Skip to main content
European Commission logo
TRIMIS

Foundations of the EU-funding of road-network developments

Project

Foundations of the EU-funding of road-network developments


Funding origin:
Hungary
Hungary
STRIA Roadmaps:
Other ()
Transport mode:
Road
Road
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Passenger transport
Freight transport
Freight transport
Duration:
Start date: 01/06/2002,
End date: 01/12/2003

Status: Finished
Funding details:

Overview

Background & policy context:

In the last two years more motorways (M3-M35, M8, M30, M6-M56) have been investigated by TRANSMAN, where the selection of the best project alternative was the task. To solve the different planning tasks TRANSMAN has developed over decades the TRANSWAY model and programme system, which enables the forecast of transport demand flows and traffic loads in the network, further to the calculation of changes in transport time, operation costs, accident losses, air pollution, noise, occupied land and the improved accessibilities between zones as well as the changes of location potentials. The efficiency evaluation and ranking of alternatives by cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and multi-criterial analysis (MCA), should demonstrate the social-economic viability of the projects and the national economy.

Objectives:

Beside the efficiency requirements of the infrastructure developments the financing of the projects is always a crucial issue. It becomes very important also in the accession countries, which expect funding from the EU. Therefore it seems also important to show to which extent the best of the alternative contributes to the cohesion and values on European level, which can be showed - as a proxy - by the participation of the international traffic from the benefits of the total traffic. In connection to the CBA and MCA evaluations, calculations have been made about the benefits gained and the burdens caused by the foreign traffic, which can be an argument for EU-funding also as a compensation for 'supra-national inequalities'. The higher the international participation from the benefits (and from the burdens) is, the higher the proportion of EU-funding should be as a contribution to the national efforts.

Methodology:

  • Transport related impacts and modelling tools
  • Traffic- and efficiency analysis of highway project alternatives
  • The investigation of the impacts of the foreign traffic
  • Gradual long-term development of the national highway network

Contribute! Submit your project

Do you wish to submit a project or a programme? Head over to the Contribute page, login and follow the process!

Submit