Development of weightage factor on economic criteria and sub criteria for green rural road

Abstract

Green Rural Road (GRR) is important for daily routine infrastructure which is the main economic access towards the development of economic growth especially in the agricultural, estates, manufacturing, tourism and industrial services which provide easier mobility alternative roads to existing roads in connecting the remote settlements within the nearest town. Currently, numbers of green rating systems apply but rarely indicates the needs of green rating tools for rural roads. Hence, the study aim is determining the most critical economic criteria and sub criteria for GRR. There are three (3) objectives has been inline which consists of the investigating the critical economic criteria and sub criteria for GRR, determine the potential of succeeding in economic criteria and sub criteria that suitable for GRR and to develop the Weightage Factor based on economic criteria and sub criteria for GRR. From the early benchmarks it shows that the Value Engineering; Risk; Cost Benefit and Financing are the main component to access the GRR approach that drives towards the success of the implementation. Towards the end, the development of Weightage Factor based on economic criteria and sub-criteria for GRR were determined. Qualitative and quantitative method has been used for the study. 100 questionnaires have been distributed and 73 respondents had given the feedback. In the early screening session, five (5) sub criteria in economic criteria which are the Economic Evaluation, Economic Method of Construction, Improve Economic Access, Socio-Economic and Social Carbon Cost Saving. Factor Score for Weightage Factor shows that sub criteria in Social Carbon Cost Saving is 28%, Economic Method of Construction is 28%, Improve Economic Access is 18%, Economic Evaluation is 16% and Socio Economic is 10%. Hence it can be concluded that the Social Carbon Cost Saving and Economic Method of Construction are the main domain that effect economic criteria of GRR; Parallel to Sustainable Development Goals No. 9 initiatives indicates that infrastructure able to drive the stability, uplifting and promoting operational excellence which can enhance the economic expansion responsibility.