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Can we have efficient and sustainableroad transport

without adequate infrastructureand related services?

Christophe Nicodème IRU Road Transport ConferenceDirector General 1st December 2010

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Role of the Road Infrastructure:

Provide a sound, efficient,sustainable and safe infrastructure

for the optimilisation of the mobility.

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A sound, efficient, sustainable and safe Road Infrastructure

This must be considered in the whole life-cycle of the road:

• Planning• Design• Construction• Operation• Maintenance

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A sustainable road infrastructureChallenges

• Increased mobility demand- Passengers- Goods

• Urban concentration• Congestion• Environmental issue and reduction of

emissions

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A sustainable road infrastructure:Responses

• Evolution of techniques- Construction- Operation- Maintenance

• Use of new technologies (ITS, Egnos…)- Providing real-time information- Improving mobility (traffic management

schemes,…)- Tackling congestion

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An efficient and safe road infrastructure

Challenges• Service

• Expectations• Specific needs

• Performance• Easy to use• Easy to understand• Adapted to specific requirements

- Ageing population- Vulnerable road users

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An efficient and safe road infrastructure

Responses• Service

• Information• User facilities

• Performance• Improved standards• Standardisations• Increased performance

- Longer life- Reduced maintenance

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All this has a cost.

How to finance it?

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Inland Transport Modal Split EU-27 (2008)Evolution (2000 – 2008)

Modal Split EU-27 (2008)

Road 72.5 %

Rail 17.1 %

Inland Waterways 5.6 %

Evolution (2000 – 2008)

Road + 4.2 %

Rail - 7.6 %

Inland Waterways - 8.5 %

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Transport Infrastructure Investment Modal Splitin Western Europe

Road Rail Waterways

2000 68.1 % 29.9 % 2.0 %

2005 66.9 % 31.5 % 1.7 %

2008 64.8% 33.4% 1.8 %

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Financing the required infrastructure

• Constant trend to reduce public investment• Economic crisis• Budgetary constraints• Heavily taxed sector

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Financing the required infrastructure

• Pay-per-use principle ?- Payment for a use- Acceptance? Yes if…- Service in return- Fair charging

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Financing the required infrastructure

Earmarking of the revenuesImprovement of the infrastructure

Higher QualityBetter efficiency

Increased SustainabilityEnhanced Safety

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THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTIONEuropean Union Road Federation (ERF)

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