TEN-T Info Day for

AP and MAP Calls 2012

Multi-Modality

Chris NorthTEN-T EAHead of Unit T3 – Air and Waterborne Transport, Logistics, Innovation and Co-modality

TEN-T Info Day 201229 November 2012

Funding opportunities for Multi-Modality

• The Annual Work Programme 2012

• Priority 1

• Priority 4

• The Multi-annual Work Programme 2012

• Priority Projects

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The Annual Work Programme

• Priority 1: Accelerate/facilitate the Priority 1: Accelerate/facilitate the implementation of TEN-T projects implementation of TEN-T projects

• Integrated and multi-modal transport system

• Freight• Passenger

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Objectives: Freight

• Increase the contribution of ‘low carbon’ transport nodes (rail, inland navigation, shipping)

• Systems and procedures for smooth modal integration (interoperability and integrity of intermodal information flows)

• Improving the efficiency and capacity of inter-modal freight transfer nodes

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However …..

Priority will be given to:

•Logistics platforms or terminals whose total transhipment exceeds 500,000 tonnes

Or

•If nothing compliant with above, the main platform or terminal in a NUTS 2 region designated by the Member State and linked with at least road and rail

Objectives: Passenger

• Airport to Rail Network connections only

• Design and Environmental studies necessary for construction

• Construction of Links (Works)

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Types of projects that can be funded

• Studies or Works

• Studies: To increase maturity of implementation

• Environmental or design studies to obtain construction permits (for construction 2014 – 2020)

• Works: Establish inter-modal transfer nodes between at least one ‘low carbon’ mode and another

• Priority to nodes involving more than one ‘low carbon’ mode

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The Annual Work Programme

Priority 4: Long term implementation of the Priority 4: Long term implementation of the TEN-T networkTEN-T network

Studies comprising:Studies comprising:•Multimodal aspects, based on modal integration and interoperability, with a specific focus on integrating modal transport operations into multimodal corridors•…•…

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TEN-T 2012 amended Multi-annual work programme (MAP)

• 2012 amended multi-annual work programme adopted on 23 November 2012 granting an overall indicative budget of €1.015 billion for six fields

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TEN-T 2012 amended Multi-annual work programme (MAP)

Priority Projects call

• Objective:To support sections of priority projects (in the rail, road and inland waterway sectors) …

• EU support will:• Facilitate intermodality by interconnecting the axis with other modes of

transport

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Thank you!

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