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1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon

European Union Road Federation. 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon. Can we have efficient and sustainable road transport without adequate infrastructure and related services? Christophe Nicodème IRU Road Transport Conference Director General 1st December 2010 .

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1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon

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  1. European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon Can we have efficient and sustainable road transport without adequate infrastructure and related services? Christophe Nicodème IRU Road Transport Conference Director General 1st December 2010

  2. European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon • Role of the Road Infrastructure: • Provide a sound, efficient, • sustainable and safe infrastructure • for the optimilisation of the mobility.

  3. European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon • 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

  4. European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon • A sustainable road infrastructure • Challenges • Increased mobility demand • Passengers • Goods • Urban concentration • Congestion • Environmental issue and reduction of emissions

  5. European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon • 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

  6. European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon • 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

  7. European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon • An efficient and safe road infrastructure • Responses • Service • Information • User facilities • Performance • Improved standards • Standardisations • Increased performance • Longer life • Reduced maintenance

  8. European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon • All this has a cost. • How to finance it?

  9. Inland Transport Modal Split EU-27 (2008)Evolution (2000 – 2008) European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon

  10. Transport Infrastructure Investment Modal Splitin Western Europe European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon

  11. European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon • Financing the required infrastructure • Constant trend to reduce public investment • Economic crisis • Budgetary constraints • Heavily taxed sector

  12. European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon • Financing the required infrastructure • Pay-per-use principle ? • Payment for a use • Acceptance? Yes if… • Service in return • Fair charging

  13. European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon • Financing the required infrastructure • Earmarking of the revenues • Improvement of the infrastructure • Higher Quality • Better efficiency • Increased Sustainability • Enhanced Safety

  14. European Union Road Federation 1.000 delegates to gather in Lisbon • THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION • European Union Road Federation (ERF) • Place Stéphanie, 6 / B • 1050 BRUSSELS • Tel + 32 2 644 58 77 • Fax + 32 2 647 59 34 • www.erf.be

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