Transcript Ministry of Transport & Communications

Kosovo
Ministry of Transport &
Communications
Department of Road Infrastructure
welcomes
the Stability Pact Delegation
Pristina, 29 July 2003
Contents of the presentation
1. Post conflict road & bridge infrastructure
needs
2. Rehabilitation and maintenance progress
review
3. Progress review on traffic policy and road
infrastructure management
4. Priority projects & progress
5. Discussion on future needs and
developments
1. Post conflict road & bridge
infrastructure needs
 The existing road network
 Post Conflict Damage Assessment (EC/IMG)
The existing road
network
 Main roads
(647 km)
 Regional roads
(1287km)
 Local roads
(estimated 1800 km)
 Bridges: approx.
252
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
Kosovës - Kosova Roads
0
km
Existing Main & Regional Road Network
Total
Series1
1925.1
No
Asphalte
asphalte
d
d
1575.9
349.2
A1 (Very
good)
A2
(Good)
A3 (Not
good)
A4 (Bad)
B
(Macada
m)
755.4
388.6
228.6
203.3
349.2
Post Conflict Damage Assessment
(EC/IMG), completed Nov.99
 Noted that roads had suffered less from
war activity than from lack of maintenance
 Estimate for Main (647 km) & Regional
(1287km) network rehabilitation was Euro
161 Million, & Euro 25 M p.a. for routine
maintenance
2. Rehabilitation and maintenance
progress review
 Donor Community response to Road
Infrastructure Needs 1999 - 2003
 Progress review
Donor Community response to Road
Infrastructure Needs 1999 - 2003
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1999 funding: emergency work only, largely by KFOR
2000 funding: Euro 16 M on roads / Euro 3 M on bridges
2001 funding: Euro 22 M on roads & Euro 4 M on main
bridges from donors
- in addition to KFOR routine work, bypasses &
emergency bridges
- Euro 4 M under KCB (for first time)
2002 funding:
- Euro 9.5 M under KCB
- Euro 8 M from donors
2003 funding:
- Euro 17 M under KCB
- No funding from donors yet
Rehabilitation and maintenance
progress review
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Condition of main roads improved
Secondary & local roads remain poor, with
sections failing
Bridges remain an unknown problem
Traffic continues to grow
- at least 50% increase in ADT over pre-war
levels
- vehicle mass allowed is above design and legal
limit
- military traffic is some 5 to 6% of volume
- congestion becoming a problem locally, & at
intersections, as volumes increase on arterial
routes
- encroachment of road reserve is key problem
3. Progress review
on traffic policy and road
infrastructure management
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Progress on legal framework
Progress on road infrastructure management
Progress on planning: categorization of roads
Concerns & gaps
Progress on the legal framework
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Laws
– Law of Roads (new Law approved by the Kosovo
Assembly, June 2003)
– Law on Road Traffic (1984, draft of new Law
2003 prepared)
– Laws on International Transport, Dangerous &
Explosive Goods (draft of new Law 2003
prepared)
– Procurement & contracting regulations (Law
prepared)
Implementation not fully achieved and will be
reviewed in compliance with European Standards
Progress on
road infrastructure management
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New Ministry Road Administration Department
staffed and operational
Directorate of Roads re-established & staff
recruited
SNIC services delivered to all of Kosovo
KCB Summer maintenance contracts completed
Road Inventory (IDR) established
Road Network Master Plan completed
Ministry has HDM-IV & SEPTRAN Traffic models
Donor projects – works & consultant – effectively
implemented and expenditure targets achieved.
Progress on
categorization of roads
Categorization
established
 Regional Roads
 Main roads
 Other roads
Ongoing
implementation of road
categorization
standards
Guidelines will be
introduced
Concerns & gaps
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Serious need to consider mass control on
vehicles (legal limit well below EU standard, axle
mass control system being developed)
Continued need to pursue donor support when
loan option unavailable & to “catch-up”
Critical concern with bridge safety
4. PRIORITY PROJECTS
FOR THE KOSOVO
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK
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5.
Repair remaining bridges M2 Prishtinë – Bllacë
Enlargement & Additional Lanes for Road M2 Prishtine
– Lipjan intersection
Enlargement & Additional Lanes for Road M9
Prishtinë-Airport
Enlargement & Additional Lanes for Road M2 Prishtine
– Mitrovica (Prishtina-Podujeva Intersection)
Upgrade Prishtine West Ring Road
4. PRIORITY PROJECTS
FOR THE KOSOVO
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK
(continued)
6.
7.
Upgrade & Asphalting Prishtine East Ring
Rehabilitation of the Road Zheger-Stanciq-Kumanove.
(Macedonia) L 15,1 Km
8. Construction of Road Decan – Kozhnjer (Plave –
Montenegro), L – 8,4 km
9. Improvements of Border Crossings Points
10. Motorway Durres – Kukes – Prizren – Prishtine –
– Merdare
1.Repair remaining bridges M2
Prishtinë - Bllacë
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Section on M2 main road, with 17 bridges
Part of important corridor Kosova – Macedonia – Greece
Carriageway and bridges built more than20 years ago
Continuously damaged by heavy international transport
Lack of maintenance
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European Agency for Reconstruction / Bridges Study by
BCEOM Consultants proposed
Repairs and strengthening to upgrade 8 remaining bridges
to Eurocode standards
Estimated cost: 10,000,000.00 Euro.
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2.Enlargement & Additional Lanes
for Road M2 Prishtine – Lipjan
Intersection (12 km road section)
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16,500 ADT (Vehicles/day), traffic counts August 2002
almost reached capacity
Master Plan Study for the Kosova Road Network, by
BCEOM Consultants in 2001/2002 (funded under EAR
projects) recommended
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The construction of two additional traffic lanes has and
improvements to the traffic flow are necessary
The cost estimation for this project is 10,000,000.00 Euro.
3. Enlargement & Additional
Lanes for Road M9 PrishtinëAirport (15 km section)
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11, 500 ADT (Vehicles/day), traffic counts August 2002
Almost reached capacity
Airport accessibility has high priority
Master Plan Study for the Kosova Road Network, by
BCEOM Consultants in 2001/2002 (funded under EAR
projects) recommended
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The construction of two additional traffic lanes
The cost estimation for this project is 15,000,000.00 Euro.
4.Enlargement & Additional Lanes for Road
M2 Prishtine – Mitrovica
(Prishtina-Podujeva Intersection, 12 km)
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11,765 ADT (Vehicles/day), traffic counts August 2002
Almost reached capacity
Airport accessibility has high priority
Master Plan Study for the Kosova Road Network
recommended
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The construction of two additional traffic lanes
The cost estimation for this project is 10,000,000.00 Euro
5.Upgrade Prishtine
West Ring Road
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9000 cars and 1200 trucks daily cross through the west side
of Prishtine creating major traffic congestion, traffic safety
and air quality problems
Master Plan Study for the Kosova Road Network
recommended
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New bypass road for Prishtine to reduce congestion of
traffic along M2, M9 and M25
The estimation for this project is 8,000,000.00 Euro.
6.Upgrade & Asphalting
Prishtine East Ring
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more than 7000 cars and 500 trucks crosses Prishtine on the
east side each day creating major traffic congestion, traffic
safety and air quality problems in the center of the city
Master Plan Study for the Kosova Road Network recommended
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New bypass to divert the traffic on M2 and M25 away from the
city center
The existing unsealed bypass needs to be asphalted
The cost estimation is 7,000,000.00 Euro
7. Rehabilitation of the Road ZhegerStanciq-Kumanove (Macedonia) L
15,1 Km
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This Road connects Kosovo with the Republic of
Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia has officially published for
its border crossing direction Kosova.
Through this, Kosova opens one more border
crossing with Macedonia that is connected with
Corridor 8
The forecasted value according to the project is:
9.200.000 Euro
8. Construction of Road Decan –
Kozhnjer (Plave – Montenegro), L –
8,4 km
 This Road connects Kosova with the Republic of
Montenegro and Seaside.
 Construction of the Road is very important to have the
alternative route for the connection with Montenegro .
 The forecasted value according to the project is:
7.100.000 Euro
9. Improvements of Border Crossings Points
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Vermica Border Crossing Point Improvement - The important
border crossing point with Albania. The existing situation needs a
improvement by the construction of new parking lot, additional traffic
lane and improvements of custom building. The estimation is
1,500,000.00 Euro.
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Kula Pass Border Crossing Point Improvement – The main gate
connecting with Montenegro. The improvements include the
construction of new custom building, parking lot and additional traffic
line. The project estimation is 1,800,000.00 Euro. Existing situation
is very bad without parking lot and customs in a container.
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Merdare Border Crossing Point Improvement – The main gate
with Serbia. The existing situation is unsatisfactory and
improvements are necessary to ensure the high level of service. The
estimation is 1,500,000.00 Euro and includes a customs building,
parking lot and construction of additional road traffic lanes.
Motorway Durres – Kukes – Prizren – Prishtine – Merdare
 Pre- Feasibility study has been presented by them
 Experts of different profiles and especially from Kosova and Albania ma
first surveys of new Trans-Balkan Corridor
 Long-term perspective: incorporation of Kosova into the European Road
network and international road corridors
Three Variations of the new motorway
The first variation
(I)
Kukes (Morine-Vermive) -Prizren-Therande-Prishtine– Merdare
The second variation (II) Kukes (Morine – Vermice) – Prizren – Carraleve
Komoran – Prilluzhe – Lluzhan – Merdare
The third variation (III)
Existing road, widening and reconstruction on the base of
conditions and technical elements for the motorway
(Prishtine – Prizren)
Motorway
Durres – Kukes – Prizren
– Prishtine – Merdare
Three variations
5. Discussion on future needs
and developments
Further development
in Road Infrastructure Program
Management (1)
Continuity in Road Maintenance & Rehabilitation
Program
Progress on Road Categorization Implementation
Priority Road Projects (see list)
Border Crossings infrastructure (Albania,
Montenegro, Serbia)
Road User Charge Study
Bridge Database
Road Safety Implementation Plan & Road Safety
Council
Further development
in Road Infrastructure Program
Management (2)
Active partnership within Regional Balkan
Transport Infrastructure Study (REBIS) and
South – Eastern Transport Observatory
(SEETO)
Road Management Information Systems: next
steps in computerization (GIS applications,
processing traffic safety data, …..)
Further staff deployment, capacity building
and training
Requests for international project
funding
See list of priority projects, including:
Road Infrastructure projects on Corridor/Route 7 of
the REBIS Core Road Network
Road Infrastructure projects on Corridor/Route 6 of
the REBIS Core Road Network
Border Crossings infrastructure (Albania,
Montenegro, Serbia)
Integrated (sustainable) urban transport plan
for Pristina in relation to impact study of the
West and East Ring Road of Pristina
Requests for further international
assistance in capacity building
Best practice guidance and manual for Road
Categorization Implementation
Best practice guidance and manual for Border
Crossings infrastructure
Assistance in computerized traffic and travel
data information management (software and
training)
THANKS FOR YOUR KIND
ATTENTION
AND WE WELCOME YOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS
Ramë Qupeva
Head Road Infrastructure Department
Jozef Zuallaert
International advisor transport & road infrastructure
Ministry of Transport and Communications