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Masters Theses

<p>Infrastructure (Economics)<br />Construction projects -- Economic aspects<br />Transportation<br />Railroad tracks<br />Railroads -- Maintenance and repair</p>

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Quantifying Economic Benefits For Rail Infrastructure Projects, Akhilesh Ojha Jan 2014

Quantifying Economic Benefits For Rail Infrastructure Projects, Akhilesh Ojha

Masters Theses

"Investment in rail infrastructure is necessary to maintain existing service and to cater for future growth in freight and passenger services. Many communities have realized the importance of investment in rail infrastructure projects and set up goals and visions to achieve economic development through investing in such projects. Due to limited funds available, communities have to select a single or very few projects from a variety of projects. It is very critical that right projects must be selected at the right time for a community to realize economic development. The limited methods for quantifying the economic benefits to the stakeholders …