Zhang, Zhongjie

• Performing Organizations:

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Principal Investigators:

  Wu, Zhong

• Start Date: 20160801
• Expected Completion Date: 20190430
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Cost recovery; Development; Financial analysis; Forecasting; Infrastructure; Natural gas; Pavement distress; Shale oil; Truck traffic
• Geographic Terms: Louisiana
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01604627
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Contract Numbers: 16-2P, 1000146
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 11 2016 11:36AM