According to the view of the construction industry and INFRA, the so-called big picture. This means that, in the future, the investment program would include a connection-level examination of the main highways that are central to Finland, and a targeted service level and schedule would be recorded for them.
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Abridgment:
The investment program to be announced forms a central part of the national transport system plan (Transport 12).
The Liikenne 12 plan is a document that guides the activities of the entire transport and infrastructure sector. It creates a common picture of the operating environment, goals and development needs of the transport and infrastructure sector.
Transport 12 is particularly important for the business world and companies, because based on it, companies can evaluate the conditions of transport and traffic as part of the business operations of industry, trade, services and tourism, location and future investments. For service providers in the infrastructure sector, Liikenne 12 and its investment program provide a long-term vision for the development needs of the organization's abilities, resources and know-how.
The financial framework of the investment program is based on the framework of the state economy, the financial framework of the Transport 12 plan and the guidelines for the allocation of funding. The scope of the investment program is approximately 2 million. EUR, and in addition small improvements are allocated 475 million from the financial framework for basic road maintenance. for the euro.
In its recent statement, the Parliament has required that the Government commits itself to the guidelines of the national transport system plan and ensures that the funds necessary for the implementation of the plan are taken into account in public finance plans and state budget proposals. Construction industry and INFRA agree with the parliament's position.
The investment program is a very necessary document, and its preparation has required a lot of work. Based on the given financial framework, the Norwegian Railways Agency has drawn up the best possible vision as an expert work, which as a whole implements the goals of the Transport 12 plan.
Due to the financial framework and partly due to the duration of the program (8 years), the projects of the investment program are mainly very small projects and there has been no opportunity to paint the big picture. According to the view of the construction industry and INFRA, the so-called big picture. This means that, in the future, the investment program would include a connection-level examination of the main highways that are central to Finland, and a targeted service level and schedule would be recorded for them.
The investment program prepared now and the big picture we presented are not mutually exclusive views, but the big picture would be implemented with the help of an updated investment program, without forgetting lower-level transport networks and other goals presented for the Liikenne 12 program. However, the big picture would strongly guide the selection of projects to be included in the investment program. The larger the funding frame could be increased, the better Finland succeeds in maximizing the EU funding yield and the more effectively co-financing models with cities, municipalities and the business community or various project companies can be promoted, the faster the big picture could be achieved.