1. Introduction to JASPERS and reflections on Sustainable Roads Kristian DUUS, JASPERS Roads Division, Vienna Regional Office

2. JASPERS overview
‘Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions’
joint initiative: Commission, EIB, and EBRD
17 beneficiaries: Member States which joined EU in 2004 and 2007, Croatia from 2011, Greece, fY Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia from 2013
focus on preparation of major projects to facilitate timely approval of high quality projects
mandate for and programming periods
target: member states and expanding

3. Overview
Extensive project experience over 17 countries (801 completed/ €96 billions, 294 major approved/€56 billions)
close relationship over many years with MSs, Commission and IFIs
internalisation of expertise, learn from experience
IFIs’ in-house technical capacity and experience
based in EIB but separate from EIB lending operations
Close to beneficiaries: 70% of staff in 3 regional offices

4. Objectives improving the quality of investments
accelerating the approval of projects by the Commission and by the national authorities
building capacity within national administrations:
learning-by-doing and replicating successful methods
Workshops and seminars
horizontal issues (e.g. state aid, PSCs)

5. Project cycle Pre-feasibility or concept stage
Comments and guidance on strategies and master plans;
assistance in developing project concepts vis-à-vis EU regulations and in the preparation of the Terms of Reference for the beneficiary to select a consultant for the preparation of the feasibility study.
Feasibility stage
Methodological support during the preparation of the feasibility study;
support to the beneficiary and/or line ministry in the review of intermediate and final deliverables.
Application stage
Review of the draft application form and the annexes before the submission by the national authorities to COM for approval
Implementation
Selective implementation support in specific cases
Horizontal outputs
JASPERS may also advise on horizontal issues that affect several projects/subsectors/countries. The output of such assistance is through reports/workshops/presentations. Horizontal actions can help unblock issues across a whole sector or series of projects (e.g. state aid, environmental issues, CBA.)

6. Sustainable roads Life Cycle Management – Investment 1
Thorough preparation of investments to ensure adequate and affordable service level
Feasibility studies including detailed data collection, purpose fit modelling, followed by option analysis
Prepare economic and financial cost benefit analysis including risk assessment and sensitivity analysis

7. Sustainable roads Life Cycle Management – Investment 2
Road network development to be done in coordination with rail and public transport - Multimodality.
Road network development to be done in coordination with local (development) plans.
Local development plans provides an opportunity to identify and support a pattern of development that minimises trip generation and encourages use of sustainable modes of transport

8. Sustainable roads Life Cycle Management – Investment 3
In delivering economic growth at local level, it is essential that the wider economic needs of the country are not compromised.
New accesses to busy high speed strategic roads lead to more weaving and turning manoeuvres
Which in turn create additional risk to safety and reduce the reliability of journeys
Resulting in a negative impact on overall national economic activity and performance .
Local development plans provides an opportunity to identify and support a pattern of development that minimises trip generation and encourages use of sustainable modes of transport

9. Sustainable roads Life Cycle Management – maintenance 1
The maintenance cost are defined already at design stage!!
Use feedback from maintenance operations to improve the design for low-cost maintenance purposes
Systematic data collection, management and sharing

10. Sustainable roads Life Cycle Management – maintenance 2
Simplify procedures
Streamline maintenance procurement
Quality standards driven maintenance contracts
Monitor the maintenance costs

11. Sustainable roads Life Cycle Management – road safety
Analyse the existing safety situation and identify problems
Safety audits in the design phase
Monitor safety performance – and provide feed back on sections with increased number of accidents
Safety inspections + follow-up

12. Sustainable roads Life Cycle Management – road safety winter
Spreading salt too late or too little – more accidents
Spreading salt too early or too much – higher cost
Optimize winter maintenance – use IT for appropriate warning systems

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Contact details
JASPERS
100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer
L-2950 Luxembourg
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