The first edition of the Guidelines (ATC 2004a) was produced by the Guidelines Assessment Methodology Working Group (endorsed by the Standing Committee on Transport). It incorporated a generic framework, with an initial focus on non-urban land transport (road, rail, inter-modal).

In 2005, The Australian Transport Council (ATC) established a Guidelines Implementation Committee (GIC) to review, update and improve the Guidelines in line with learnings and feedback received during their implementation. The ATC also asked the GIC to extend the Guidelines to urban transport.

This second edition of the Guidelines has been produced by the GIC in response to the directive of the ATC. The Guidelines have been restructured to make them more concise, accessible and user-friendly, while maintaining rigour. The Guidelines have also been extended to urban transport.

The restructured Guidelines comprise five documents, with each document focusing on the needs of a particular audience:

• Volume 1: Introduction to the Guidelines and Framework–a brief overview of the direction and content of the Guidelines and Framework.
• Volume 2: Strategic Transport Planning and Development–a detailed description of the Framework.
• Volume 3: Appraisal of Initiatives–a comprehensive guide to appraisal of transport initiatives.
• Volume 4: Urban Transport–supplementary material on urban transport, covering the appraisal of public transport initiatives and urban transport modelling.
• Volume 5: Background Material–contains detailed background material that underpins the methodology outlined in Volume 2 and Volume 3 of the Guidelines.

This analysis is the first in a series of case studies undertaken for the BTRE ex-post road investments evaluation project. The project complements the recent implementation by juristictions of the Australian Transport Council endorsed National Guidelines for Transport System Management in Australia. In particular the project is intended to benefit both future project appraisal and future ex-post evaluation under Auslink and more generally.

• Ex-post economic evaluation of National Highway projects, Case Study 1: Wallaville Bridge
  
  wp_070-1.pdf
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BTRE's ex-post road investments evaluation project involves systematically reviewing after the fact the projected costs and benefits of major investments. The project complements the recent implementation by jurisdictions of the ATC-endorsed National Guidelines for Transport System Management in Australia. In particular, the project is intended to benefit both future project appraisal and future ex-post evaluation under AusLink and more generally. This analysis was one of the case studies undertaken for the BTRE ex-post road investments evaluation project. The case study provided an example of how to undertake an evaluation of a bypass project involving an improved treatment of delay effects at intersections using the Main Roads Western Australia's WARES evaluation software.

• Ex-post economic evaluation of National Highway projects, Case Study 2: Northam Bypass
  
  wp_070-2.pdf
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The Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011 provides a single comprehensive source of Australian infrastructure statistics time series statistics for measures of transport, energy, communications and water infrastructure and the use of this infrastructure in Australia.

• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011
  
  stats_004.pdf
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• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011 Tables
  
  stats_004_tables.pdf
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Excel Spreadsheets

• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011
  
  Part I–Infrastructure and the Economy
  
  stats_004_part_I.zip
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• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011
  
  Part T–Transport
  
  stats_004_part_T.zip
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• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011
  
  Part E–Energy
  
  stats_004_part_E.zip
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• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011
  
  Part C–Communication
  
  stats_004_part_C.zip
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• Australian Infrastructure Statistics Yearbook 2011
  
  Part W–Water
  
  stats_004_part_W.zip
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The index measures movements in prices of inputs used in roadworks including materials, equipment, fuel and labour. For details of how the index was constructed, see BTCE, Road Construction Price Index, Information Paper 41, AGPS 1997.

• Road Construction Maintenance Price Index
  
  
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This paper provides a consistent series of road expenditure data by Commonwealth, State and local government over the 10 years 1970–71 to 1979–80. It does not include data on road expenditure by the private sector (e.g. residential development, mining and other infrastructure development) which was estimated at about $50 million in 1979.

• Australian Road Financing Statistics 1970–71 to 1979–80
  
  ip_003.pdf
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This Paper provides an update of the data on road expenditure and State road revenue in Australia contained in BTE Information Paper 3, 'Australian Road Financing Statistics 1970–71 to 1979–80'. It contains statistics on expenditure by the three levels of government (Commonwealth, State and Local Government) for 1980–81 and 1981–82 as well as revisions of some data for earlier years. State government road revenue for 1980–81 and 1981–82 is also included.

• Australian Road Financing Statistics 1972–73 to 1981–82
  
  ip_011.pdf
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This Paper provides an update of the data on the road expenditure of the three levels of government in Australia, plus State road revenue, originally contained in BTE Information Paper 3, Australian Road Financing Statistics 1970–71 to 1979–80. These statistics were updated to 1981–82 in Information Paper 11. This Paper contains updated information to 1982–83 as well as revisions of some data for earlier years.

• Australian Road Financing Statistics 1973–74 to 1982–83
  
  ip_014.pdf
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The Paper presents statistics on road expenditure by State and Territory, by level of government, by year and by Commonwealth road funding category. A consistent series of road expenditure statistics and information on State road revenue was first presented in BTE Information Paper 3, Australian Road Financing Statistics 1970–71 to 1979–80. The statistics were updated in BTE Information Paper 11 and BTE Information Paper 14. This Paper provides statistics for 1983–84 and earlier years. Some of the statistics for earlier years have been revised.

• Australian Road Financing Statistics 1974–75 to 1983–84
  
  ip_018.pdf
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The Paper presents statistics on road expenditure by State and Territory, by level of government, by year and by Commonwealth road funding category. A consistent series of road expenditure statistics and information on State road revenue was first presented in BTE Information Paper 3, Australian Road Financing Statistics 1970–71 to 1979–80. The statistics were updated in BTE Information Paper 11 and more recently in BTE Information Paper 14. This Paper provides statistics for 1984–85 and earlier years. Some of the statistics for earlier years have been revised.

• Australian Road Financing Statistics 1975–76 to 1984–85
  
  ip_021.pdf
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