Bridge Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Bridge Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Bridge Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (BLCCA), which is focus on the analysis ofindividual bridges, typically designates a planning or time horizon as theperiod of time over which all costs are to be estimated.

Transportation officials consider life-cycle cost analysis an importanttechniques for assisting with investment decisions.

The calculation of life-cycle costs depends on the choice of a distinct timeperiod (planning time horizon) over which operations and maintenance costsare accrued, discounted (NPV), and compared with cost of capital.

Source: "Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in Pavement Design - In search of Better Investment Decisions"US Department of Transportation - Federal Highway Administration (September, 1998) 123pp.


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