Draft National Transport Strategy
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European Union Framework Contract Beneficiaries 2013-Lot 2 Development of National Strategy for the Transport Sector Letter of Contract N. IPAOPRD2007-2013-4.2-LOT2-22 Draft National Transport Strategy December 2018 i This project is funded This project is realised by ARS Progetti by the European Union Framework Contract BENEF 2013 Lot 2 Programme Name IPA COMPONENT I OPERATION PROGRAMME FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (OPRD) Project Name FWC “Development of National Strategy for the Transport Sector “ FWC BENEF 2013 – Lot 2: Transport and Infrastructures Reference No: IPAOPRD2007-2013-4.2-LOT2-22 Contract Number 12-7422/1 Project Duration 10 months Project Commencement Date 20/02/2017 Project End Date 22/12/2017 Name: MoTC CFCD ARS Progetti S.p.A. Role: Beneficiary Contracting Authority Contractor Address: Dame Gruev No. 6 Dame Gruev No. 12 Via Durban, 2 1000 Skopje, Republic 1000 Skopje, Republic 00144 Rome, Italy of Macedonia of Macedonia Telephone: +389 2 3145532 +389 2 3255400 +39 06 57300679 Fax: E-mail: goran.temovski@mtc. Radica.koceva@financ f.sancilio@arsprogetti. gov.mk e.gov.mk com Contact Person: Goran Temovski Radica Koceva Furio Valerio Sancilio Overall Objective To improve the economic efficiency, safety and accessibility of transportation whilst managing the environmental impact of existing and future transport activity and ensuring integration with other sector policies. Purpose To develop actions that address weaknesses in the transport sector at a Regional and National Level. The actions shall cover the period from 2018 until 2030, and shall acknowledge the pipeline of projects and policies that have already been agreed and which it is intended will be delivered during the period of the Strategy. Expected Results Scoping Report; Digital Databank; Transport Model, Transport Modelling Report and Transport Model Manual; Problem Analysis Report; and Draft National Strategy for the Transport Sector. SEA report Key Activities 1 Inception 2 Scoping 3 Data collection 4 Stakeholder consultation 5 Transport model 6 Problem analysis and objectives 7 Development of measures 8 Preparation of the strategy 9 SEA Procedure and consultation Key Stakeholders MoTC ii iii This document has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of ARS Progetti S.p.A. and its consortium partners and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. iv Abbreviations & Acronyms AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic CA Contracting Authority CFCD Central Financing and Contracting Department within Ministry of Finance MoTC Ministry of Transport and Communications EUD Delegation of the European Union EC European Commission EU European Union IPA Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization OPRD Multi-Annual Operational Programme “Regional Development” EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EIB European Invest Bank WB World Bank IFI International Financial Institution CBA Cost Benefit Analysis MoEPP Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning SEETO South-east european transport opservatory TeTC Treaty for establishing transport community NGO Non-Government Organisation PCU Passenger Car Units SEA Strategic Environment Analysis v FWC Framework Contractor PSC Project Steering Committee PRAG Practical Guide to Contract procedures for EU external actions ToR Terms of Reference NTS National Transport Strategy CWR Continuous Welded Rails UIC Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (International Union of Railways) TSI Technical Standards for Interoperability HTV Heavy Truck Vehicles SSO Statistical State Office ITS Intelligent Transport System NPAA National Program for adoption of the Acquis PESR Public Enterprise for State Roads PERI-M Public Enterprise Railway Infrastructure-Macedonia HTV Heavy Truck Vehicles SO Specific Objectives GO General Objectives MI Measure Infrastructure RM Regulatory measure OSM Operation and service measure NTS National Transport Strategy vi Table of Contents 1. PART 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................... 13 1.1 Guiding Principles ............................................................................................... 13 1.1.1. Goal of the National Transport Strategy .............................................................. 13 1.1.2. Objectives ....................................................................................................... 17 1.2 Development of the Transport Sector – State of play .............................................. 20 1.2.1. Characteristics of the Transport Sector ............................................................... 20 1.2.2. Development of the Transport Sector ................................................................. 20 1.3 Legal Context of transport development ............................................................... 26 1.3.1. Regulatory framework ........................................................................................... 26 1.3.2. Institutional Framework ......................................................................................... 27 2. PART 2: Transport Infrastructure related Measures ............................................................ 31 2.1 Data Collection .................................................................................................. 31 2.1.1. Existing conditions of transport infrastructure .......................................................... 31 2.2 Problem Analysis (infrastructure) ......................................................................... 36 2.2.1. Connectivity of Transport Network ..................................................................... 36 2.2.2. Safety of transport sector .................................................................................. 43 2.2.3. Transport system interoperability ...................................................................... 47 2.2.4. Border crossings ............................................................................................... 53 2.2.5. Weights and Limits on the road and rail network ................................................. 57 2.2.6. Conclusions of Actual Situation .......................................................................... 59 2.3 Proposed Measures (infrastructure) ..................................................................... 62 3. PART 3: Transport Sector Measures (operation and managment) ......................................... 67 3.1 Data collection for transport operations ............................................................... 67 3.2 Problem Analysis (operation and management) ..................................................... 85 3.3 Proposed Measures (legislation, O&M) ................................................................. 97 PART 4: The Strategy ...................................................................................................... 105 4.1. Overview of the Strategy .................................................................................. 105 4.2 Monitoring and evaluation ................................................................................ 106 ANNEX 1 5. Transport Scenarios .................................................................................................. 117 5.1. Description of the Do Something scenarios 2022, 2025 and 2030 ......................... 117 vii 5.2. Effect of implementing Do Something scenarios on modal share ................................. 125 5.3 Effect of implementing Do Something scenarios on emissions ............................... 129 ANNEX 2 6 Implementation Plan .................................................................................................. 130 viii List of Figures Figure 1. Share of local, regional and trunk roads in the total length of road network .................... 31 Figure 2 Railway network .................................................................................................................... 33 Figure 3. Official operation places for passenger and freight trains .................................................. 34 Figure 4. SEETO map for Comprehensive/Core network – Airport, Seaport and IWW Port ............. 35 Figure 5. TEN-T Core Network Corridors passing through Republic of Macedonia (Road & Rail) .... 37 Figure 6. Road network on the TEN-T Corridor VIII and X, X-d ........................................................... 38 Figure 7. SEETO – South East Europe Core Network Links Roads - 2013 ............................................ 39 Figure 8. SEETO map for Comprehensive/Core road network to the Western Balkans - 2016 ......... 39 Figure 9. SEETO – South East Europe Core Network Links Railways - 2013 ....................................... 42 Figure 10. SEETO map for Comprehensive / Core rail network to the Western Balkans – 2016 ...... 42 Figure 11. Container traffic in sea ports of SEETO region (Source: Western Balkans Intermodal Study, 2016) .......................................................................................................................................... 47 Figure 12. Current main intermodal chains in SEETO region in 2013 ................................................. 48 Figure 13. Planned intermodal terminal in the station Trubarevo..................................................... 50 Figure 14. Proposals of the main intermodal terminals