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Optimal path with multiple costs

Given a graph $G=(V,E)$, each edge $e$ has $k$ costs $c_i(e)$, $1\le i\le k$. Correspondingly, a path $P$ is also characterized by $k$ costs where $c_i(P)=\sum_{e\in P} c_i(e)$. We seek a path that minimizes the maximal cost. Mathematically, we seek

$$P^*=\min_{P} \max_{1\le i\le k} c_i(P)$$

My question is: Is this problem related to some known NP-hard problem? How to prove the hardness?

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