Ms. Nerejda Hoxha, SEETO Transport Planning Manager DEVELOPMENT OF INDICATIVE EXTENSION OF TEN-T NETWORKS IN WESTERN BALKANS TIL 2017, BELGRADE Ms. Nerejda Hoxha, SEETO Transport Planning Manager

SEETO Regional Cooperation

SEETO ‘s role SEETO – enables general policy environment for integration to the common EU Transport Policy on regional level; strong added value to the development of the SEETO Comprehensive Network and the national transport planning process SEETO sustainability- serious commitment by the Regional Participants; EC places SEETO process in the core of the accession process for TEN-T and Transport Policy (EC Progress Reports) Integrated approach in economic development and growth of the SEE region and other macroeconomic regions (SEE2020 Strategy, Danube Strategy, Adriatic-Ionian, Balkan- Mediterranean)

Indicative TEN-T Networks to WB Core Network: 3.519 km Comprehensive Network: 4.924 km Core Network: 2.602 km Comprehensive Network: 3.857 km

Indicative TEN-T Networks to WB Core Airports: 6 Comprehensive Airports: 4 Core Seaports: 2 Comprehensive Seaports: 3 Core IWW: 1.345 km Comprehensive IWW: 1.345 km Core IWW ports: 3 Comprehensive IWW ports: 3

Core Corridors extension TEN-T Core Corridors extended to Western Balkan: Orient/East-Med Mediterranean Danube-Rhine

Infrastructure investment Investments in the Comprehensive Network from 2004 Investments in Comprehensive Network by mode

Compliance to TEN-T Standards

Connectivity Networks Gap Analysis Total 90 gaps identified: 53 road projects 31 rail projects 6 port/iww projects Mature for co-financing: Sector Mature Investment needs Road 8 € 1,404 million Rail 4 € 1,200 million Inland waterways 3 € 43 million TOTAL 15 € 2,6 billion Source: Connectivity Gap Analysis – Final Report 2016

Gap Connectivity Networks Projects High Maturity Danube Region Mode Projects Road OEM – Completion of Belgrade bypass (Sector 4,5 and 6) OEM - Reconstruction of Pozega – Belgrade MED - Construction of motorway Odzak – Vukosavlje-Rudanka – Doboj south MED - Construction of the section Zenica North – Zepce South Rail OEM – Reconstruction and modernisation of the line Belgrade – Novi Sad – Subotica/Kelebija MED – Overhaul of the section Sarajevo - Podlugovi IWW Reconstruction and modernisation of Brcko Port Rehabilitation and improvement of Sava River waterway Demining of Sava river right bank (from the confluence of Drina River to the confluence of Una river) Total estimate €1.7 billion Source: Connectivity Gap Analysis – Final Report

Multi Annual Plan 2016 Mature Priority Projects 12 road project 3 rail project 6 project total amount 1.971 M€ 595 M€ 108 M€ www.seetoint.org/library/multi-annual-plans/

Multi Annual Plan 2016 Priority Projects for preparation 14 road project 8 rail project 1 project 4 airport projects total estimated amount 4.884 M€ 2.002 M€ 4,9 M€ 74 M€ www.seetoint.org/library/multi-annual-plans/

Multi Annual Plan 2016 update 6 Priority Projects secured financing for infrastructure works; 11 Priority Projects secured financing for preparation of project documentation; 7 additional projects on the Comprehensive and Core Networks secured financing - 2 for infrastructure works and 5 for project documentation. This significant progress can be attributed to increased focus of national authorities on transport, achieved through the Connectivity Agenda and the Western Balkan 6 process.

Western Balkan 6 process and Connectivity agenda Strong political support 2014 Berlin 2015 Vienna 2016 Paris 2017 Trieste ………… April 2015 MM TEN-T days RIGA December 2015 AMM Soft measure 2016

Connectivity Agenda progress Vienna Summit, August 2015, introduced list of soft measures with short term and medium term goals (2016 goals and 2020 goals) The list of soft measures has a regional and a national dimension List of pre-identified project, 1 billon EUR available for connectivity investments Paris Summit, July 2016, an important milestone in developing further the connectivity reform measures as a pre-condition for infrastructure investment

Co-financed projects Vienna Summit Paris Summit August 2015 July 2016 Construction of Svilaj – Odzak and Svilaj Bridge, 87 ml € Completion of Banja Luka - Gradiska,27 ml € Railway Route 10, Fushë Kosovë – MKD border, 38.5 ml € Railway Route 4, Bar - Vrsac, 20 ml € Railway Corridor X, Serbia – MKD, 47 ml € Intermodal Terminal in Belgrade, 18 ml € TOTAL 238 ml € Paris Summit July 2016 Rehabilitation of Tirana – Durres railway line, 35 ml € Railway Route 10, Fushe Kosove – Mitrovica, 17 ml € Railway line Nis – Bulgarian border, 44 ml € TOTAL 96 ml €

Transport networks capacity assessment Road 47% is in no need of immediate intervention by 2030 33% in need of immediate maintenance/rehabilitation 20% needs to be upgrade/widening by 2030 Railway 48% is in no need of immediate intervention by 2030 19% in need of immediate maintenance/rehabilitation 33% needs to be upgraded by 2030 Airports Adequate to meet the demand by 2030 IWW ports IWW ports requires expansion by 2030 Maritime ports Increase the capacity to handle passenger transport and Port of Durres for freight flows too Source: REBIS Study

Towards Trieste Summit 2017 Continued commitment towards development of multimodal Networks Fulfilment of regional connectivity measures 2016/2017 Rail Border crossing agreements to become operational Transport Community Treaty

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