Oslo Transport Investment Package History & Background
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Oslo Transport Investment Package Oslo Package 3 –Urban and Regional Partnership for Transport Development and Toll‐ring Funding Olav Fosli, Oslo Package 3 Secretariat June 30th, 2016 1 History & Background •Urban Toll cordon for 26 years •«Oslo Package 1», est. 1990 –Total budget: €2,5 billion – Funding main roads in Oslo and Akershus –20 % public transport infrastructure – Approximately 55 % toll cordon, 45 % of funding from Central Government, •«Oslo Package 2», est. 2002: –Increased funding of public transport infrastructure («Metro ring», double track railway) and new metro trains Town Hall Square Oslo, before and after the new E18 tunnel beneath Oslo city center opened in 1990 financed by the first Oslo package. 2 1 Oslo Package 3 est. 2008 •A financing scheme for roads and public transportation infrastructure in Oslo and Akershus 2008‐2027 •In May 2012, the Oslo Package 3 agreement was extended to 2032 –Increase of toll cordon, – Redefinition of prioritized projects •The overall budget (2008‐2032) is approx. €11 billion, financed from toll charges and central and local governments funding •In addition, significant investments in railway infrastructure, financed by the central government 3 Toll Cordons Charging only one way Bærum toll Oslo toll cordon cordon Price NOK 32 Price NOK 16 appr. € 3,40 appr. €1,70 Same price 24/7 Trucks: 3 times normal price Free of charge: • Electric vehicle • Crossing the same toll cordon within 1 hour • Crossing more than 60 times/month 4 2 Results Achieved 2007‐2014 147 Public transport 142 Akershus 138 135 Public transport Oslo 131 128 127 125 Population Oslo and Akershus 119 114 112113 Road traffic Akershus Index 2007=100 112 110 107 108 107 106 105 106 104 103 101102 101 101 Road traffic Oslo 100 100 100 99 100 97 97 98 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 5 Bjørvika (2011) 6 3 Planned situation 7 Rapidly Increasing Share of EV Incentives to promote zero emissions vehicles: • Zero VAT/sales tax • Free of toll charge (1.1.2018: reduced toll charges in Oslo package 3) • Permitted to drive in bus lanes EV share of total toll cordon crossings in Oslo Package 3 5,3 % 3,2 % 1,5 % 0,7 % 2012 2013 2014 2015 8 4 New renegotiation Oslo Package 3 Spring 2016 •Aim to reduce car traffic and improve air quality • Introduced the principles of –congestion charging – environmental differentiation •85 % of the revenue for public transport and cycling, 15 % on building new roads • Agreement period: 20 years •New toll cordons on the border between Oslo and Akershus 9 Existing Toll Cordon 10 5 New Toll Cordons from 2018 11 Cooperation within the Oslo Package 3 Organization • Requires good cooperation between central and local governments, and the transport agencies • Dependence on toll road charges • Consensus among local politicians •“4 years action plans” each year •Does the package meet the objectives? Basis for long term priorities 12 6 Oslo package 3‐secretariat: Terje Rognlien, leader, +47 93209073 [email protected] Olav Fosli +47 95887554 [email protected] Hilde Kristiansen +47 95968634 [email protected] www.oslopakke3.no 13 7.