Traffic and Expenditures on Arizona State Highways
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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPORT NUMBER: FHWA-AZ00-484-II TRAFFIC AND EXPENDITURES ON ARIZONA STATE HIGHWAYS Final Report Prepared by: Eric Matranga 950 South Terrace Road, #D177 Tempe, AZ 85281 John Semmens Arizona Transportation Research Center 206 South 17th Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85007 June 2000 Prepared for: Arizona Department of Transportation 206 South 17th Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85007 in cooperation with U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Arizona Department of Transportation or the Federal Highways Administration. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. Trade or manufacturer's names which may appear herein are cited only because they are considered essential to the objectives of the report. The U.S. Government and the State of Arizona do not endorse products or manufacturers. Technical Report Documentation Page 1. Report No. 2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No. FHWA-AZ-00-484(2) 4. Title and Subtitle 5. Report Date June 2000 Traffic and Expenditures on Arizona State Highways 6. Performing Organization Code 7. Authors 8. Performing Organization Report No. Eric Matranga and John Semmens 9. Performing Organization Name and Address 10. Work Unit No. Eric Matranga, 950 S. Terrace Rd., #D177., Tempe, AZ 85281 11. Contract or Grant No. John Semmens, Arizona Transportation Research Center. 206 S. 17 SPR-PL-1-(55) 484 Ave., mail drop 075R, Phoenix 85007 12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address 13.Type of Report & Period Covered ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 206 S. 17TH AVENUE PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007 14. Sponsoring Agency Code Project Manager: John Semmens 15. Supplementary Notes Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration 16. Abstract Using Arizona Department of Transportation data, this study examines the distribution of expenditures, revenues and vehicle utilization of Arizona’s state highways from 1986-1998. Three measures are used to evaluate the distribution of highway infrastructure spend over this period: 1) the ratio of revenue generated per vehicle mile, 2) the ratio the number of vehicle miles generated per expenditure dollar, and 3) the revenue dollars generated per expenditure dollar. All counties’ state highway segments, excepting Gila and Maricopa, generated more revenues from highway user taxes than was spent on these state highways during the study period. Because of the enormous capital outlay required for urban freeway construction, there would appear to be a short-term inequity in the expenditure distribution. However, over the long-term, the enormous volumes of traffic carried by the urban system should generate revenues disproportionately and eventually provide a surplus to the system. While this is only one way of evaluating the equity and efficiency of highway investments, it is, nevertheless, a useful addition to other, more traditional methods of analysis. 17. Key Words 18. Distribution Statement 23. Registrant's Seal Document is available to the highway use/highway investment, highway U.S. public through the segment analysis National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161 19. Security Classification 20. Security Classification 21. No. of Pages 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 120 METRIC (SI*) CONVERSION FACTORS APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS TO SI UNITS APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS TO SI UNITS Symbol When You Know Multiply By To Find Symbol Symbol When You Know Multlply By To Find s11mbol LENGTH LENGTH In Inches 2.64 cenllmelers cm mm mllllmeters 0.039 Inches In It feet 0.3048 meters m m meters 3.28 feet ft yd yards 0.914 meters m yd meters 1.09 yards yd ml miles 1.61 kllometers km km kllometers 0.621 miles ml AREA 'AREA square Inches 8.452 cenllmeters squared cm • mllllmeters squared 0.0018 square Inches square feet 0.0929 meters squared m2 meters squared 10.764 square feet square yards 0.838 meters squared m' kllomelers squared 0.39 square mlles 2 square mlles 2.59 kllometars squared km hectares (10,000 m 2 ) 2.53 acres acres 0.396 hectares ha MASS (weight) MASS (weight) oz ounces 28.35 grams g g grams 0.0353 ounces oz lb pounds 0.454 kilograms kg kg kilograms 2.206 pounds lb T short Ions (2000 lb) 0.907 megagrams Mg Mg megegrams (1000 kg) 1.103 short Iona T VOLUME VOLUME II oz fluld ounces 29.67 mllllmeters ml ml mllllmeters 0.034 fluld ounces II oz gel gallons 3.785 llters L L lltore 0.264 gallons gal 11• cubic feet 0.0328 meters cubed m• m• meters cubed 35,315 cubic !eel It. yd• cubic yards 0.766 meters cubed m• m• meters cubed 1.308 cubic yards yd' Note: Volumea greater than 1000 L shall be ahown In m •; TEMPERATURE (eicect) TEMPERATURE (exact) Fahrenheit 5/9 (alter Celsius Celsius 9/5 (then Fahrenheit temperature subtracting 32) temper a lure temperature add 32) temperature -'32' 08.1! 212° F These factors conform to the requirement of FHWA Order 6190.1A ,◄ 0° F O j40 80 l 120 160 200 .I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I' .. I I I I • SI Is the symbol for the lnternellonal System of Measurements .4o•c .20 o 20 •o 80 eo 1oo•c 37 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .........................................................................................................................................1 I. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................................3 II. HIGHWAYS ARE INVESTMENTS....................................................................................................................4 III. ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AND SYSTEM PERFORMANCE ..........................................................9 IV. DATA AND METHODOLOGY........................................................................................................................11 V. COUNTY LEVEL RESULTS .............................................................................................................................13 APACHE COUNTY .............................................................................................................................................19 COCHISE COUNTY............................................................................................................................................21 COCONINO COUNTY ........................................................................................................................................23 GILA COUNTY....................................................................................................................................................25 GRAHAM COUNTY ............................................................................................................................................27 GREENLEE COUNTY.........................................................................................................................................29 LA PAZ COUNTY................................................................................................................................................31 MARICOPA COUNTY.........................................................................................................................................33 MOHAVE COUNTY ............................................................................................................................................35 NAVAJO COUNTY..............................................................................................................................................37 PIMA COUNTY ...................................................................................................................................................39 PINAL COUNTY..................................................................................................................................................41 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY......................................................................................................................................43 YAVAPAI COUNTY.............................................................................................................................................45 YUMA COUNTY..................................................................................................................................................47 VI. CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................................................49 REFERENCES ..........................................................................................................................................................52 APPENDIX A: DETAILED RESULTS OF SEGMENT ANALYSIS BY COUNTY .........................................53 APPENDIX B: DETAILED LIST OF SEGMENT TRAFFIC DATA .................................................................85 APPENDIX C: REVENUE ESTIMATION COEFFICIENTS ...........................................................................119 APPENDIX D: INFLATION ADJUSTMENT .....................................................................................................120 LIST OF TABLES Page Table 1: County Level Results, 1986-1998 Data 14 Table 2: County Level Proportions, 1986-1998 15 Table 3: Apache County Segments, 1986-1998