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EURORAP 14 th GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Road Safety in SEETO June 24 th , 2016 Ljubljana. Liljana Çela, Information Resources Manager. SEETO: what was done?. SEETO Core Network defined (2015, WB6 process)- TEN-T Core Network& Core Corridors extended to the Western Balkans
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EURORAP 14th GENERAL ASSEMBLY Road Safety in SEETO June 24th, 2016 Ljubljana Liljana Çela, Information Resources Manager
SEETO: what was done? • SEETO Core Network defined (2015, WB6 process)- TEN-T Core Network& Core Corridors extended to the Western Balkans • 1 billon EUR available for connectivity investments • SEETO Comprehensive Network included in the TEN- T Regulation and TEN-T Comprehensive Network maps (2011) • Horizontal measures- steady progress in the reforms in some key policy areas • railway sector • road safety • harmonisation of regulatory and institutional framework • Data collection & harmonisation • Adopted SEETO Priority Projects Rating Methodology (2012) • New South East Europe Information System - SEETIS III (2012)
Western Balkan 6 • The Western Balkans Conference held on 28 August 2014 in Berlin provided a political framework for the more intensive development of transport infrastructure • Achievements during 2015 • agreement by the Western Balkan six Prime Ministers in Brussels in April on the regional core transport network- creation of efficient and functional network which integrates the region in the global transport flows • the further agreement (in Riga in June) on the core network corridors (namely Mediterranean, Orient/East-Med and Rhine/Danube corridors were extended to WB)- streamlined investments under IPA, WBIF and CEF • list of infrastructure projects and soft measures to be implemented by 2020 as well as the appointment of corridor coordinators (Vienna Summit in August) • Focus on horizontal measures and overall transport system development to ensure high return of investments in transport infrastructure
Core Corridors • Western Balkans countries included in three TEN-T Core Corridors: • Orient/East-Med • Mediterranean • Danube-Rhine corridor • for the first time TEN-T network united: no more grey area on the maps
Western Balkans 6 – Vienna Summit, August 2015 “Pre-identified Projects and Soft measures Management Plan”
Adoption of the RSA/RSI guidelines • RSA/RSI guidelines • Released in 2010 • RSA guidelines revised in 2014 • RSI guidelines revised in 2016 • RSA/RSI curricula • Training of the RS Experts in SEETO area
Proposed medium term measures for Road Safety • Complete the establishment of a road safety management system in line with the Directive 2008/96/EC (by 2018) • Prepare three-year RSI plan for the core and comprehensive network and pilot RSIs on high accident sections (by mid-2017) • Carry road safety audits as per the Directive 2008/96/EC on all projects on the core and comprehensive network (by mid-2017) • Develop plan for the establishing/strengthening the Lead road safety agency (by mid-2017) • Establish a national system for continuous road crash data collection (by 2018)
Road Safety in SEETO • RS Working Group • Chaired from World Bank • Two representative from each regional participants (Ministries of Transport, Public Enterprise Road Authorities) • Observers ( EuroRAP, IRF) • Guests (other transport public and private institutions) • ECOROADS Project – including three test site visits on the Tunnel Safety Inspections in Albania, Macedonia and Serbia
SEETO Core & Comprehensive Network EuroRAP - Approximately 50% of the all network assessed
Thank you for your attention! lcela@seetoint.org www.seetoint.org