By Mr. Michalis P. Adamantiadis, Regional Adviser TRANS-EUROPEAN NORTH-SOUTH MOTORWAY(TEM) PROJECT 2nd Expert Group Meeting (Budapest, 24 March 2004) By Mr. Michalis P. Adamantiadis, Regional Adviser UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division Content Background (TOR-Tasks-Participation) Elaboration Objectives of the Meeting Review of the work Problems encountered Next steps UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division 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 UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division Tasks Review of related TEM work and European initiatives, policies and studies (WP.1, 2) Socioeconomic framework of concerned countries and alternative scenarios of growth (WP.3) Methodology and main assumptions (WP.4) Inventory of needs (WP.5) Elaboration of Master Plan (WP.6) Funding questions/financing arrangements (WP.7) Border crossing questions (WP.8) Conclusions/recommendations/dissemination(WP.9) UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division Participation 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 countries:Belarus, 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 UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division 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 UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division Completed 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 Project’s background, objectives and plans Time October 2003 UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division Completed (2) 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 UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division Completed (3) 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 UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division Completed (4) 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 UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division To be done (1) 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 UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division To be done (2) 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 UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division To be done (3) 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: Estimate 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 UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division To be done (4) 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 UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division To be done (5) 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 1. Final Report 2.  Dissemination and Public awareness 3. Follow-up preparation Time September 2004 UNECE Transport Division

Elaboration-Time table UNECE Transport Division

Objectives of the Meeting Review of the work Economic and social characteristics-WP 3.1 Alternatives scenarios of growth-WP 3.2 Analysis and evaluation of projects Additional data needs Follow-up actions UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division Review of the work done 1st Coordination meeting, Budapest 16/9/03 2nd Coordination meeting, Warsaw 15/12/03 3rd Coordination meeting, Geneva 9/6/04 1st EGM Bratislava, 9 February 2004 2nd EGM Budapest, 24 September 2004 Completed: WP 1, WP 2, WP 3, WP 4, WP 5 (part) TEM and TER Master Plans Website opened and updated UNECE Transport Division

Review of work to be done Inventory of needs (WP.5) Elaboration of Master Plan (WP.6) Funding questions/financing arrangements (WP.7) Border crossing questions (WP.8) Conclusions/recommendations/dissemination(WP.9) UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division Problems encountered Late submission of country inputs Not all countries provided inputs Missing data Delay in the elaboration Short time left for completion UNECE Transport Division

UNECE Transport Division Next steps Cover missing data Complete the rest of the work, by October 2004 Convene the 4th TEM and TER Master Plans Coordination Meeting, Budapest, 25 October 2004 Present the result to the next Steering Committee Decide upon the appropriate follow-up actions Implement the follow-up actions (starting in 2005) UNECE Transport Division

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