Lithuanian Roads LITHUANIAN ROAD ADMINISTRATION LITHUANIA in Europe Territory 65 300 km 2 Population 3 491 000
General road network information State roads Main roads 1724,3 km National roads 4864,0 km Regional roads 14724,3 km Total state roads length 21312,6 km Road Network Density: 6,1 km per 1000 inhabitants 328 km per 1000 km 2 TEN corridors Lithuania is crossed by two Trans European Network (TEN) corridors: In the North-South direction, Corridor I (highway VIA BALTICA and rail line RAIL BALTICA), linking Tallinn - Riga - Kaunas - Warsaw, and its branch Corridor I A (Tallinn - Riga - Siauliai - Kaliningrad) In the East-West direction, Corridor IX, branches IX B (linking Kiev - Minsk - Vilnius - Klaipeda) and IX D (Kaunas - Kaliningrad)
E-category roads E67 VIA BALTICA Helsinki - Tallin Riga Kaunas Varsaw Praha; E28 Berlin Gdansk - Kaliningrad - Vilnius Minsk; E77 Pskov - Riga - Siauliai - Kaliningrad - Varsaw Budapest; E85 Klaipeda - Kaunas - Vilnius - Lyda - Bukarest Aleksandropoli; E262 Kaunas - Daugavpils - Rezekne - Ostrav; E272 Vilnius - Panevezys - Siauliai - Palanga - Klaipeda. Total length of E-category roads is 1490 km 56,6 % of state roads are paved. Of which: Asphalt concrete 24 % Light asphalt 75 % Cement concrete 1 % 43,3 of regional roads has gravel pavement The prevailing width of asphalt pavements is 6-7 metres All main and national roads are cement or asphalt paved 20 % of asphalt pavements are wider than 7 metres 521 km of roads have four lanes
The number of vehicles per 1000 inhabitants in 1990-2001 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 397 348 326 312 277 217 227 257 246 235 236 240 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Dynamic of Traffic Volumes in 1990-2001, % 140 120 100 80 % 60 100 119 88 81 104 106 121 130 139 139 134 140 40 20 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Traffic volumes on Lithuanian roads in 2001 Traffic volumes Thousand vehicles/day Dynamic in financing of Lithuanian roads, in 1996 2002, million LTL 600 500 400 300 200 100 5 44 294 0 60 428 100 451 24 149 423 0 127 3 334 42 66 404 88 495 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Local budget Loans Grants
The sources for road financing in Lithuania, 2002, % 88,20% 11,70% Local budget Grants Sources for Lithuanian Road Programme revenues in 2002, % 4,40% 45,90% 44,40% Gross income deductions Vehile owner's tax and road user charges Part of excise on petrol, diesel fuel Excise on vehicle liquefied gas Other taxes 0,30% 5,00%
The structure of Road expenditure, % 4% 28% 25% 43% Road maintenance Road construction, reconstruction, repair, bridge repair Local roads Other expenditures STRUCTURE OF THE ROAD MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES 7% 4% 5% 1% Summer routine maintenance 4% 22% Winter routine maintenance Bridge maintenance Pavement maintenance Repairing gravel roads 12% Repairing roadbed Road marking 3% Signs, crash barriers 42% Repairing roadside, buildings
Structure of Road Sector The Ministry of Transport (MoT) Lithuanian Road Administration (LRA) 10 Regional State Enterprises 1 Motorway State Enterprise Central Quality Control Laboratory Transport and Road Research Institute Operating Management of the Roads Lithuanian Road Administration (LRA) Research and design Road maintenance Road construction and repair Transport and Road Research Institute Central Quality Control Laboratory Private Companies 11 State Enterprises Private Companies Private Companies 50 % 50 % 80 % 20 % 100 % TOTAL 70 % 30 % Private Companies State Enterprises
Structure of road asset management MOT: Asset s owner; -Management general. LRA: No asset ownership; -Management: General planning; Contracting; Financing; Control. State enterprises: Delegated asset ownership. -Management: Detail planning, Road inventory; Asset accounting. -Execution of maintenance works Structure of Financing Road Maintenance in 2002 Restoration of road signs and barriers, etc. Restoration of 4% gravel pavement wear 7% Restoration of road marking 4% Routine maintenance in summer 22% Maintenance of asphalt pavements 12% Maintenance of bridges and pipelines 2% Maintenance of the embankment and culverts 4% Routine maintenance in winter 42% Daily inspection and repair of minor damages 3% Unit price contracts (according to bill of quantities) 33% Lump sum contracts (According to standard) 67%
Management of Fund Allocated on Road Maintenance Data base Traffic volumes Loads Accident rates Road length Volumes of construction work Road condition Optimal levels (standards) of road maintenance (Minimum combined costs) Optimal scope of funding Governmental policy Willingness of society to pay Realistic funding Realistic levels (standards) of road maintenance Contract award Assignment of tasks, funds and level of maintenance Contract implementation Supervision of works Supervision of the road maintenance level (standard) implementation The System of Documents Regulating the Road Maintenance 1 2 Classification of works A list of compulsory works Standard (level) of maintenance 1 Planning 2 4 3 Maintenance technologies 4 5 6 7 Economic rates Guidelines of technical supervision and take over Methodology of maintenance level assessment Package of rates on the number of working hours, equipment, and materials 2 Production 2 3 5 Supervision Acceptance 5 6 6 7
Advantages: Conclusions limited number of capable enterprises reduced amount of state employees contracting out of works lump sum contracts (achieved level of maintenance) independent supervision of works Shortcomings: incomplet separation of Client and Contractor function lack of legislation regulating lump sum contracts insufficiently developed data bank Today s priorities and perspectives Ensurance of proper routine maintenance level and traffic safety. Modernisation of European Corridors VIA BALTICA ( Marijampole bypass) Implementation year 2000 2005. Project cost 16,5 million EUR, of which 6,5 million EUR by EU PHARE, 10,0 million EUR Lithuanian funds. Lithuanian Highway Project Implementation year 2001 2004. Project cost 115,55 million EUR. Financed by EU ISPA program - 65,55 million EUR and Lithuanian funds-50 million EUR. Preservation and modernisation of the existing road network
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