CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION
PERIOD:
01/2016 – 06/2017
INFRACARE AD DEVELOPED NATIONAL TRANSPORT MODEL AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT STRATEGY FOR THE PERIOD UNTIL 2030 TOGETHER WITH THE GERMAN COMPANY PTV TRANSPORT CONSULT GMBH.
THE INTEGRATED TRANSPORT STRATEGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA FOR THE PERIOD UNTIL 2030 HAS BEEN APPROVED BY DECISION No. 336 / 23.06.2017 OF THE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL. THE INTEGRATED TRANSPORT STRATEGY FOR THE PERIOD UNTIL 2030 PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE BULGARIAN ADMINISTRATION AS A TOOL FOR CONTINUOUS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTIONS AND INVESTMENT PLANNING IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR.
THE STRATEGY COVERS THE PRIORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS SET IN THE EX-ANTE CONDITIONALITIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR THE ABSORPTION OF THE EU FUNDS IN THE 2014 – 2020 PERIOD, AS WELL AS IN THE REGULATIONS ON THE TRANS-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT NETWORK. THE STRATEGY FACILITATE TO THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE BASED ON A BALANCE OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS.
THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES WERE INCLUDED:
- ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSPORT SECTOR, COVERING ALL MODES OF TRANSPORT: ROAD, RAILWAY, INLAND WATERWAY, MARITIME, AIR AND INTERMODAL;
- CREATED STRATEGIC TECHNICAL ELECTRONIC DATABASE;
- PREPARED NATIONAL TRANSPORT MODEL;
- SPECIFIC TRAININGS CONDUCTED FOR THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE;
- IDENTIFIED NATIONAL GOALS AND PRIORITIES TO MEET THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED;
- DETERMINED MEASURES SUITABLE TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES SET;
- IDENTIFIED PROJECTS ENTAILED BY THE MEASURES DEVELOPED;
- PREPARED A STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) AND A COMPATIBILITY ASSESSMENT (CA);
- АN ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY OF THE BENEFICIANS OF THE PROJECT;
- DEVELOPED INTEGRATED TRANSPORT STRATEGY FOR THE PERIOD UNTIL 2030.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING OF 6 EMPLOYEES OF THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND COMMUNICATIONS WERE CONDUCTED FOR WORKING WITH THE PTV VISUM TRANSPORT MODELING SOFTWARE. 3 DISCUSSION FORUM WERE CONDUCTED WITH OVER THAN 100 PARTICIPANTS AND A TECHNICAL MEETING WAS ORGANIZED BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND “INFRACARE” AD FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE FINAL VERSION OF THE STRATEGY. 4 VISUM SOFTWARE LICENSES WERE SUBMITTED TO THE MINISTRY WITH A TECHNICAL MAINTENANCE UNTIL 2022.
THE PROJECT IS CO-FUNDED BY THE STRUCTURAL FUNDS OF THE EU AND THE STATE BUDGET UNDER OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME “TRANSPORT” 2014-2020.