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Reduced road construction costs
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Construction cost index for road construction, Q1 2016

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Reduced road construction costs

Road construction costs were reduced by 0.4 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016. Material and machinery costs were reduced by 1.2 and 1.4 per cent respectively, while labour costs increased by 0.2 per cent in the same period.

Construction cost index for road constructions. 1st quarter 2004=100Published 3 May 2016
1st quarter 2016Change in per cent
4th quarter 2015 - 1st quarter 20161st quarter 2015 - 1st quarter 2016
Road construction, total155.8-0.41.3
Open air roads154.3-1.00.8
Concrete bridges162.50.42.0
Rock tunnels152.60.32.0
 
Maintenance of roads, total152.4-1.50.4
Asphalt work154.1-5.9-2.3
Maintenance in wintertime146.5-0.7-0.1

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Construction cost index for road constructions and Cost index for maintenance of roads. Percentage change from the same quarter the previous year

It is the costs associated with the construction of open roads that contributes to the overall reduction in road construction. Construction costs for open roads fell by 1.0 per cent in the first quarter of 2016 due to reduced material costs. Construction costs of concrete bridges and rock tunnels showed an increase of 0.4 and 0.3 per cent respectively in the same quarter. 

Over the past year, the construction costs of concrete bridges and rock tunnels have both risen by 2.0 per cent. Costs for open roads rose by 0.8 per cent in the same period. 

Less expensive maintenance of roads

Road maintenance costs decreased by 1.5 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016, but were 0.4 per cent higher than in the first quarter of 2015.