Effective application of economic principles to border post planning and design : the Maseru bridge example

Abstract

Decisions about border post location and design are often based on operational, design and implementation cost considerations, without due consideration of the economic impact of these choices. Although the resultant changes in regional and local travel patterns, local impacts on border post users, and the economic opportunities presented to local communities could have a fundamental impact on implementation choices, there is, however, no set uniform procedure for considering these impacts in a consistent manner provided in the available literature.