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Road construction costs up 10 per cent
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Construction cost index for road construction, Q3 2008

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Road construction costs up 10 per cent

Road construction costs increased by 2.7 per cent from the second to the third quarter of 2008. From the third quarter of 2007 to the third quarter of this year, the total construction costs for road construction increased by 10.1 per cent.

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

The construction costs of concrete bridges rose the most the last quarter, an increase of 3.8 per cent. The costs of open air roads and rock tunnels increased by 2.6 and 1.9 per cent, respectively.

From the third quarter last year to the third quarter this year, the total road construction costs rose by 10.1 per cent. The construction costs of open air road have increased the most, by 11.1 per cent. Construction costs of concrete bridges and rock tunnels rose by 10.2 and 7.4 per cent respectively.

Maintenance of roads

The total maintenance costs of roads increased by 3.3 per cent from the second to the third quarter of 2008, and are now 11.6 per cent higher than they were one year ago. The construction cost of asphalt work had the strongest increase, up by 20.7 per cent during the last year.

Construction cost index for road constructions. 1st Quarter 2004=100
  3rd Quarter 2008 Per cent
  2nd Quarter 2008-3rd Quarter 2008 3rd Quarter 2007-3rd Quarter 2008
Road constructions, total  130.9 2.7 10.1
       
Open air road  130.5 2.6 11.1
       
Concrete bridge  137.4 3.8 10.2
       
Rock tunnel  124.9 1.9 7.4
Cost index for maintenance of roads. 1st Quarter 2004=100
  3rd Quarter 2008 Per cent
  2nd Quarter 2008-3rd Quarter 2008 3rd Quarter 2007-3rd Quarter 2008
Maintenance of roads, total  131.7 3.3 11.6
       
Asphalt work  152.0 8.4 20.7
       
Maintenance in wintertime  125.1 1.2 8.8

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