Roadway and Bridge Improvement Calculator

The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) checkoff program is launching a new Roadway and Bridge Improvement Calculator, an online service intended to help local communities better plan road and bridge projects.  Simple, customizable and fast, the calculator will allow communities to save time and money during budgeting and planning stages so that more financial resources can be put toward the actual improvement of roads and bridges. Wagner acknowledges county and city engineers, town officials and others need to consider many factors when planning road and bridge projects.  The Road and Bridge Improvement Calculator lets them quickly assess calculations, such as the cost of reconstructing versus resurfacing a road or analyzing safety benefits of efforts like widening a road shoulder or installing a traffic signal.  The service even will generate an overall benefit-cost ratio of improvements, taking into account safety benefits, travel efficiency, emissions and life cycle construction costs.