2014•Transport Research Arena (TRA) 5th Conference: Transport Solutions from Research to DeploymentEuropean CommissionConference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR)European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC)WATERBORNEᵀᴾEuropean Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC)Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)Ministère de l'Écologie, du Développement Durable et de l'ÉnergieRequires access
Life cycle impacts during early stages of road infrastructure planning : a case study in Sweden
Sofiia Miliutenko, Carolina Liljenström, Helge Brattebø, Harpa Birgisdóttir, Susanna Toller, Kristina Lundberg, José Potting
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Abstract
Road infrastructure has effects on the environment throughout all of its life cycle phases: construction, maintenance, operation and end-of-life. It has been observed, however, that these life cycle impacts are not usually considered during early stages of road infrastructure planning (i.e. decisions on road corridor). The recently developed LICCER tool enables assessment of road corridor alternatives during early stages of road infrastructure planning. It includes input data for roads, bridges and tunnels. It also considers future emissions from traffic. The life cycle impact categories covered are energy use and contribution to climate change. The developed tool is being tested in a case study. Construction of a specific road in Sweden was used to demonstrate how the model is able to show differences between road corridor alternatives. Sensitivity analysis was applied to show the robustness of its results.