1. PROPOSED ROAD USER CHARGING SYSTEMS - ESTONIA
Estonian Road Administration
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2. Main topics Estonian roads and financing
The priorities of road management
Road Development programmes
The questions to solve
Future plans about PPP and
Road User Charging
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4. Helsingi, Finland Estonia Latvia Estonia Population – 1,4 million
Road Network – km
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5. Estonian Road Network Main roads Basic roads Secondary roads
Local roads
Basic roads
Secondary roads
Main roads
Estonian Road Network
Road Network in Total – km
National Roads – km
Local and private roads – km
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6. The Basis of Financing Estonian Roads
Road Act
Jan, 2006 last amended, new changes planned
Depends on the prognosis of the fuel tax
75% of fuel tax can be used on roads,
except special marked fuel, of it – 25%
Distribution of road finances
For local roads - since % of road finance
since % of road finance
For national roads – other part of 75 %
Overview of the prognosis
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7. Financing of roads (spring 2007, MEEK)
2464
2711
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8. State Revenues in Total
2006
2007*
2008*
RealizarionTäitmine
State Budget
Prognosis spring 2007
Prognosis sept 2006
Fees
55 208,9
60 170,1
63 438,1
67 014,5
71 638,3
Personal Income Tax
3 846,4
3 188,5
3 310,0
3 300,0
3 435,0
Corporate Income Tax
3 123,4
3 485,0
4 020,0
3 700,0
4 715,0
Social Benefits Tax
21 746,4
24 715,5
25 460,0
27 420,0
28 910,0
Heavy cargo Tax
61,2
63,0
65,5
66,0
68,8
V.A.T. (value added Tax)
18 645,1
20 600,0
22 060,0
23 485,0
24 830,0
Excises
7 030,1
7 325,6
7 615,6
8 213,5
8 655,5
Alcohol
2 089,8
2 145,0
2 300,0
2 438,0
2 630,0
Tobacco
1 208,1
1 255,0
1 295,0
1 328,5
1 425,0
Fuel Tax
3 728,9
3 925,0
4 446,5
4 600,0
Tare/Package Tax
2,9
0,6
0,5
Gambling Tax (HMN)
354,7
365,0
455,0
384,5
525,0
Toll
401,7
427,5
452,0
445,5
499,0
Mittemaksulised tulud
12 640,8
15 740,5
14 805,5
17 912,2
18 891,1
Revenues - Total
67 849,7
75 910,6
78 243,6
84 926,7
90 529,4
Now
Prognosis
State Revenues
Million EEK / MEUR
Fuel Tax
251 MEUR
294 MEUR
4852 MEUR
5786 MEUR
State Revenues in Total
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9. Fuel tax in the State Budget in 2007-2008
2007 year
State Budget – 76 billion EEK / 4,9 bEUR
Fuel tax – 3,9 billion EEK / 251 MEUR / 5,1 %
Financing of National Roads – 2,4 bEEK / 157,5 MEUR ; 3,1%
For National Roads from State revenues - 2,0 bEEK /
130 MEUR / 2,6%
2008 prognosis*
State Budget – 90 billion EEK / 5,9 bEUR
Fuel tax – 4,6 billion EEK / 294 MEUR / 5,1 %
Financing of National Roads – 2,8 bEEK / 180 MEUR ; 3,1%
*march 2007 – new prognosis is under preparation,
comes in june - august 2007
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10. Million EEK
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11. Financing in
Million EUR
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12. The priorities of road management in Estonia
Priorities determine the order
of the importance of road works:
Maintenance of national roads;
Repairs of international main roads (projects related to EU assistance);
Preservation of the existing pavements
Surface dressing
Repairs of gravel roads;
Repairs of the pavements on main and basic roads and repairs of bridges;
Paving the gravel roads.
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13. Maintenance of national roads
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14. Repairs of international roads E20 Maardu-Valgejõe section (CF Assistance)
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15. Preservation of the existing pavements - Surface dressing
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16. Repairs of the pavements on roads / Repairs of bridges and Paving the gravel roads
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17. Results – Average age of pavements Estonia
Main roads
Basic roads
Secondary
roads
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18. REPAIRS OF PAVEMENTS
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21. The purpose of Road Development Programme (RDP)
to give for public and for road users an overview of planned works on the road network.
to create comfortable, safe and saving traffic conditions for all road users.
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22. Accepted Road Development Programmes in 2001 – 2006
By this period by Goverment are accepted – 4 RDP:
National Road Development Programme for 2001 – 2006
Accepted by Government , No 489-k;
Long-term Road Development Programme for 2002 – 2010
Accepted by Government, regulation , No 550-k,
Was cancelled previous RDP;
Road Develpoment Programme for years 2004 – 2006
Accepted by Government, regulation No 112-k;
Was cancelled previous RDP...
2006 – The last accepted by Goverment RDP for years 2006 – 2009
is accepted by Goverment in
By this period 3 of them was cancelled - Why?
Today -
preparation New RDP for years
To solve some important questions
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23. Traffic accidents
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24. Main Questions to solve in Future
Priority for Road Users is - Tallinn- Tartu E 263 road
Why imortant?
One of the main connections in Estonia (Tallinn – Tartu)
Traffic density is high;
Traffic Accidents
Tallinn- Tartu E 263 road
Reconstraction plan for nearly 7 billionEEK
Ressources from State Budget - limited
Financing only from Fuel Tax?
Limited
Possibilities to solve
PPP
Loans
State revenues
Political Desision – use loans or PPP?
Not decided yet (.....june - august)
Result - to give comfortable and safe traffic conditions for Road Users
447 MEUR
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25. Kose - Mäo First PPP project? E263 - Tallinn – Tartu km 40,0 – 85,0
In Total – 45 km new road
Preparation:
Project period:
Construction period:
Total : 1500 Million EEK
~ 96 MEUR
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26. Traffic Density of Tallinn- Tartu-Võru- Luhamaa road E263
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27. E263 Tallinn – Tartu – Võru – Luhamaa
Kose – Mäo road section km 40,0- 85,5
45 km new road
If use PPP –
DBFO – design-built-finance-operate
Chadow toll method
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28. Road User Charging – in future SAAREMAA FIXED LINK
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29. Saaremaa Fixed Link The population of Saare County ~ 35 000
Turists, visited Saaremaa per year –
on the average every day crossed the Suur Strait
~3600 travellers
~1310 cars
Predicted increace in traffic
5,5% a year - if use ferry
25-28% the year, when posssible opening of a fixed link
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30. Saaremaa Fixed Link 1997 – Initiated by Saare County Goverment
2000 – Pre-feasibility Study
2003 – Formed an expert Committee in Estonia
2005 – Economic and environmental analysis
2006 – the strategic environmental impact assessment - initiated by MKM, arranged by ERA
– preparation , pre-project
Construction
Opening …… tolls
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31. The questions to solve Participants Financing method
state, entrepreneurs, banks, EU assistance
Financing method
How to prepare the contract of financing so, that all participants be involved and contented
Technical solution – bridge or tunnel
Public opinion
What is more important for road users
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32. Thank You!

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34. Contacts Ylle Karjane Estonian Road Administration Phone +372 611 9351
Head of the Development and Programme Department
Phone
GSM
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