Transport TASK 3 - MAJOR PROJECT CASE STUDIES WORK PACKAGE 5 Ex post evaluation of Cohesion Policy programmes 2007-2013, focusing on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) March 2016 Authors: May 2016 Authors: John Finnegan, Richard Redfern, Jacopo Signorile EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy Directorate B - Policy Unit B.2 Evaluation and European Semester] Contact: Jan-Marek ZIOLKOWSKI E-mail: [email protected] European Commission B-1049 Brussels EUROPEAN COMMISSION Transport TASK 3 – MAJOR PROJECT CASE STUDIES WORK PACKAGE 5 Ex post evaluation of Cohesion Policy programmes 2007-2013, focusing on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) CCI: 2014CE16BAT042 Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy 2016 EN Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union. 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Ex Post evaluation: Transport Table of Contents 1 Poland: Modernisation of railway line E30/C-E 30, Kraków – Rzeszów section, Phase III .................... 3 1.1 Case study summary ......................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Project context and implementation ................................................................................................. 7 1.4 Demand analysis ............................................................................................................................. 11 1.5 Financial analysis ............................................................................................................................ 13 2 Poland: A1 Toruń - Stryków ............................................................................................................. 17 2.1 Case Study Summary ....................................................................................................................... 17 2.2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 18 2.3 Project context and implementation ............................................................................................... 22 2.4 Demand Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 26 2.5 Financial analysis ............................................................................................................................ 28 2.6 Lessons Learnt ................................................................................................................................. 32 3 Romania: Motorway Construction on TEN-T 7, Cernavodă - Constanța Section ................................ 34 3.1 Case study summary ....................................................................................................................... 34 3.2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 35 3.3 Project context and implementation ............................................................................................... 37 3.4 Demand analysis ............................................................................................................................. 40 3.5 Financial analysis ............................................................................................................................ 44 4 Romania: Rehabilitation of national road DN6 Alexandria – Craiova ................................................ 48 4.1 Case study summary ....................................................................................................................... 48 4.2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 49 4.3 Project context and implementation ............................................................................................... 52 4.4 Demand analysis ............................................................................................................................. 55 4.5 Financial analysis ............................................................................................................................ 59 5 Bulgaria: Trakia Motorway Bulgaria (Lots 2, 3 and 4) ........................................................................ 62 5.1 Case study summary ...................................................................................................................... 62 5.2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 63 5.3 Project context and implementation .............................................................................................. 65 5.4 Demand analysis ............................................................................................................................ 69 5.5 Financial analysis ........................................................................................................................... 72 1 Ex Post evaluation: Transport 6 Czech Republic: Track modernisation Votice to Benešov u Prahy ..................................................... 76 6.1 Case study summary ....................................................................................................................... 76 6.2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 77 6.3 Project context and implementation ............................................................................................... 80 6.4 Demand analysis ............................................................................................................................. 83 6.5 Financial analysis ............................................................................................................................ 84 7 Germany: Leipzig City Rail Tunnel (Modules 5 and 6) ....................................................................... 87 7.1 Case study summary ...................................................................................................................... 87 7.2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 87 7.3 Project context and implementation .............................................................................................. 92 7.4 Demand analysis ............................................................................................................................ 95 7.5 Financial analysis ........................................................................................................................... 97 8 Estonia: Reconstruction of Ülemiste Junction in Tallinn ....................................................................... 101 8.1 Case study summary ..................................................................................................................... 101 8.2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 102 8.3 Project context and implementation ............................................................................................. 105 8.4 Demand analysis ........................................................................................................................... 107 8.5 Financial analysis .......................................................................................................................... 111 9 Spain: Madrid-Valencia-Murcia High Speed Rail .................................................................................. 114 9.1 Case study summary ..................................................................................................................... 114 9.2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 115 9.3 Project context and implementation ............................................................................................. 117 9.4 Demand analysis ........................................................................................................................... 120 9.5 Financial analysis .......................................................................................................................... 125