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Comparative Analysis of Road Financing Approaches in Europe and the United States

Publicated to: Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 20 (3): 4014008- - 2014-09-01 20(3), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000193

Authors:

Gomez, Juan; Manuel Vassallo, Jose
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Univ Politecn Madrid, Transport Res Ctr TRANSyT - Author

Abstract

Road infrastructure has a remarkable economic and social impact on society. This is why road financing has always drawn the attention of policymakers, especially when resources available for government spending become scarce. Nations exhibit differing approaches to dealing with road transportation financing. In the United States, the current system of road funding has been called into question because some regard it as insufficient to meet the amounts now required for road expenditures. By contrast, in most European countries, road charges are very high, but these revenues are not allocated for the funding of roads. This paper analyzes the balance between charging for the use of and expenditure on the road sector in the United States and compares the American policy with those of several European countries (Germany, United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Switzerland). To that end, a methodology is defined to calculate the annual amount of fee charges levied on light and heavy vehicles in the selected countries in order to compare those charges with annual road expenditures. The results show that road charges in America are noticeably lower than those paid in Europe. Additionally, the research concludes that in Europe, road-generated revenues exceed road expenditures in all the countries studied, so road charges actually subsidize other policies. By contrast, in the United States, the public sector subsidizes the road system in order to maintain the current level of expenditure. (C) 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Keywords

EuropeGas taxGasoline taxRoad financingRoad fundingRoad taxationSystemUnited states

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal of Infrastructure Systems due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2014, it was in position 55/125, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Civil. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Civil and Structural Engineering.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • Google Scholar: 27
  • WoS: 17
  • Scopus: 18
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 47 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/32257/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 417
  • Downloads: 1,298
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GOMEZ SANCHEZ, JUAN) and Last Author (VASSALLO MAGRO, JOSE MANUEL).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GOMEZ SANCHEZ, JUAN.

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