Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic Strategic Transport Development Plan of the Slovak Republic up to 2030 – Phase II December 2016 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 2 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... 3 2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION................................................................................................................................. 7 2.1 PURPOSE OF THE DOCUMENT ........................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 DOCUMENT PREPARATION PROCESS ............................................................................................................. 8 2.3 CONNECTION TO THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ................................................................... 8 2.4 CONNECTION TO OTHER STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................ 10 2.5 DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT AND UPDATE ....................................................................................................... 11 2.6 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF STRATEGY ................................................................................................................. 11 3 KEY PROBLEMS OF THE SLOVAK TRANSPORT SECTOR ......................................................................................... 13 3.1 ROAD TRANSPORT ...................................................................................................................................... 17 3.2 RAILWAY TRANSPORT ................................................................................................................................. 28 3.3 PUBLIC PASSENGER AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL AND REGIONAL TRANSPORT ................................................... 33 3.4 WATER TRANSPORT .................................................................................................................................... 42 3.5 CIVIL AVIATION ............................................................................................................................................ 47 4 SETTING THE VISION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SLOVAK TRANSPORT SECTOR ....................................................... 50 4.1 VISION FOR TRANSPORT SECTOR AND ITS BACKGROUND .............................................................................. 50 4.2 GLOBAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND THEIR BASIS ...................................................................................... 51 4.3 SPECIFIC TRANSPORT SECTOR OBJECTIVES AND THEIR BACKGROUND .......................................................... 56 4.4 RELATIONS BETWEEN GLOBAL STRATEGIC AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES .......................................................... 60 5 DEFINITION OF SECTORAL STRATEGY MEASURES ................................................................................................ 62 5.1 SYSTEMIC MEASURES ................................................................................................................................. 62 5.2 INFRASTRUCTURE MEASURES ...................................................................................................................... 65 5.3 ORGANISATIONAL MEASURES ...................................................................................................................... 75 5.4 OPERATIONAL MEASURES ........................................................................................................................... 78 5.5 LINKS AND RELATIONS BETWEEN MEASURES ............................................................................................... 80 5.6 LINK BETWEEN MEASURES AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ................................................................................. 83 5.7 LINK BETWEEN MEASURES AND TRANSPORT SECTOR ISSUES ....................................................................... 87 6 ASSESSMENT OF MEASURES AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ............................................................................... 99 6.1 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY CREATION PRINCIPLES ........................................................................................ 99 6.2 MEASURE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................... 100 6.3 ASSESSMENT OF MEASURES IN RELATION TO STRATEGIC GLOBAL OBJECTIVES ........................................... 107 6.4 SELECTION OF MEASURES ......................................................................................................................... 113 6.5 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ......................................................................................................................... 114 7 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................................... 128 8 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 129 1 Executive Summary The Strategic Transport Development Plan of the Slovak Republic up to 2030 is a long-term strategic document that guides effective development of the transport sector and determines the implementation of its development vision. It is an output of Phase II of the preparation of the transport development strategy of the Slovak Republic up to 2030 and is the factual implementation of the set ex ante conditionalities. Therefore, the funding of development activities from EU funds for 2016-2020 directly depends on this document, ie its approval by the EC. The document was prepared in accordance with the Action Plan for the Preparation of the 2014-2020 Programming Period in the Transport Sector, as approved by the Working Group for the Programming in the Transport Sector in the 2014-2020 Programming Period at its second session in November 2012. Key Transport Sector Issues Key transport sector issues were identified after extensive analyses. The analytical part focused on individual transport modes divided into road, rail, public passenger, water and civil aviation transport and on the issues extending across transport modes, which limit multimodality in passenger and freight transport. One of the fundamental issues of the Slovak transport sector is the long-term negative development in the modal split in favour of road, in particular individual (non-public) transport. It should be noted that neighbouring European countries with similar economic development face similar issues. In 1995, the ratio of public and private transport was almost the same; in 2014, public transport accounts for only a quarter of total transport performance. The logical consequence of this situation is a disproportionate increase in individual vehicle transport (IVT), which will be a burden on the road infrastructure and the environment. A significant negative effect of roads congested beyond the permissible limit are time losses due to congestion, which has an indirect impact on economic activity of the population. Vision and Objectives of the Transport Sector The vision and objectives of the Slovak transport sector were set in accordance with European and national legislative and development documents, which set global visions and objectives, and the requirements of the various transport sub-sectors identified in analyses. As a result, the visions and objectives of the Slovak transport sector reflect European requirements and national interests and challenges that the sector faces. This approach ensures a sufficient level of integration of the Slovak Republic into the European transport area and the gradual elimination of internal issues and requirements. VISION FOR TRANSPORT SECTOR DEVELOPMENT UP TO 2030 A sustainable integrated multimodal transport system that meets society’s economic, social and environmental needs and contributes to the full integration of the Slovak Republic into the European Economic Area. Global strategic objectives were set in line with the above vision for the Slovak transport sector. They reflect the trends and requirements in the EU and national strategic and analytical documents. STRATEGIC GLOBAL OBJECTIVE 1 (SGO 1) Provision of equivalent access to settlements and industrial zones to support economic growth and social inclusion in all Slovak regions (national and EU scale) via non-discriminatory access to transport infrastructure and services. STRATEGIC GLOBAL OBJECTIVE 2 (SGO 2) Sustainable development of the Slovak transport system with emphasis on the generation and effective use of funds in relation to user requirements. STRATEGIC GLOBAL OBJECTIVE 3 (SGO 3) Increase in the competitiveness of transport modes in passenger and freight transport (opposites of road transport) by setting the corresponding operational, organisational and infrastructural parameters which will lead to an efficient integrated multimodal transport system supporting the economic and social needs of the Slovak Republic. Increase in the quality of transport planning in the Slovak Republic by definition of the optimal target value of the modal split in the Slovak Republic and specification of steps and tools to achieve it. STRATEGIC GLOBAL OBJECTIVE