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Road construction costs up 0.7 per cent
The construction costs of roads rose by 0.7 per cent from the second quarter to the third quarter this 2005. Material costs increased by 0.4 per cent in the same period.
The construction costs of open-air roads rose by 0.9 per cent from the second quarter to the third quarter this year. The costs of rock tunnels and concrete bridges increased by 0.6 per cent and 0.2 per cent respectively in the same period.
The maintenance costs of roads increased by 1.5 per cent from the second quarter to the third quarter this year. The material costs of asphalt work contributed most to this increase.
Construction cost index, road constructions.
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3rd Quarter 2005 |
3rd Quarter 2004-
3rd Quarter 2005 |
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Road constructions, total | 107.0 | 0.7 | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open air road | 106.4 | 0.9 | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concrete bridge | 110.1 | 0.2 | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rock tunnel | 105.4 | 0.6 | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost index for maintenance of roads.
1st Quarter 2004=100 |
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3rd Quarter 2005 |
3rd Quarter 2004-
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Maintenance of roads, total | 107.1 | 1.5 | 4.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asphalt work | 112.6 | 2.7 | 8.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maintenance in wintertime | 106.0 | 1.2 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
E-mail: hanne.hoiby@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 14 28