EU STRUCTURAL ASSISTANCE TO

LITHUANIAN TRANSPORT SECTOR (2007–2013 programming period)

EU STRUCTURAL FUNDS ALLOCATIONS

LTL 5,36 billion of EU Structural Funds have been allocated for the

implementation of transport projects in 2007–2013:

• European Regional Development Fund – LTL 1,53 billion;

• Cohesion Fund – LTL 3,83 billion.

The EU structural assistance is being invested into international

and regional road and railway networks, civil aviation, logistics

centers, water transport, modernization and development of

municipal infrastructure.

IMPORTANT COMPLETED AND ONGOING PROJECTS

“Rail Baltica”

Engineering

measures

for road

safety

New terminals

at Vilnius and

Kaunas airports

Vilnius western

bypass –

completed

I stage Modernization of

Jakai roundabout

OPERATIONAL PROGRAMMES

OF EU STRUCTURAL ASSISTANCE

Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania

is involved in the implementation of these operational programmes:

Operational Programme for the Economical Growth for 2007–2013:

- Priority 2.4: Basic economic infrastructure;

- Priority 2.5: Development of trans-European transport networks.

Operational Programme for Promotion of Cohesion for 2007–2013:

- Priority 3.3: Environment and sustainable development.

EU STRUCTURAL ASSISTANCE PRIORITIES:

MAIN OBJECTIVES

BASIC ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE (transport sector):

implement engineering measures for road safety;

improve technical parameters of transport infrastructure of national and

regional significance;

development of regional water transport infrastructure.

DEVELOPMENT OF TRANS-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT NETWORKS:

development of land transport infrastructure links with other EU

Member States and third countries; adaptation of TEN-T to the growing

traffic intensity;

better utilisation of the potential of the Klaipėda Seaport as the most

important transit hub of the country; increase of the competitiveness of

Klaipėda Seaport;

development of infrastructure capacities of the international airports;

reduction of accident rates and congestion in the TEN-T network.

ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:

improving air quality (complex development of public transportation).

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DEVELOPMENT

OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

DEVELOPMENT

OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE

DEVELOPMENT OF KLAIPĖDA

SEAPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE

EU support

for Lithuanian state roads network (2007-2013 programming period)

TEN-T network in Lithuania

Priorities of EU support for Lithuanian state roads network:

• ECONOMIC GROWTH OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME, PRIORITY NO. 5

„DEVELOPMENT OF TRANS-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT NETWORKS“. EU

support amounts to 1,354.9 mil. litas or 392.4 meuro (Cohesion fund):

Measure No. 5.1 „Increase of Trans-European road transport infrastructure throughput

and improvement of technical parameters“;

Measure No. 5.4 „Implementation of traffic safety infrastructure, construction of

bypass roads“.

• ECONOMIC GROWTH OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME, PRIORITY NO. 4

„BASIC ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE“. EU support amounts to 1,018.6 mil.

litas or 295.0 meuro (European Regional Development Fund):

Measure No. 4.3 „Improvement of road network by improving traffic safety and

reducing negative impact of transport“;

Measure No. 4.4 „Improvement of technical parameters in roads and railways of

state importance“.

MAP OF COHESION FUND COFINANCED PROJECTS

MAP OF ERDF COFINANCED PROJECTS

PLANS FOR 2012 (ongoing projects)

• Implementation of traffic safety and environmental measures (stages II and III);

• TEN-T road E272 (Vilnius–Panevėžys–Šiauliai–Palanga). Reconstruction of

road section Šiauliai–Radviliškis (stage II);

• TEN-T road E85 (Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda). Construction of Vilnius external

southern bypass;

• TEN-T road E85 (Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda). Construction of skyways direction

Kaunas–Palanga, Palanga–Kaunas in Jakai crossing;

• TEN-T road E85 (Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda). Reconstruction of section through

Grigiškės (stage III);

• Development of Corridor IA (“Via Baltica”);

• Reconstruction of TEN-T road E85 (Vilnius–Lyda).

PLANS FOR 2012 (new projects)

It is foreseen to start implementation of these new projects in 2012:

• Reconstruction of TEN-T road E77 (Ryga–Šiauliai–Tauragė–Kaliningrad) (stage II)“;

• Development of TEN-T road E67 (Via Baltica). Reconstruction of pavement“;

• Development of TEN-T road E67 (Via Baltica). Reconstruction of pavement, stage V;

• Development of TEN-T road No. 141 (Kaunas–Jurbarkas–Šilutė–Klaipėda). Construction

of Priekulė bypass“;

• Development of TEN-T road E272 (Vilnius–Panevėžys–Šiauliai–Palanga).

Reconstruction of pavement. Stage IV;

• Development of TEN-T road E272 (Vilnius–Panevėžys–Šiauliai–Palanga).

Reconstruction of pavement. Stage V;

• Construction of Panemunė–Sovetsk bypass including bridge over Nemunas.

Public benefits for the 2007-2013 EU funded projects

The completed projects:

• improve vehicle traffic conditions for local and transit transport;

• reduce the negative impact on the environment;

• reduce the number of accidents;

• increase the strength of the pavement structure for the maximum allowable load;

• slow down the deterioration of the road pavement and extend pavement life;

• reduce vehicle operating costs;

• reduce number of traffic accidents;

• make shorter travel time.

In the case of gravel road paving the completed projects:

• reduce socio-economic differences in the regions;

• improve traffic conditions on regional roads and transport connections between settlements and

agricultural and administrative centers;

• accelerate regional development;

• reduce road repair and routine maintenance costs;

• reduce the negative environmental impact;

• reduce travel time and reduce vehicle operating costs, when riding the vehicles along the paved road.

EU support

for Lithuanian railway infrastructure (2007-2013 programming period)

Lithuanian Railways are at the crossroads of

International Freight Transportation Corridors

TURKEY

FINLAND

DENMARK

Black Sea

Kiev

UKRAINE

POLAND

Klaipėda

Odessa Illichivsk

Container train VIKING

RAIL BALTICA

Corridor “EAST-WEST”

Moscow

Trans-Siberian Railroad

Kazakhstan

China

ITALY

LITHUANIA

LATVIA

ESTONIA

Vilnius Minsk

BELARUS

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Warsaw

Berlin Roterdam

Kaunas

EU freight corridor No.8

GERMANY

Klaipėda

Telšiai

Tauragė

Panevėžys

Kaunas

Alytus

Utena

Turmantas

Švenčioneliai

Stasylos

Senovė

Šeštokai

Lentvaris

Kaišiadorys

Gaižiūnai

Radviliškis

Obeliai

Joniškis

Kretinga

Skuodas

Kužiai

Mažeikiai

Bugeniai Latvia

Poland

Baltic sea

Vaidotai

Mockava

Marijampolė

Vilnius

Pakruojis

Šiauliai

Kazlų Rūda

Pagėgiai

Kybartai Russia Belarus

Kena

Network of Lithuanian railways Corridor I, IA

Corridor IXB, IXD

Length of lines – 1767,6 km

1520 mm – 1745,8 km

1435 mm – 21,8 km

Electrified lines – 122,0 km

Other lines

The main Lithuanian railway projects financed with EU funds (2007-2013 programming period)

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Modernization of

signaling system in line

Kaunas-Kybartai

Upgrading of railway

equipment in line

Kaunas-Kybartai

Reconstruction of

Vilnius bypass

Modernization of

infrastructure in line

Radviliškis-Pagėgiai-

Klaipėda

Development of

Kalipėda railway hub

Reconstruction of lines

Šiauliai-Joniškis-LT/LV,

Kaunas-Gaižiūnai,

Mažeikiai-LT/LV

Rail Baltica 1435 mm gauge

railway construction and

reconstruction of existing railway,

signaling and other systems in line

PL/LT-Kaunas

Reconstruction of line

Kaunas-Kaišiadorys

(for train speed up to

160km/h)

Construction of second tracks

in lines Telšiai-Lieplaukė,

Plungė-Šateikiai, Telšiai-

Duseikiai, Pavenčiai-

Raudėnai, Gaižiūnai-Jonava,

Šilainiai-Kėdainiai,

Reconstruction of

Pauostis station,

installation of EC in

sidings to port

Construction of second

tracks in lines

Žeimiai-Lukšiai,

Gimbogala-Linkaičiai,

Kūlupėnai-Kretinga

Projects without

planed financial

sources

(reserved projects)

Projects with planed

financing from EU

Electrification of railway

line Vilnius-Kena-

LT/BR

Establishment of new

traffic control center

Public logistic

center in Vilnius

Public logistic

center in Kaunas

Value - 802 mill. EUR EU funds - 571 mill. EUR

Value - 324 mill. EUR

23 The main Lithuanian railway projects to be implemented

after 2014

Reconstruction and

construction of

second tracks in line

Kaišiadorys-Klaipėda

Electrification of

corridor IX

ETCS sistemos diegimas

IX koridoriuje

Modernization of

infrastructure in lines

Radviliškis-Pagėgiai-v.s.

(II-III stages)

Upgrading of infrastructure

in line Radviliškis-Obeliai-

LT/LV

Development of

Radviliškis railway

hub

Reconstruction of line

Vilnius-Kena-LT/BR

Development of Kena

station

Reserved projects of period

2007-2013

New projects

Value - 324 mill. EUR

Value – 2-3 mlrd. EUR

Construction of second tracks

in lines Telšiai-Lieplaukė,

Plungė-Šateikiai, Telšiai-

Duseikiai, Pavenčiai-

Raudėnai, Gaižiūnai-Jonava,

Šilainiai-Kėdainiai,

Reconstruction of

Pauostis station,

installation of EC in

sidings to port

Reconstruction of line

Kaunas-Kaišiadorys

(for train speed up to

160km/h)

Electrification of railway

line Vilnius-Kena-

LT/BR

Reconstruction of line Vilnius-

Kaišiadorys (for train speed up

to 160km/h)

White Paper:

“51. Despite EU enlargement, large divergences in

terms of transport infrastructure remain between eastern

and western parts of the EU, which need to be tackled.

The European continent needs to be united also in terms

of infrastructure.”

Secure financing (EU funds) – essential condition to

modernize and develop Lithuanian railway

infrastructure.