Transcript Trans European Networks Road and Rail Infrastrcuture proposals

Trans European
Networks
Road and Rail
Infrastructure
proposals
Hugh Rees.
Dg Energy and Transport
Bergamo November 2004
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What are Trans-European networks –
(TENs) ?
• How have TENs developed?
• Current situation and progress.
• What is the future likely to bring.
• Conclusions.
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• How have the TENs Developed?
• Origin in the mid 1990s.
• Nothing in the Common-Transport
Policy on Infrastructure until
reference added in Maastricht in
1993.
• Objectives were to improve transport
and spur economic development.
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Development of Traffic
150
140
Road goods
Goods total
GDP
Passengers
130
120
110
100
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
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Objectives of the Common
Transport Policy
• Sustainability.
• Congestion;
• Environmental problems
• Safety
• Import dependency
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The Objectives for TENS
• Tackle congestion.
• Accessibility
• Bolster growth.
• Support a sustainable system.
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Congestion
• New capacity- TENs
• Making better use of existing
capacity.
• Modal switch- Motorways of the Sea ,
Marco Polo.
• Demand management.
• Land use planning.
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Origins of TENs.
• 1996 Guidelines –defined the scope and
the form of assistance.
• Networks very extensive –difficult to see
the European ‘interest’ of some parts.
• With such a wide network the impact of
Community support is much diluted ‘
pepper potting’.
• Budget did not accord with expectations.
• Priority projects (14.).
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