Kosovo Ministry of Transport & Communications

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Kosovo Ministry of Transport Communications

• Department of Road Infrastructure welcomes
• the Stability Pact Delegation
• Pristina, 29 July 2003

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Contents of the presentation

• Post conflict road bridge infrastructure needs
• Rehabilitation and maintenance progress review
• Progress review on traffic policy and road
  infrastructure management
• Priority projects progress
• Discussion on future needs and developments

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1. Post conflict road bridge infrastructure
needs

• The existing road network
• Post Conflict Damage Assessment (EC/IMG)

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• The existing road network
• Main roads
• (647 km)
• Regional roads (1287km)
• Local roads (estimated 1800 km)
• Bridges approx. 252

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Existing Main Regional Road Network
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Post Conflict Damage Assessment (EC/IMG),
completed Nov.99

• Noted that roads had suffered less from war
  activity than from lack of maintenance
• Estimate for Main (647 km) Regional (1287km)
  network rehabilitation was Euro 161 Million,
  Euro 25 M p.a. for routine maintenance

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2. Rehabilitation and maintenance progress review

• Donor Community response to Road Infrastructure
  Needs 1999 - 2003
• Progress review

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Donor Community response to Road Infrastructure
Needs 1999 - 2003

• 1999 funding emergency work only, largely by
  KFOR
• 2000 funding Euro 16 M on roads / Euro 3 M on
  bridges
• 2001 funding Euro 22 M on roads Euro 4 M on
  main bridges from donors
• - in addition to KFOR routine work, bypasses
  emergency bridges
• - Euro 4 M under KCB (for first time)
• 4. 2002 funding
• - Euro 9.5 M under KCB
• - Euro 8 M from donors
• 2003 funding
• - Euro 17 M under KCB
• - No funding from donors yet

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Rehabilitation and maintenance progress review

• Condition of main roads improved
• Secondary local roads remain poor, with
  sections failing
• Bridges remain an unknown problem
• Traffic continues to grow
• - at least 50 increase in ADT over pre-war
  levels
• - vehicle mass allowed is above design and legal
  limit
• - military traffic is some 5 to 6 of volume
• - congestion becoming a problem locally, at
  intersections, as volumes increase on arterial
  routes
• - encroachment of road reserve is key problem

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3. Progress review on traffic policy and road
infrastructure management

• Progress on legal framework
• Progress on road infrastructure management
• Progress on planning categorization of roads
• Concerns gaps

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Progress on the legal framework

• Laws
• Law of Roads (new Law approved by the Kosovo
  Assembly, June 2003)
• Law on Road Traffic (1984, draft of new Law 2003
  prepared)
• Laws on International Transport, Dangerous
  Explosive Goods (draft of new Law 2003 prepared)
• Procurement contracting regulations (Law
  prepared)
• Implementation not fully achieved and will be
  reviewed in compliance with European Standards

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Progress on road infrastructure management

• New Ministry Road Administration Department
  staffed and operational
• Directorate of Roads re-established staff
  recruited
• SNIC services delivered to all of Kosovo
• KCB Summer maintenance contracts completed
• Road Inventory (IDR) established
• Road Network Master Plan completed
• Ministry has HDM-IV SEPTRAN Traffic models
• Donor projects works consultant
  effectively implemented and expenditure targets
  achieved.

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• Progress on categorization of roads
• Categorization established
• Regional Roads
• Main roads
• Other roads
• Ongoing implementation of road categorization
  standards
• Guidelines will be introduced

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Concerns gaps

• Serious need to consider mass control on
  vehicles (legal limit well below EU standard,
  axle mass control system being developed)
• Continued need to pursue donor support when
  loan option unavailable to catch-up
• Critical concern with bridge safety

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4. PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR THE KOSOVOROAD
INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK

• Repair remaining bridges M2 Prishtinë Bllacë
• Enlargement Additional Lanes for Road M2
  Prishtine Lipjan intersection
• Enlargement Additional Lanes for Road M9
  Prishtinë-Airport
• Enlargement Additional Lanes for Road M2
  Prishtine Mitrovica (Prishtina-Podujeva
  Intersection)
• Upgrade Prishtine West Ring Road

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4. PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR THE KOSOVOROAD
INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK (continued)

• Upgrade Asphalting Prishtine East Ring
• Rehabilitation of the Road Zheger-Stanciq-Kumanov
  e. (Macedonia) L 15,1 Km
• Construction of Road Decan Kozhnjer (Plave
  Montenegro), L 8,4 km
• Improvements of Border Crossings Points
• Motorway Durres Kukes Prizren Prishtine
  Merdare

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1.Repair remaining bridges M2Prishtinë - Bllacë

• Section on M2 main road, with 17 bridges
• Part of important corridor Kosova Macedonia
  Greece
• Carriageway and bridges built more than20 years
  ago
• Continuously damaged by heavy international
  transport
• Lack of maintenance
• European Agency for Reconstruction / Bridges
  Study by BCEOM Consultants proposed
• Repairs and strengthening to upgrade 8 remaining
  bridges to Eurocode standards
• Estimated cost 10,000,000.00 Euro.

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2.Enlargement Additional Lanes for Road M2
Prishtine Lipjan Intersection (12 km road
section)

• 16,500 ADT (Vehicles/day), traffic counts August
  2002
• almost reached capacity
• Master Plan Study for the Kosova Road Network,
  by BCEOM Consultants in 2001/2002 (funded under
  EAR projects) recommended
• The construction of two additional traffic lanes
  has and improvements to the traffic flow are
  necessary
• The cost estimation for this project is
  10,000,000.00 Euro.

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3. Enlargement Additional Lanes for Road M9
Prishtinë-Airport (15 km section)

• 11, 500 ADT (Vehicles/day), traffic counts August
  2002
• Almost reached capacity
• Airport accessibility has high priority
• Master Plan Study for the Kosova Road Network,
  by BCEOM Consultants in 2001/2002 (funded under
  EAR projects) recommended
• The construction of two additional traffic lanes
• The cost estimation for this project is
  15,000,000.00 Euro.

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  4.Enlargement Additional Lanes for Road M2
Prishtine Mitrovica (Prishtina-Podujeva
Intersection, 12 km)

• 11,765 ADT (Vehicles/day), traffic counts August
  2002
• Almost reached capacity
• Airport accessibility has high priority
• Master Plan Study for the Kosova Road Network
  recommended
• The construction of two additional traffic lanes
• The cost estimation for this project is
  10,000,000.00 Euro

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5.Upgrade Prishtine West Ring Road

• 9000 cars and 1200 trucks daily cross through the
  west side of Prishtine creating major traffic
  congestion, traffic safety and air quality
  problems
• Master Plan Study for the Kosova Road Network
  recommended
• New bypass road for Prishtine to reduce
  congestion of traffic along M2, M9 and M25
• The estimation for this project is 8,000,000.00
  Euro.

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 6.Upgrade Asphalting Prishtine East Ring

• more than 7000 cars and 500 trucks crosses
  Prishtine on the east side each day creating
  major traffic congestion, traffic safety and air
  quality problems in the center of the city
• Master Plan Study for the Kosova Road Network
  recommended
• New bypass to divert the traffic on M2 and M25
  away from the city center
• The existing unsealed bypass needs to be
  asphalted
• The cost estimation is 7,000,000.00 Euro

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7. Rehabilitation of the Road Zheger-Stanciq-Kuma
nove (Macedonia) L 15,1 Km

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• This Road connects Kosovo with the Republic of
  Macedonia
• Republic of Macedonia has officially published
  for its border crossing direction Kosova.
• Through this, Kosova opens one more border
  crossing with Macedonia that is connected with
  Corridor 8
• The forecasted value according to the project is
  9.200.000 Euro

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8. Construction of Road Decan Kozhnjer (Plave
Montenegro), L 8,4 km

• This Road connects Kosova with the Republic of
  Montenegro and Seaside.
• Construction of the Road is very important to
  have the alternative route for the connection
  with Montenegro .
• The forecasted value according to the project
  is 7.100.000 Euro

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9. Improvements of Border Crossings Points

• Vermica Border Crossing Point Improvement - The
  important border crossing point with Albania. The
  existing situation needs a improvement by the
  construction of new parking lot, additional
  traffic lane and improvements of custom building.
  The estimation is 1,500,000.00 Euro.
• Kula Pass Border Crossing Point Improvement The
  main gate connecting with Montenegro. The
  improvements include the construction of new
  custom building, parking lot and additional
  traffic line. The project estimation is
  1,800,000.00 Euro. Existing situation is very bad
  without parking lot and customs in a container.
• Merdare Border Crossing Point Improvement The
  main gate with Serbia. The existing situation is
  unsatisfactory and improvements are necessary to
  ensure the high level of service. The estimation
  is 1,500,000.00 Euro and includes a customs
  building, parking lot and construction of
  additional road traffic lanes.

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Motorway Durres Kukes Prizren Prishtine
Merdare

• Pre- Feasibility study has been presented by
  them
• Experts of different profiles and especially
  from Kosova and Albania made first surveys of new
  Trans-Balkan Corridor
• Long-term perspective incorporation of Kosova
  into the European Road network and international
  road corridors
• Three Variations of the new motorway  
• The first variation (I) Kukes
  (Morine-Vermive) -Prizren-Therande-Prishtine
  Merdare  The second variation (II) Kukes
  (Morine Vermice) Prizren Carraleve
  Komoran
  Prilluzhe Lluzhan Merdare The third
  variation (III) Existing road, widening and
  reconstruction on the base of
  conditions and
  technical elements for the motorway
  (Prishtine
  Prizren)

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Motorway Durres Kukes Prizren Prishtine
Merdare Three variations
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5. Discussion on future needs and developments

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Further development in Road Infrastructure
Program Management (1)

• Continuity in Road Maintenance Rehabilitation
  Program
• Progress on Road Categorization Implementation
• Priority Road Projects (see list)
• Border Crossings infrastructure (Albania,
  Montenegro, Serbia)
• Road User Charge Study
• Bridge Database
• Road Safety Implementation Plan Road Safety
  Council

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Further development in Road Infrastructure
Program Management (2)

• Active partnership within Regional Balkan
  Transport Infrastructure Study (REBIS) and South
  Eastern Transport Observatory (SEETO)
• Road Management Information Systems next steps
  in computerization (GIS applications, processing
  traffic safety data, ..)
• Further staff deployment, capacity building and
  training

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Requests for international project funding

• See list of priority projects, including
• Road Infrastructure projects on Corridor/Route 7
  of the REBIS Core Road Network
• Road Infrastructure projects on Corridor/Route 6
  of the REBIS Core Road Network
• Border Crossings infrastructure (Albania,
  Montenegro, Serbia)
• Integrated (sustainable) urban transport plan for
  Pristina in relation to impact study of the West
  and East Ring Road of Pristina

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Requests for further international assistance in
capacity building

• Best practice guidance and manual for Road
  Categorization Implementation
• Best practice guidance and manual for Border
  Crossings infrastructure
• Assistance in computerized traffic and travel
  data information management (software and
  training)

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THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTIONAND WE WELCOME
YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS

• Ramë Qupeva
• Head Road Infrastructure Department
• Jozef Zuallaert
• International advisor transport road
  infrastructure
• Ministry of Transport and Communications