1. Danish Country Report NordBalt Seminar
18 – 19 September 2008, Liepãja, Latvia
Per Jacobsen
Director General

2. Main Topics Road safety Denmark’s Transport Infrastructure 2030
The political follow up: a new infrastructure investment plan and CO2 -reduction plan
Fehmern Belt link

3. Road safety, Denmark

4. Road Traffic Fatalities Scandinavia 1997- 2008

5. Road Traffic Fatalities, Denmark 1935 - 2007

7. The Road Network

8. Mobility in focus - 6 focus areas
The orbital transport network in the Copenhagen area must be completed (roads and rail)
A complete plan for the development of the infrastructure in the urban region of East Jutland must be prepared
Effective linking of the individual regions to the overall transport corridors and hubs must be ensured
The Danish gateways towards the rest of the world must form a central part of an effective transport network
Intelligent technological solutions must ensure optimal utilisation of the infrastructure
The effort to limit the impact of transport on the environment and the climate must be intensified.

9. The orbital network Greater Copenhagen Area
Better public transport – reliable and high frequency
Reroute car traffic away from the city centre
Better park&ride facilities at the train stations
Urban development close to train stations

10. A urban structure plan in Eastern Jutland
Transport capacity in the main transport corridors must be improved
Public transport must be improved

11. Effective linking of all regions to the overall transport corridors and hubs
Removing bottle necks
Improvements to ensure effective and secure roads in relation to heavy vehicles
Minor investments with large effects
Traffic round and not through the cities

12. Gateways to Denmark - a central part of a effective transportsystem
Priority to the most important freight transport modes
Freight on ships and railways instead of road transport.
Gateways need lot of space.
Denmark as gateway to the Baltic and Skandinavian Areas should be developed

13. Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
Use ITS to make better use of the total transport system, improve road safety and minimize the impact on the environment
Supple flow of traffic
Route planning

14. The effort to limit transport’s impact on the environment must be intensified
Better public transport and modal split
Intelligent Transport Systems
Improved Urban planning as a tool to increase use of public transport
More initiatives to reduce noise from traffic
Improved energy efficiency in the transport sector
Environment friendly fuels
Improved information concerning environment and CO2-effects
The commission recommends transport and climate action plan

15. Need for a cross-disciplinary effort
Investments in projects with the highest economic return
The necessary maintenance of infrastructure should be ensured
Involvement of private competences
Physical planning, including urban and commercial development, should be better coordinated with the infrastructure planning through unified planning
Further focus on improvement of road safety.

16. The political follow up
The government has decided to set up a new infrastructure investment plan and a CO2-reduction plan
The plans are scheduled to be published this autumn

17. The Femern Bridge