Costs Database Overview
The Costs database is a national resource of cost estimates for ITS deployments. Use Costs to develop project cost estimates during the planning or preliminary design phase, and for policy studies and cost-benefit analyses. Both capital and operating and maintenance costs are provided where possible. Read more >
System Costs
System costs consists of multiple ITS elements and typically represents the total cost of an ITS project or portion of an ITS project. System costs are presented as summaries and can be viewed by using the Browse By section below. View a sample system cost summary >
Unit Costs
Unit Costs are the cost associated with an individual ITS element and are accessible as unadjusted and adjusted values. Unit costs can be viewed on-line, and downloaded as an Excel file and PDF document. View an example of unit costs >
Sample Unit Costs
Sample Unit Costs consist of example entries of unit cost ITS components that have been compiled from available sources. To view Sample Unit Costs, go to unadjusted costs. Entries can be viewed on-line or downloaded as an Excel file. View sample unit cost entries >
Browse the System Costs
- Added: 05/09/2013 - Cost of a province-wide, supplemental automated license plate reading system is $1,060,200 (CAN).... (09/25/2009 - 05/21/2013)
- Added: 05/09/2013 - Costs for creating a statewide electronic crash data collection system range from $1.1 to 2.3 millio... (05/01/2010)
- Added: 05/09/2013 - The cost to install six dynamic message signs on two freeways in North Carolina was estimated at $1,... (12/17/2010)
- Added: 05/09/2013 - Expanded traffic monitoring camera system cost estimated at $4.3M in Monroe County, PA.... (04/01/2013)
- ITS Benefits, Costs, Deployment, and Lessons Learned: 2011 Update
- Presentation - Navigating the Knowledge Resources for Rural Applications
- ITS Benefits, Costs, Deployment, and Lessons Learned: 2008 Update
- Congestion Initiative Leaflets
- Benefits and Costs Database Information from the NTOC Action Kit