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IRU Resolution
adopted by the Council of Direction at its meeting in Brussels on 18 May 2000
The mobility of people and goods is dependent on the efficient use of existing traffic
infrastructure, and the modernisation and expansion of traffic infrastructure to meet the
future demand for transport services efficiently and cost-effectively. This applies in
particular to roads, since road transport accounts for more than 90% of all passenger
transport and more than 80% of all goods transport in most countries in terms of
passengers and tonnes carried. Impediments to mobility such as traffic restrictions, road
blockades, closures of certain road infrastructure sections, or congestion due to
bottlenecks in road infrastructure ignore the fact that
road infrastructure investments are a vital prerequisite for improving road safety,
(see annex 1)
revenues from the transport of goods by road (fuel taxes, vehicle ownership taxes,
road user charges) more than cover expenditure on road building and maintenance,
as do revenues from the transport by bus and coach (see annex 2)
on average, only 0.5% of total land surface in most countries is used for road
infrastructure, (see annex 4)
the economic benefits of road infrastructure investments are 29 times its investment
costs, and thus the highest of all infrastructure sectors, including other transport
modes, (see annex 5)
the permanent closure of a main traffic artery such as the Mont Blanc tunnel would
not improve the air quality in the region, nor reduce the risk for accidents, but would
lead to significant increases of transport volumes at other crossing points and would
increase the cost of transport for shippers by 25% (which corresponds to extra costs
for the Italian economy alone of over 500 million Euro per year). (see annexes 7 to
10).
increase funds for road infrastructure investments both at national and multinational
level,
allocate revenues raised from road transport to the necessary maintenance and
expansion of road infrastructure,
cut back and harmonise traffic restrictions, and to stop taking measures that restrain
the mobility of people and goods,
equip tunnels with modern safety devices and monitoring techniques, in particular,
and for strategic reasons, with two separate tubes, one for each direction.
Geneva/Brussels, 18 May 2000
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