Technical guidance

Cost-benefit analysis technical guidance

Transport for NSW developed a suite of technical guidance to support the development of cost-benefit analysis across the transport cluster. The following guidance documents can be obtained by reaching out to your project manager, visit our SharePoint site (TfNSW internal access only), or contact the TfNSW Economic Advisory team at EconomicAdvisory@transport.nsw.gov.au.

  • TfNSW Economic Parameter Values 2023
  • TfNSW Economic Parameter Values Excel Tool 2023
  • TfNSW Movement and Place Evaluation Guide 2020

  • TfNSW CBA Technical Note Vehicle Operating Cost 2022
  • TfNSW Urban Vehicle Operating Cost Excel Tool 2022
  • TfNSW Rural Vehicle Operating Cost Excel Tool 2022
  • TfNSW Cost Escalation Indices 2023
  • TfNSW Problem Cost Technical Guide 2022
  • TfNSW Technical Note on assessing the impacts of  COVID-19 for business cases 2023

TfNSW Freight Benefits Guidelines

This document provides guidance on how to capture benefits of Transport projects that accrue to freight customers. It provides technical guidance as well as plain English examples of the applicability of these benefits. This will enhance the way in which freight benefits are captured in economic appraisals across the NSW Transport Cluster.

For any questions or feedback please email freight@transport.nsw.gov.au.