### Question
How is the "analysis of the life-cycle costs" defined?


### Answer
The term **analysis of the life-cycle costs** is defined in *23 U.S.C. § 106* as follows -

> a process for evaluating the total economic worth of a usable project segment by analyzing initial costs and discounted future costs, such as maintenance, reconstruction, rehabilitation, restoring, and resurfacing costs, over the life of the project segment

#### Citation:
  - *23 U.S.C. § 106*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS**

