Publications

Economic analysis can inform investment decisions around proposed bridge projects. This paper outlines the evaluative techniques and methodologies used in appraising a proposed bridge replacement and approach realignment project located in rural…

The costs of sourcing traditional pavement materials are increasing as sources are being exhausted, haulage distances are increasing, and access to traditional sources is increasingly restricted. As a result, jurisdictions are seeking alternative…

This report outlines the direct and indirect benefits of High Productivity Vehicles (HPV) in Australia. Direct benefits examined include safety, productivity, fuel and environmental savings. An attempt has also been made to estimate indirect…

This report demonstrates the usage of a methodology for estimating average crash costs for use in the economic evaluation of road projects by applying it to data for the State of Victoria to derive average costs for a range of casualty crash…

Transport benefits society, but also imposes costs, notably through environmental damage and crashes. In addition to the effects on the environment and human health, current scientific attention is directed to the social impacts of transportation in…

In Australia, default hourly traffic flow histograms are used in models for estimating savings to road users from road improvement proposals. This report describes the development and updating of hourly traffic volume frequency distributions for use…

This document contains two separate reports describing studies to develop initial estimates of four attributes of freight travel time costs (freight rate, travel time, on-time delivery, and loss or damage), expressed as a freight rate per pallet per…

This study has collected data from Australian state and regional road and tourism authorities on their levels of interaction when deciding on road investments and the impact on tourism. The findings of this survey are similar to those of the US…

Revenue derived from road transport related activities is an important source of general income for the Commonwealth and state governments in Australia. This extensive source of revenue is primarily obtained from fuel taxes, sales taxes and…

This report is a guide to the approach and parameters for valuing road user benefits for use in economic evaluations of roadside Intelligent transport systems (ITS). It complements the Austroads Benefit Cost Analysis Manual. The objectives of the…