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Higher costs for road construction
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Construction cost index for road construction, 15 February 2013

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Higher costs for road construction

Road construction costs increased by 0.9 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2012 to the first quarter of 2013. Materials costs rose by 1.4 per cent, while machinery and labour costs increased by 0.5 and 0.4 per cent respectively in the same period.

Construction cost index for road constructions. 1st quarter 2004=100Published 24 April 2013
1st quarter 2013Change in per cent
4th quarter 2012 - 1st quarter 20131st quarter 2012 - 1st quarter 2013
Road construction, total147.10.92.1
Open air roads147.20.81.7
Concrete bridges151.60.62.4
Rock tunnels141.91.83.2
 
Maintenance of roads, total147.80.61.0
Asphalt work165.70.4-1.8
Maintenance in wintertime139.90.71.5

Source: Statistics Norway

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

The construction costs of rock tunnels rose by 1.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2013. In the same period the costs of concrete bridges and open air roads increased by 0.6 and 0.8 per cent respectively. From the first quarter of 2012 to the first quarter of 2013, the total road construction costs rose by 2.1 per cent.

Road maintenance costs increased by 0.6 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2012 to the first quarter of 2013, and are 1.0 per cent higher than in the first quarter of 2012.