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Road construction costs up 1.2 per cent
The construction costs of roads rose by 1.2 per cent from the first quarter to the second quarter 2005. Material costs increased by 3.0 per cent in the same period.
The construction costs of open-air roads rose by 1.6 per cent from the first quarter to the second quarter this year. The costs of rock tunnels and concrete bridges rose by 0.9 per cent and 0.4 per cent respectively in the same period.
The maintenance costs of roads increased by 1.8 per cent from the first quarter to the second quarter this year, and are 4.1 per cent higher than a year ago.
Construction cost index, road constructions. 1st Quarter 2004=100 |
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Road constructions, total | 106.3 | 1.2 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open air road | 105.5 | 1.6 | 3.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concrete bridge | 109.9 | 0.4 | 5.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rock tunnel | 104.8 | 0.9 | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost index for maintenance of roads. 1st Quarter 2004=100 |
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Maintenance of roads, total | 105.5 | 1.8 | 4.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asphalt work | 109.6 | 5.8 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maintenance in wintertime | 104.7 | 0.9 | 3.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin Handeland Skjæveland
E-mail: martin.skjaeveland@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 14 17
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Hanne Beate Høiby
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