a more efficient transport system

Finnish Transport Agency -Effective transport connections for a thriving Finland

Tiina Jauhiainen, R&D programme director

TRB International Partnership DayWashington 16.1.2014

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• The role of the FTA is to develop the road, railway and waterways networks into an integrated and efficient transport system.

• The aim is to establish uniform procedures in order to effectively provide the required customer services.

• Effective transport connections are essential for sustainable development.

• The development of connections is imperative to ensure the competitiveness in society and on the national level.

• The FTA is also responsible for developing the operating conditions for public transport.

A more efficient transport system

Different challenges and opportunities

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• to provide connections to Russia

• to meet the needs of tourism, mining and forest

industries

• Saimaa Canal operations

• to ensure effective transport chains to

important traffic nodes and ports

• to provide adequate capacity for the nationwide and international transports

of the trade and industry

• to facilitate the mobility of labour by good public

transport connections

• to meet the needs of the mining and other heavy industries, as well

as those of the tourism industry

Southern Finland:

Western Finland:Northern Finland:

Eastern Finland:

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Finnish Transport Agency organization from 1 July 2013Director General

Operations Management Projects Infrastructure

ManagementTraffic and Information

Project Management

Project Implementatio

n

Maintenance

Infrastructure and the

Environment

Traffic Management

CentresInformation

Traffic Services

• Communications• Strategy

Planning

Finance and Performance Management

Legal Services and

Procurement

HR and Administration

• Internal Audit• Regional Steering

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Traffic and Information

Infrastructure ManagementProjects

Director General

CommunicationsStrategy

Internal AuditRegional Steering

Planning Department• Transport System• Project Planning• Planning Guidance

Finance and Performance Management• Finance Unit• Controller Unit

Legal Services and Procurement• Legal Services• Procurement Management

HR and Administration• HR Unit• Corporate Practices

Project Management

Project Implementation

Maintenance Department• Asset Management• Maintenance

Development• Railway Maintenance• Railway Improvement• Fairways Unit• Inland Waterways Unit

Infrastructure and Environment• Railway Technology• Road Technology• Engineering Structures• Traffic Safety and

International Affairs• Environmental and

Property Issues

Information Department• ICT Services• Information Services• Infrastructure and Transport

Data Management• Hydrographic Survey Data

Management• Information Systems

Development• Document Management

Traffic Services• Mobility Management and ITS

Services• Public Transport Services• Hydrographic Office• Winter Navigation• Development of Maritime Traffic

Services• Development of Road Traffic

Services• Development of Railway Traffic

Services• Railway Network Usage

Traffic Management Centres• Vessel Traffic Services• Railway Traffic Management• Road Traffic Management

Operations Management


Annual funding for basic transport infrastructure management 2013-2017

Improvement:the level of service in the transport network is improved through small investments.

Periodic maintenance: damages caused by wear and tear of the transport network and its special structures are repaired, and old infrastructure is replaced to meet current standards.

Traffic services: provide real-time traffic control, situation awareness and information, in addition to ice-breaking and archipelago traffic services.

Routine maintenance: of the daily operation of network is ensured through long-term procurement agreements.

180 M€ 380 M€ 405 M€110 M€

(80)* (180)* (370)* (385)*

*) (2013 funding)

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R&D current priority areas and programs

R&D6 M€Tiina JauhiainenR&D Programme Director

Socio-economically sustainable transport with low emissions

Land use and mobility management

Financial guidance

Energy efficiency and reduction of emissions

Travel and transport chains meeting customer needs

Level of service in travel and transport

Utilizing intelligent transport systems

Developing the monitoring and decision-making tools at transport system level

Safety and environment Safety

Environment

Synergy between safety and environment activities

Efficient infrastructure management and new operating models

“InfraTheme”

Structural engineering

Developing the procedures of infrastructure technology

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R&D Efficient infrastructure and life-cycle management

Improving productivity of infrastructure management by utilizing innovative solutions.Systematizing life-cycle perspectives.Enhancing structures of infrastructure network and safety.

Utilizing possibilities provided by emerging technologies

Better understanding ”the transport as a phenomenon” through efficient and brave use of technologies.Enhancing development of information-based solutions and services.Creating methods for transport planning,, e.g. 3D modelling.

Climate change adaptation, resilience and mitigation

Improving risk management and forecasting in changing weather and climate conditions.Enabling sustainable transport system .Enhancing the creation of energy-efficient and environment-friendly solutions and development of technologies.

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Examples of cooperation in R&D and competences

• FINTRIP – Finnish Transport Research and Innovation Partnership

• Established 2012, coordinated by the Ministry of Transport and Communication

• www.fintrip.fi

• Support group for Horizon 2020 in the transport sector

• Smart, green and integrated transport

• First meeting in Jan 2014, coordinated by the Ministry of Transport and Communication


Example of new ways of thinking in FTA

• FTA trainee programme – Transport 2025 ”Väylien visionäärit”, Visioners of the future transport

• Five university trainees from different universities in Finland

• Trainees representing different fields of sciences and competences: IT management, future studies, industrial and concept design, environmental policy, environmental economics


Thank you and

let’s keep in contact!

Tiina [email protected]

tel. +358406533384

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Additional information on the Finnish Transport Agency


The Finnish Transport Agency (FTA)

is a multidisciplinary expert organisation specialising in transport. It is responsible for the Finnish transport infrastructure and the overall development of Finland’s transport system

enables smooth, efficient and safe travel

and transport

promotes an effective transport system, traffic safety and a balanced and sustainable development of the regions

operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry

of Transport and Communications and employs 700

professionals

offers employment opportunities indirectly to approximately 12,000

persons a year


The FTA is responsible for transport infrastructure assets worth billions

• The Finnish Transport Agency annually purchases infrastructure management, planning, surveying and other services for about 1.7 billion euros, which represents about one-third of Finland’s infrastructure field.

• The Finnish Transport Agency is responsible for transport infrastructure assets amounting to almost 19.2 billion euros.t Agency is responsible for transport infrastructure assets amounting to nearly 19.2 billion euros

• The annual budget (gross) is about 1.8 billion euros, of which:

• 1,020 million euros for basic transport infrastructure management

• 610 million euros for development

• 81 million euros for shipping

• 100 million euros for the procurement and development of public transport, as well as for archipelago traffic24 million euros in subsidies for the building of the West Metro

• The Finnish Transport Agency's own budget is approx. 87 million euros.


The length of the Finnish railway

network is

kilometres 5,900

level crossings and

tunnels on the main lines

3,359

43

Every year

million journeys are made by train

70

Every year around

million tonnes of freight are carried by

rail

40

Railway statistics


Finland has approx.

kilometres of highways

78,000

million tonnes of goods are carried by

lorry

344The share of road

passenger transport is

and the share of road freight transport is

of all transports

93 %

68 %

Approximately

km of motorways and

km of pedestrian and bicycle routes,

bridges

7605,600

14,600

Road statistics


aids to navigation (lighthouses, buoys

and spar buoys) in the fairways

25,000

About

km of coastal fairways and

km of inland

fairways

8,200

8,000

Finland has

ports which are kept open all year round, which handle about

of the freight traffic

23

80 %Finland has

km of merchant shipping lanes

3,900

Maritime statistics


Every year one billion euros goes towards basic transport infrastructure management

• The aim of basic transport infrastructure management is to enable year-round smooth and safe travel and transport for both citizens and businesses.

• The routine and periodic maintenance, improvement projects and traffic services on public roads, railways and fairways are funded with appropriations allocated for basic transport infrastructure management in the state budget.

• The level of funding granted for 2013-2017 is not sufficient to achieve all transport policy objectives.

• However, for the most part we are able to maintain the current level of service in traffic services and in day-to-day maintenance.

*) including traffic management and control, archipelago traffic, icebreaking and hydrography **) in addition to small-scale building objects, this also includes all planning required for infrastructure management

Routine maintenance 405 million euros

Periodic maintenance** 380 million euros

Traffic services* 180 million euros

Improvement projects** 110 million euros

38%

(Average 2013-2017, %)

35%

17%

10%


The environment is taken into account in traffic solutions

• The Finnish Transport Agency strives to protect the environment and people from health and environmental hazards.

• In infrastructure management, the key environmental issues are economical use of energy and natural resources, climate change mitigation and preservation of biodiversity.

• The traffic solutions must support sustainable development: transport pricing and taxation is considered a future means of influencing people’s choice of transport mode.

• The following steps are taken to reduce traffic emissions:• supporting unified land use in urban regions and

public transport conditions• developing energy-efficient solutions and intelligent

logistics in freight traffic• improving competitiveness in railway traffic


Ensuring safety is our first priority

• The Finnish Transport Agency strives to reduce the number of traffic accidents in all its activities.

• Our objective is that no fatal injuries or accidents harmful to the environment occur in maritime and rail transport.

• In road transport, our objective is to reduce the annual number of road fatalities to under 100 by 2025.

• Safety is ensured by paying attention to the following factors: • impact of land use• public transport• automatic traffic surveillance• elimination of road traffic arrangements and level

crossings• information on traffic situations, conditions and

disturbances• intelligent traffic solutions

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