Receive a 20% discount when all parts of the Guide are purchased as a set.   The Guide to Project Evaluation Set comprises of: Part 1: Introduction to Project Evaluation Part 2: Project Evaluation Methodology Part 3: Models and Procedures Part 4: Project Evalu...

Part 1 of the Guide to Project Evaluation provides the context in which project evaluation is carried out. It provides an introduction to project evaluation and anticipates a link-point with the wider area of road transport planning, a very complex and demanding area that sets the appropriate ...

Part 2, Edition 2 includes the insertion of Commentary F – Documentation and Quality Control of Benefit-Cost Analysis, and Commentary G Small Travel Times Savings, along with additional references. Part 2 provides guidelines for conducting benefit–cost analysis (BCA) and m...

Part 3 presents a summary account of the Austroads publications and other related sources of information that describe the wide range of tools used in project evaluation. In Part 3 a distinction is drawn between rural project evaluation procedures and urban (network) procedures, given that differ...

This Guide contains estimates of road user unit costs for use in Australia, calculated as at 30 June 2010. The unit costs are presented in a format suitable for use with most road project evaluation models, techniques, and software used by Australian road agencies and their consultants. E...

Part 5 provides a guide to the conditions under which the use of macro-economic models in project evaluation is appropriate and how they can be applied. Major transport infrastructure projects often significantly alter the economies of regions in which they are located and, if large enough, the n...

Part 6 helps the practitioner to evaluate the distributional (equity) impacts of transport projects, i.e. the winners and losers of projects, and how these impacts can be traded with efficiency gains. The procedures/processes provided help the decision-maker to consider distributional effects of ...

Part 7 provides guidelines for carrying out evaluation of completed transport projects to assess actual performance against stated objectives. A post-completion evaluation is the final step in project evaluation, and provides feedback on evaluation methodologies, efficiency of implementation and ...

Part 8 of the Guide to Project Evaluation (the Guide) presents worked examples demonstrating appropriate use of project evaluation techniques applied to a selection of infrastructure upgrading projects commonly faced by practitioners. Some of these examples are updated and expanded from the Austr...