The scope of this Transportation Research Synthesis (TRS) addressed the following: (1) Identify how agencies are communicating the cost of maintaining their roadway infrastructure to their elected officials and the public. (2) Identify what life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) methods and tools are currently being used by local and state agencies. (3) Identify what data elements are needed to conduct a LCCA on roadways and determine which of the data elements are annually submitted to State Aid.
