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Subgroup SGTERN

CEDR Executive Board 9 June 2005

Activities of the subgroup SGTERN• Background and Objectives

• Members and meetings of SG TERN

• Achievements until now

• Proposed future work of SGTERN

Presented by Lars BergmanChairman of Subgroup TERN

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Subgroup SGTERN

Activities of the subgroup SGTERN

Background and Objectives• SG TERN was established in 1997 by WERD as a result of the

“Guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network”. Dealing with a lot various items in the beginning.

• To seek common understanding of problems and solutions related to the planning, implementation and operation of TERN.

• Prepare CEDR views and position on strategic development issues related to TERN

• At a working level in matters concerning the planning, implementation, maintenance and operation of TERN, seek agreement on and definition of road network data, in cooperation with SG Road Data

• Suggest to CEDR areas of mutual interest for direct cooperation between the NRA, in relation to TERN and/or the national road networks

• Assist CEDR in its contacts and cooperation with the EC.

CEDR Executive Board 9 June 2005

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Activities of the subgroup SGTERN

Subgroup SGTERN

CEDR Executive Board 9 June 2005

Members and meetings of SG TERN• Each CEDR member, except Iceland, has appointed a person to

become a member of SG TERN.

• In average 13-14 member states has participated at the meetingsSharing knowledge and learning from each other

• The project manager of TEM has been invited to and attended meetings of SG TERN, in order to strengthen the ties with the Central and Eastern European countries

• The meetings have circulated between the member countries of CEDR

• Workshops have been held jointly with SG Road Data

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Subgroup SGTERN

Activities of the subgroup SGTERN

Achievement until now• WERD views on the Revision Report 1999• Concept for the future development of TERN• Traffic safety• TERN/TINA/E-roads• Implementation and Revision Reports• Bottlenecks• Evaluating projects of IRF• Performance Indicators• Road User Survey• Maintenance definitionSGTERN has develop links and cooperation with• The Commission (DG TREN)• The TEM-project office and member state representatives• Other CEDR sub-groups.

CEDR Executive Board 9 June 2005

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Subgroup SGTERN

Proposed future work of SGTERN

On going activities• Study of TERN/TINA/E-roads• Study of Bottlenecks• Study of maintenance definitions• Overall strategically analyses of the TERN

* trends* consequences with a various decisions by EC* need for integration with other transport modes* road signing* etc

• Study of the Quality of TERNdefining the concept of “High quality road network”

• Analysing the “Natura 2000”

CEDR Executive Board 9 June 2005

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Subgroup SGTERN

Proposed future work of SGTERN, cont

SG TERN is a part of TD Management • M2 General Planning / Road Networks• M8 Performance Indicators• A breakdown into detailed activities for task M2 will be done and

discussed at the upcoming SG TERN meeting , end of June• Concerning M8 a project group is already established with

members from SG Road Data and SG TERN• SG TERN will serve as a Reference Group for the development of

the a Handbook for PI, dealing with questions of* definition of respectively Indicator* definition of collected data related to an Indicator* use of Indicators in order to better understand collection of data