TRANS-EUROPEAN NORTH-SOUTH MOTORWAY(TEM) PROJECT 1st Experts Group Meeting (Bratislava, 9 February 2004)

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TRANS-EUROPEAN NORTH-SOUTH MOTORWAY(TEM)
PROJECT1st Experts Group Meeting (Bratislava, 9
February 2004)

• Introduction of the TEM Master Plan
• By Mr. Michalis P. Adamantiadis, Regional Adviser

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Content

• Background
• Scope
• Terms of reference
• Elaboration
• Objectives of Expert Group Meeting
• Next steps

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Background

• Survey and review of TEM and TER (1999 2001)
• Approval of the TEM short-term strategy (Dec.
  2001)
• Master Plan, first priority of the TEM work plan
  2003 - 2004
• Approval of the TOR (May 2003)
• IRU/UNECE Agreement for co-financing the work
  (Sept. 2003)
• Start of elaboration in Sept. 2003 (foreseen
  completion Sept. 2004)
• Nomination of Prof. D. Tsamboulas (NTUA) and
  Prof. A. Pearman (Leeds University) as external
  consultants

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Scope

• Elaboration of a strategic plan of action for
  the implementation of the TEM Project objectives
  in terms of updated and prioritized road and
  combined transport infrastructure needs of TEM
  member countries and their immediate neighbors
• (1) Investment priorities
• (2) Timetable for their realization
• (3) Assessment of cost and financing
• arrangements

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Terms of Reference

• Objectives
• Consistent and realistic investment strategy for
  the development of the road transport
  infrastructures in the wider TEM Region,
  supporting
• Promotion of TEM Project goals
• Extension of TEN-T
• Development of Pan-European Transport Corridors
• Promotion of intermodality
• European transport integration

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Terms of Reference (continued)

• Tasks (Divided in 10 WPs)
• Review of related TEM work and European
  initiatives, policies and studies
• Socioeconomic framework of concerned countries
  and alternative scenarios of growth
• Methodology and main assumptions
• Inventory of needs
• Elaboration of Master Plan
• Funding questions and financing arrangements
• Border crossing questions
• Conclusions / recommendations / dissemination

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Terms of Reference (continued)
Invited to support the work 13 TEM member
countries Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia,
Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania,
Slovakia, Turkey 8 non TEM member
countriesBelarus, F.Y.R.O.M, Greece, Republic of
Moldova, Russian Federation, Serbia and
Montenegro, Slovenia, Ukraine Organizations EC
- ECMT WB - EBRD - EIB IRU Europlatforms
NEA Pan European Corridors
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Elaboration

• Organisation and management (WP 0)
• PCO Main responsible
• National Experts Consolidate national
  information
• Invited organizations Thematic support/guidance
• External consultants Technical/ scientific
  assistance
• TEM Master Plan Expert Group
• PCO, National Experts, Organizations,
  Consultants, UNECE
• TEM and TER Master Plan Coordination Group
• PCOs, Consultants, UNECE

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Elaboration (continued)
Review of TEM development (WP 1) Description of
work / tasks 1.1 Introduction of the TEM
Project objectives and degree of their
attainment 1.2 Introduction of the TEM
technical standards 1.3 Introduction of TEM
network and plans 1.4 Introduction of the TEM
GIS mapping and database 1.5 Introduction of
the TEM Master Plans decisions Outputs
deliverables TEM Projects background, objectives
and plans Time October 2003
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Elaboration (continued)

• TEM environment in Europe (WP 2)
• Description of work / tasks
• 2.1 Collection and review of relevant studies
  and works
• 2.2 Pan-European Transport Corridors (PETCs) and
  TEM
• 2.3 Transport Infrastructure Needs Assessment
  (TINA) and TEM
• 2.4 Trans European Transport Networks (TEN-T)
  and the TEM
• 2.5 TIRS, REBIS and other
• 2.6 TEM role and perspectives in the
  Pan-European context
• 2.7 Truck and coach initiatives, documents and
  studies
• Outputs deliverables
• TEM environment in Europe
• Time November 2003

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Elaboration (continued)
Socio-economic framework of concerned
countries(WP 3) Description of work / tasks 31
Economic and social characteristics of concerned
countries 3.2 Alternative scenarios of
growth 3.3 Truck and coach transport components
socio-economic aspects Outputs
deliverables Socio-economic status and scenarios
of growth in the countries of the TEM wider
region Time January 2004
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Elaboration (continued)
Methodology (WP 4) Description of work /
tasks 4.1 Definition of bottlenecks, missing
links and other priority transport
infrastructure needs 4.2 Identification of
parameters and assumptions 4.3 Criteria of
priority infrastructure needs 4.4 Analysis and
processing of data on truck and coach
transport 4.5 Identifications of data
requirements Outputs deliverables Methodology
and main assumptions for the work Time January
2004
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Elaboration (continued)
Priority infrastructure needs in concerned
countries (WP 5) Description of work /
tasks 5.1 Collection of necessary information
5.2 Analysis and control of information
obtained 5.3 Review and update the TEM Region
traffic forecasts 5.4 Establish alternative
scenarios for the TEM Master Plan 5.5 Review
and prioritize proposed projects 5.6 Identify
interconnections between TEM other network
components (Ports, IWW, SSS, CT) 5.7 Identify
possible connections and extensions of the TEM
Network with neighboring regions Outputs
deliverables Inventory of priority infrastructure
needs and assessment of their costs Time May 2004
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Elaboration (continued)
Elaboration of Master Plans (WP 6) Description
of work / tasks 6.1 Identification of the wider
TEM Region Backbone Network 6.2 Elaboration of
the wider TEM Region Master Plan and its
alternative implementation scenarios 6.3 GIS
presentation of the wider TEM Region Master Plans
6.4 Maps and tables related to truck and
coaches Outputs deliverables TEM Master Plan
and GIS maps Time June 2004
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Elaboration (continued)
Addressing funding questions (WP 7) Description
of work / tasks 7.1 Inventory of specific
projects for implementation 7.2 Estimate of
budget for the implementation 7.3 Possibilities
of stage construction 7.4 Technical and
institutional actions for implementation 7.5 Esti
mate of financial resources available
7.6 Perspectives to construct the wider TEM
Region Backbone Network 7.7 Optimum use of
truck and coach road user charges Outputs
deliverables 1. Inventory of specific priority
projects and costs 2. Definition of technical
and institutional actions required Time July
2004
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Elaboration (continued)
Addressing border crossing questions (WP 8)
Description of work / tasks 8.1 Inventory of
border crossing problems on the wider TEM Region
Backbone Network and improvement
recommendations Outputs deliverables 1.    
Inventory of border crossing problems 2.
Recommendations for improvement Time July
2004
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Elaboration (continued)

• Conclusions/Recommendations (WP 9)
• Description of work / tasks
• 9.1 Conclusions and recommendations
• 9.2 Results on the WEB pages
• 9.3 Publication of newsletter, brochures and
  summary report
• 9.4 Organization of workshops to present the the
  results
• Outputs deliverables
• Final Report
• 2.  Dissemination and Public awareness
• 3. Follow-up preparation
• Time September 2004

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Elaboration-Time table
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Objectives of Expert Group Meeting

• Presentation of TOR and status of the work
• Methodology and scenarios of growth
• Questionnaire
• Border crossing and data forecasts
• Additional data needs for non TEM countries

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Current status

• 1st Coordination meeting, Budapest 16/9/03
• 2nd Coordination meeting, Warsaw 15/12/03
• Reports of the WP 1 and WP 2 already submitted
• Reports of the WP 3 and WP 4 will be submitted
  just after the present meeting
• TEM and TER Master Plans Website opened and
  updated

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Next steps

• Submission of country contributions, end of April
  2004
• 3rd TEM and TER Master Plans Coordination
  Meetings, Warsaw, 24 May 2004
• 2nd TEM Master Plan Expert Group meeting, Warsaw
  21 June 2004
• 4th TEM and TER Master Plans Coordination Group
  Meetings, Budapest, September 2004
• Completion of work by September 2004

Countries contribution is essential for the
success
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