Proposal for the
National Transport Plan 2014 - 2023
Lars Aksnes
Deputy Director General
Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Norway
• System of government:
Constitutional monarchy Parliamentary democracy
• 19 Counties
• 429 Municipalities
• Area (mainland):
323 782 km
2• Population:
5 million
figures Key
Public roads, total 93 000 Km National roads 10 500 Km County roads 44 000 Km Municipal roads 38 500 Km
Road tunnels 1 000 Tunnels Road bridges 18 200 Bridges
Rail network 4 000 Km
Rail tunnels 775 Tunnels
Rail bridges 3 000 Bridges State owned airports 46 airports
National ports 30 ports
Ports and fairways
National roads
Rail lines
Airports
The length of E6 in Norway:
2 600 km Longer than Oslo - Rome
The Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) The Norwegian
Government (Regjeringen) Ministry of
Transport and Communications
(SD)
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
(FKD) Norwegian
National Rail Administration (Jernbaneverket) Avinor AS
(Norwegian air traffic authority)
Norwegian Coastal Administration
(Kystverket) Norwegian Public
Roads
Administration (Statens vegvesen)
Official Steering Documents
National Transport Plan White paper
(10 Year Period)
Action Programme (Focus on first 4 Years)
Annual National Budget
Appropriation
Projects
Proposal for
National Transport Plan
Financing
• Railway system
– National funding
• Roads
– National and county funding – Toll revenue
• Airports and harbours
– Income and revenue collected
• Coastal fairways
– National funding and
revenue collected
Toll road projects
0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Mill. 2011-EUR
ROAD INVESTMENTS 2002-2011
1 EUR = 8 NOK
Other sources Toll revenue
National and county funding Total investments
National Transport Plan 2014 - 2023
Trends and challenges:
• Globalisation
• Population growth
• Economic growth
• Traffic safety
• Emissions and climate change
Globalisation
Volume of world trade 1965-2010
Million US Dollar in current prices Source: WTO
Population growth
Growing cities Aging population
Average population change per year. Municipalities 2005-2009.
Source: Statistics Norway
Map: Norwegian Mapping Authority
Population development in Norway.
Number of years between each increment of one million. Source: SSB
Number of inhabitants in 2011 and 2040 – by age for the largest cities and other areas. Source: SSB
Negative
Positive, less than the national average
Positive, more than the national average
National average: 1.1 per cent The size of the circles indicates population size in each municipality
- 1 000 000 2 000 000 3 000 000 4 000 000 5 000 000 6 000 000 7 000 000
1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Other major urban areas Surrounding area of the four largest cities The four largest cities Other areas
0-19 years 20-66 years Over 67 years
Economic growth in Norway
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
GDP (1970=100)
0 50 100 150 200 250
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Real wages (1970=100)
Operations, maintenance and renewal
• More traffic
• More technically complicated infrastructure – tunnels,
signal systems, information systems
• Climate change – more stormy weather requires a solid
infrastructure
• Cost hikes
• Deterioration in infrastructure
A historic effort for upgrading
and renewal
The cities
Growth must be absorbed by public transport, walking and cycling
Concentrated use of space
Strong emphasis on
• Buses
• Urban rail, trams, metros
• Railways
• Road network for pedestrians and cyclists
Restrictions on car use
Urban packages in the largest cities – binding agreements
– NOK 13 billion in the 45 per cent
alternative
Strong regions and
more efficient inter-regional transport
Expanding the intercity region around the
capital
One-hour travel distance today
One-hour travel distance after expansion
Ferry-free coastal highway
Skien Halden
Lillehammer
Oslo
Northern Region
Increased capacity on the Ofoten and Nordland rail lines
Upgrading of roads on the comprehensive network
Improved shipping facilities
New airports in Lofoten
and Helgeland
Traffic safety
Many actors must be involved
Average number of fatalities and serious injuries per year in the period 2007-2010, by road category and type of accident.
• Ambitious goals for road traffic safety
• The number of fatalities and serious injuries to be reduced by half by 2024 (100/400)
Other accidents
Accidents involving pedestrians Driving off the road
Head-on collisions
National road County road Municipal road Private road
Norway – a carbon-neutral society by 2050
Reduce emissions from the transport sector by at least 2.5-4 million tonnes CO
2equivalent by 2020 compared with the baseline scenario
Various measures, including:
• Expansion of railways and other public transport modalities
• Cargo transport by ship and rail
• R&D to support more climate- friendly transport and
distribution of biofuels
Substantial impact requires effective measures
10 main corridors –
of particular importance for the EU
corridors No to natural
resources in the northern
regions
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