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Higher costs for road construction
The construction costs of roads rose by 1.3 per cent from the first quarter to the second quarter this year. Material costs increased by 2.0 per cent in the same period.
The construction costs of open air roads rose by 1.4 per cent last quarter. The costs of concrete bridges and rock tunnels rose by 1.3 and 0.9 per cent respectively in the same period.
From the second quarter last year to the second quarter this year the construction costs of roads rose by 3.9 per cent, while the material costs increased by 4.6 per cent.
The maintenance costs of roads increased by 1.4 per cent last quarter, and with 4.7 per cent from the second quarter last year. The costs of asphalt work rose by 2.6 per cent last quarter, and are now 8.9 per cent higher in the second quarter of 2006 than in the second quarter of 2005.
Construction cost index for road constructions. 1st quarter 2004=100 |
2nd quarter 2006 | Change in per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st quarter 2006-2nd quarter 2006 | 2nd quarter 2005-2nd quarter 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Road constructions, total | 110.4 | 1.3 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open air road | 109.8 | 1.4 | 4.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concrete bridge | 113.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rock tunnel | 108.9 | 0.9 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost index for maintenance of roads. 1st quarter 2004=100 |
2nd quarter 2006 | Change in per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st quarter 2006-2nd quarter 2006 | 2nd quarter 2005-2nd quarter 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maintenance of roads, total | 110.5 | 1.4 | 4.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asphalt work | 119.4 | 2.6 | 8.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maintenance in wintertime | 108.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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