1. Challenges and solutions for transport in Norway
Therese Ustvedt, adviser
Director General’s Staff
Norwegian Public Roads Administration

2. Transport Network Public roads, total 94 600 km - National roads
10 700
- County roads
44 500
- Municipal roads
39 400
Road tunnels
1 100
tunnels
Road bridges
18 200
bridges
Rail network
4 200
Rail tunnels
736
Rail bridges
2 577
State owned airports 45
airports
National ports 32
ports

3. The Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget)
The Norwegian Government
(Regjeringen)
Ministry of Transport and Communication
Norwegian
air traffic authority
Avinor AS
Norwegian Public Roads Administration
(Statens vegvesen)
Norwegian Railway Directorate
(Jernbanedirektoratet)
Norwegian Coastal Administration
(Kystverket)

4. Background
In 1998, the Government directed the four transport agencies to prepare a joint proposal for the first long-term national transport plan (for the period ).
The fifth joint input from the transport agencies was presented in February 2016.
The Government presented the white paper on transport to the Storting in April 2017.
The white paper presents a plan that will apply for the period
The Storting will adopt the white paper in June 2017.

5. Official Steering Documents
National
Transport Plan
(12 Year Period)
Action Programme
(Focus on first 4 Years)
Annual National Budget
Appropriation
Projects

6. Overall goal
A transport system that is safe, promotes economic growth and contributes to the transition into a low-emission society.

7. Major challenges Globalisation and internationalisation
Population growth
Economic development
Emissions and climate change
Technological development
Norway’s greenhouse gas emissions split by sector for the period Million tonnes CO2-eq. Source: The Norwegian Environment Agency

8. Financial framework
Total national framework NOK 933 bn. for all transport modes
Escalation plan, government funds
NOK 412 bn. first six years
NOK 521 bn. final six years
Strong increase in government funds for urban areas
In total, NOK 66.4 bn. for this period

9. ITS and digitalisation strategy
Technological developments require active amendment of laws and regulations
Autonomous vehicles
ITS legislation
Important to follow up the development of international rules, especially in the EU
Taxation as an important instrument in the phasing in of zero- and low-emissions technology
Government procurement must support the desired development

10. Contribute towards achieving climate goals
Target figures for zero-emission vehicles 2025 and 2030
After 2025 new private cars and light delivery vans are to be zero-emission
By 2030 new heavy vans, 75 percent of new long-distance buses, and 50 percent of new lorries are to be zero-emission vehicles
By 2030, goods delivery in major city centres is to be almost emission-free
Exploit the potential for transfer of goods from roads to sea and rail
Ensure that new ferries connected to the national public roads run on zero- or low-emission solutions
Action programme for carbon neutral construction sites within the transport sector

11. Urban investments
Zero-growth objective for passenger traffic by car in nine urban areas
Stronger investment in urban areas
Urban environment agreements

12. Freight transport that is safe, promotes value creation and has low emissions
Competitive terms for Norwegian business and industry
All transport modes to become more efficient, safe and eco-friendly, to reduce transport costs
More long-haul freight to be transported by sea and railway

13. Transport safety Vision Zero to be sustained
Partial objective of maximum 350 people killed or seriously injured in road traffic by 2030
Five focus areas in order to achieve this:
Safe roads
High-risk behaviour in traffic
Vulnerable road user groups
Technology
Heavy vehicles
The high level of safety in other transport modes is to be sustained and reinforced
Registered number of fatalities/ serious injuries and target curve towards 2030

14. Road pricing Estimated revenue: NOK 131 bn Big investment projects
Ferry replacement projects
Urban environmental agreements
Environment- and time differentiated rates
Low emission zones