Virginia, United States
Summary Information
The Northern Virginia (NOVA) Safety Service Patrol (SSP) requested a Return on Investment (ROI) study after a significant reduction in its budget resulted in a dimished ability to clear incidents. The ROI study analyzed cost and safety data for Fiscal Year 2003/2004. The NOVA SSP services approximately 198 centerline miles of the NOVA freeway system, including I-395, I-495, I-95, I-66 and Route 267, and uses a one vehicle per one route ratio. It has one manager, 28 patrollers and supervisors, 35 patrol vehicles, 6 pickup trucks, 2 flatbeds, 2 small self-loading wreckers, 2 large wreckers, and 4 incident command vehicles.
Unit Cost Description
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Unit Cost (Operations) |
Hourly pay rate for SSP patrollers and supervisors |
$26.28
|
Hourly pay rate with 10% overhead for management salaries |
$28.91
|
Rental rate per hour for patrol vehicles |
$9.82
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Rental rate per hour for wreckers |
$17.91
|
Assessing the Return on Investment of Freeway Safety Service Patrol Programs
Annual Operating Cost $1,193,51