Evaluation of Vehicle Operational Cost and Travel Delay Incurred due to Traffic in Road Infrastructure Construction Project

Construction activities have various side effects on the environment of construction zone. These side effects when evaluated in monetary term are known as social cost. There are various parameters of social cost. It is categories into traffic, pollution, ecological and economical. Traffic is one of the most important category which contributes in maximum amount to the social cost. Traffic consists of various sub parameters, two of them are vehicle operational cost and travel delay. In this paper an overview over the vehicle operational cost and travel delay during the construction period is focused. Vehicle operational cost is defined as the cost associated with the vehicle usage, fuel consumption, maintenance and repair cost, wear and tear of tires, vehicle depreciation, etc. whereas travel delay is the extra time consumed by the commuter during the construction period compared to previous time. Component and factor affecting Vehicle operational cost and travel delay is discussed and an attempt is made to give a frame work regarding it.