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Rural Bridge Cost Benefit Analysis and Inclusion Within an Investment Program
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…
Economics of Materials Availability and Recycling

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…

Quantifying the Benefits of High Productivity Vehicles
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…
Salinity and Rising Water Tables: Risks for Road Assets
This report documents work undertaken in relation to the Austroads Business Systems Project BS.A.N.523 Salinity and Rising Water-Tables - Risks for Network Asset management. The purpose of the project was to identify the potential impact of dryland…
Economic Evaluation of Road Investment: Estimating Urban Inter-Modal Benefits: A Literature Review
This document is a report on a review of Australasian and international literature in 2002 exploring the availability of data, analysis and findings that could assist in estimating inter-modal benefits related to urban transport project evaluations.…
Economic Evaluation of Road Investment Proposals: Unit Values for Road User Costs at June 2002
This document contains estimates of road user unit costs in Australia at 30 June 2002. The purpose of the estimates in this document is to provide input values for economic evaluation models used by Australian road agencies for transport projects.…