Smart routes and intelligent traffic - for you

Smart routes and
intelligent traffic for you
Finnish Transport Agency (FTA)
Antti Vehviläinen, Director General
11.3.2015
Finnish arctic strategy
● Finnish Vision
• ”Finland can reconcile business opportunities and
potential in the Arctic with sustainable
development and environmental requirements
through international cooperation” (Government
of Finland, Oct 10, 2012)
● The objectives of Finland's Arctic Policy are:
• to strengthen multilateral Arctic cooperation
• to take part in the shaping of EU’s Arctic policy
• to raise Finland's profile as an expert in Arctic
topics.
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Growth from the north
●Independent report of three ”wise persons”
• Innovative financing models
• New use of Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global
• Rail: Transport network must be considered holistically and as a totality
Great Grey Owl
Source: Okulaari.net
• Malmbanan/Ofotbanan can be connected to Finnish rail system via Tornio
• Road: Cooperation between all nations in road maintenance and development
• Focus on main truck traffic routes, like E8 from Tornio-Tromsö
• Maritime: Arctic centre of excellence
• Separate presentation tomorrow by Johanna Ikävalko, Mintc
• Avation: enhancement of cost-efficient, regional connections with customer needs
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Arctic connections
● Ice cover on the Arctic Sea has become thinner, while
the free water season has lengthened.
● This has enhanced possibilities for the northern marine
route, on a (very) long term focus.
● Northern Finland and the Barents area are rich in
resources (minerals, oil and natural gas, forest, fish).
The length of the marine
transport route between two
big transport clusters,
Rotterdam in Europe and
Shanghai in Asia, is about
40% shorter via the NorthEast Passage than via the
Suez Canal.
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Finnish Transport Agency FTA
We enable smooth, efficient and
safe travel and transport.
We are responsible for Finland’s
roads, railways and waterways
and for the comprehensive
development of the transport
system.
We are a multidisciplinary
expert organisation
specialising in transport, and
operating under the jurisdiction
of the Ministry of Transport and
Communications.
We promote traffic
safety and balanced and
sustainable development
of the regions.
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Large development projects 2014
Road projects
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Main road 6 Lappeenranta-Imatra
Ring Road III 2nd phase
Päiväranta-Vuorela, Kuopio
Main road 6 at Joensuu
E 18 Koskenkylä-Kotka (PPP project)
E 18 Muurla-Lohja (PPP project)
E18 Hamina bypass
Main road 8 Sepänkylä bypass
Main road 19 Seinäjoki eastern bypass
E 18 Specific project in Kotka
Main road 12 Tampere rantaväylä
Road to Turku harbour (Suikkilantie)
Highway 101, improvement of Ring Road I
Main road 4 at Rovaniemi
Main road 5 at Mikkeli
Main road 8 Turku-Pori
West Metro park-and-ride facilities
E 18 Hamina-Vaalimaa (PPP project)
Main road 6 Taavetti-Lappeenranta
Railway projects
Fairway projects
20. Ring Rail Line
21. Ostrobothnia rail line
22. Electification of railway line
between Rovaniemi and
Kemijärvi
23. Western track in Central
Pasila
24. Planning of City Rail Loop
West Metro
25. Pietarsaari channel
26. Uusikaupunki channel
WEST METRO
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Large investments from 2015 onwards
Road projects
1. Main road 3 Tampere-Vaasa at Laihia
2. Main road 22 Oulu–Kajaani
Railway projects
3. Riihimäki triangle line
4. Capacity enhancement on the railway line Helsinki–Riihimäki
5. Improvement of the railway link Ylivieska-Iisalmi-Kontiomäki
6. Improvement of the efficiency of Helsinki railway yard
Fairway projects
7. Rauma channel
Railway projects in big cities
● Extension of the West Metro, Fast tram Raide-Jokeri,
● Tramline projects or high-quality public transport corridors
in Tampere and Turku
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FTA’s smaller activities in Lapland
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1. Bridge renewal (Isohaara)
2. Road plan enhancement (Maksniemi)
3. Rail electrification pre-plan (Laurila-Tornio)
4. Rail electrification (Kemijärvi)
5. Rail terminal for log transports (Kemijärvi)
6. Road capacity enhancement (Rovaniemi)
7. Road project (Sokli mine)
8. Border station road infra (Raja-Jooseppi)
9. Border station road infra plan (Kilpisjärvi)
10. Road improvement plans (E8)
11. Reindeer warning system application (E4/vt20)
12. Road maintenance/rehabilitation tests (two districts)
13. Road classification enhancement (vt21/kt93)
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FTA and LapDOT in northern Finland
● FTA is the national agency for transport infrastructure
• The Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the
Environment (ELY Centres) are responsible for the regional
implementation and development tasks of the central
government.
● Lapland ELY Center’s Department of Traffic (LapDOT)
will be responsible for all aforementioned activities.
● LapDOT has also some other prime projects for future
development, subject to funding.
● LapDOT is actively co-operating with the road
authorities in the neighbouring countries.
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Road improvement plan for E8
● Road E8, Tornio – Kilpisjärvi (– Tromsö)
• Backbone of western Lapland.
• The main route for Norwegian fish exports, tourism.
● The road has been improved on the Norwegian side to meet
high standards
● In Finland, the road capacity is far from the required level:
• about 50 tilting truck accidents per year
• detours are several hundred kilometers long
• accident clearance can take hours, even a full day
● Risk for road closure is also high due to harsh weather
conditions.
● Earlier information about road funding in the national budget
has been only wishful thinking and rumours.
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Road improvement plan for E8
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Road E8, a month ago (11.2.2015)
Typical situations on E8:
- No room for passing
- No visibility (truck 100m ahead)
Due to weather conditions:
- Road closed 4 times in winter 2013-14
- Road closed 7 times before mid Feb 2015
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Road improvement plan for E8
● Road E8, Tornio – Kilpisjärvi (– Tromsö)
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main route for Norwegian fish exports
road capacity and condition far from the required level
road has been improved on the Norwegian side to a high standard
about 50 tilting accidents per year for trucks
detours are several hundreds of kilometers long
accident clearance can take hours as lift cranes are far away
risk for road closure also due to weather conditions
FTA has decided to finance a road pre-plan in
2015 and a road plan in 2016.
 LapDOT starts working immediately this spring.
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Reindeer warning system application
● Tests done on two arctic roads in 2013-2014.
● Estimated decrease of reindeer accidents as high as 50% in test areas.
● Estimated (theoretical) savings € 3-4.000.000 in agro-value, materials, time and injuries.
● It is unclear what the direct effect of this application is.
● Cost of application test is € 180.000.
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In 2015 FTA will finance a system extension.
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Whole Lapland are to be covered.
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The system can be in full use in 2016.
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The cost of reindeer accidents per year is
€ 8-10.000 x 4.000 cases = € 16-20 million
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Reindeer warning system application 2
● http://yle.fi/uutiset/haluaisitko_saada_varoituksen_tiella_olevista_poroista_puhelimeen__katso_video/7783505
● http://yle.fi/uutiset/haluaisitko_saada_varoituksen_tiella_olevista_poroista_puhelimeen__katso_video/7783505
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Weakening road conditions in Finland
Paved roads are in bad condition
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Road maintenance/rehabilitation test
Blocked private road culverts cause drainage problems.
This affects the road surface from 23.1.2015
belowAntti
and
breaks it.
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Road maintenance/rehabilitation test
The road survey van identifies problems in advance with radars , lasers and 3D measurements.
Repair work can be done in advance, resulting in major savings
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Road rehabilitation – new in Finland
● The key practices and policies for sustainable road condition management are:
• better drainage maintenance
• focused problem based rehabilitation design
• monitoring of road conditions and seasonal changes
● When a good combination of these is applied in everyday road management, savings up
to 50% can be achieved, compared to present day costs.
● Enables immediate road condition improvement and traffic service level increase.
● “Change from medical treatment to health care” i.e. improvement in advance.
● Tests will start here in the Rovaniemi and Kemi maintenance districts in 2015.
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Road E 45
● Important road from south Norway via Sweden to
Alta/Finnmark.
● E45 finishes now in Kaaresuvanto (SE).
● In 2015 both Finnish and Norwegian governments will jointly
apply road number classification enhancement from UNECE.
● In Finland, changes will take place in parts of road 21 and 93.
● In Norway Rw 93 will get a new number.
● E45
• south end in Gela (Sicily, Italy)
• north end in Alta (Norway)
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Rail connection visions to the Arctic ocean
NARVIK
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5.5.
Potential route investments
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abt 3.500 Mill.€
abt 3.200 Mill.€
Jäämeren
ratojen
suunitt
abt 100 Mill.€
(in Finland)
abt
10 Mill.€
abt.
0 Mill.€ (existing)
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Summary
● The Finnish Arctic strategy aims for an improved transport and logistics network.
● The Finnish Transport Agency materializes this challenge, subject to parliamentary
financing.
● Funding in Finland is still at a low level compared to the needs and conditions.
● Logistics and cross-border routes in arctic areas are not yet a main focus.
● FTA’s main targets in the Lapland area:
• road capacity improvements
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road maintenance improvements
traffic safety improvements
daily maintenance and investment activities with LapDOT
international cross-border cooperation
rail improvements in the existing network, planning readiness for others, if cost-efficient.
● Smart routes and intelligent traffic – for you!
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Thank you!