"Table 2 Regression Coefficients for Cost Mode ",,, Description of the variable ,Variable ,Coef.,P > | t | Cost of construction,(Eij),—,— Lane-kilometers of construction,In(Lij*DCij),0.50,0.00* Dummy for new construction,N,0.39,0.04* Dummy for interstate roads,HI,1.97,0.00* Dummy for state roads,HS,0.56,0.02* Log of (year–1979),ln(Y),0.75,0.00* Log of period of construction,ln(P),0.16,0.06* Distance from nearest downtown,X,–0.03,0.04* Constant,,5.79,0.00* ,,, Number of observations: 76,,, Adj. R2: 0.77,,, * Significant at 90% confidence interval.,,,