This paper presents results from the first statistically significant study of traffic forecasts in
transportation infrastructure projects. The sample used is the largest of its kind, covering 210 …

This article presents results from the first statistically significant study of traffic forecasts in
transportation infrastructure projects. The sample used is the largest of its kind, covering 210 …

This research evaluates the accuracy of demand forecasts using a sample of recently-
completed projects in Minnesota and identifies the factors influencing the inaccuracy in …

Little research has been carried out on before-and-after studies of traffic and costs in large
transport infrastructure projects. The few studies made all show a tendency for forecasts of …

This paper deals with the accuracy of travel demand forecasts among Norwegian road
projects. We use data collected from tolled roads and toll free roads. The results reveal that …

Project promoters, forecasters, and managers sometimes object to two things in measuring
inaccuracy in travel demand forecasting:(1) using the forecast made at the time of making …

This paper provides a review of transport model applications that not only provide a central
traffic forecast (or forecasts for a few scenarios), but also quantify the uncertainty in the traffic …

Over the past three years the credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has published a series
of reports reflecting on the performance of traffic forecasts. The original study concentrated …

Traffic forecasts are employed in the toll road sector, inter alia, by private sector investors to
gauge the bankability of candidate investment projects. Although much is written in the …

Major transport infrastructures are increasingly in the news as both the engineering and
financing possibilities come together. However, these projects have also demonstrated the …