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Road construction costs up 2.6 per cent
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Construction cost index for road construction, Q2 2008

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Road construction costs up 2.6 per cent

Road construction costs increased by 2.6 per cent from the first to the second quarter of 2008. Material costs rose by 4.5 per cent in the same period.

Construction cost index for road constructions and Cost index for maintenance of roads. Percentage change from the same quarter the previous year

Then construction costs of concrete bridges rose the most, with a 2.9 per cent increase during the last quarter. The costs of open air roads and rock tunnels increased by 2.5 and 2.4 per cent respectively.

From the second quarter last year to the second quarter this year the road construction costs rose by 9.2 per cent. The construction costs of open air road increased the most, by 10.3 per cent. Construction costs of concrete bridges and rock tunnels rose by 7.8 and 7.4 per cent respectively.

The total maintenance costs of roads increased by 2.5 per cent from the first to the second quarter of 2008, and are now 10.4 per cent higher than one year ago. The construction costs of asphalt work had the strongest increase, up 14.8 per cent during the last year.

Construction cost index for road constructions.
1st quarter 2004=100
  2nd quarter 2008 Change in per cent
  1st quarter 2008-
2nd quarter 2008 		2nd quarter 2007-
2nd quarter 2008
Road constructions, total  127.5 2.6 9.2
       
Open air road  127.2 2.5 10.3
       
Concrete bridge  132.5 2.9 7.8
       
Rock tunnel  122.6 2.4 7.4
Cost index for maintenance of roads.
1st quarter 2004=100
  2nd quarter 2008 Change in per cent
  1st quarter 2008-
2nd quarter 2008 		2nd quarter 2007-
2nd quarter 2008
Maintenance of roads, total  127.5 2.5 10.4
       
Asphalt work  140.2 4.1 14.8
       
Maintenance in wintertime  123.6 2.2 9.9

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