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TRUCKSTOP- project description
2007-06-27
Title: TRUCKSTOP
Organisation: Örebro municipality, City planning department
Örebro municipality is a medium sized city in the middle of Sweden which is working hard to
increase sustainable transport and logistics in the city. The municipality is used to work with
European projects and funds.
Goals:
- Secure rest places and parking areas along the European road network
- Clean and less noisy city
Description:
The municipality of Örebro would like to develop together with other cities in Europe a
project which will focus on promoting secure rest places along the trans-European road
network.
Örebro is today one of the country’s junction for transport with heavy vehicle, both national
and international. The municipality and the region of Örebro have a logistic profile which is a
part of the business politic. About 5 000 trucks and buses from Finland, Norway and from the
southern part of Europe are passing through the city everyday. The junction between the
European highways E18 and E20 is one of Sweden’s most trafficated parts in Sweden with
heavy vehicles.
The heavy traffic on municipal roads has increased a lot during the last years. Service and
reparation buildings for those vehicles, drivers, travellers and transport companies are today
scattered in the city. The populated areas are encumbered by this heavy traffic which crosses
the city, resulting in wearing out of roads and contribution to noise and pollution.
Requirements concerning dangerous goods and the need of supervising places are increasing.
The location of Örebro, in the middle of the logistic corridor between Helsinki and Oslo and
in the very middle of the demography of Sweden, makes the area very suitable for a secure
and effective resting and parking facility for the heavy traffic.
The project idea is to have a 24 hours service centre where heavy vehicles and personal can
find the service they need in one place: secure parking areas, parking areas for dangerous
goods, reparation, rubber shop, car wash, bus services, and lavatory for drivers, restaurant and
shops, import and export services.
Truckstop will contribute to a cleaner and less noisy Örebro.
Results and impact:
- Results
- European dimension
Partnership: Örebro municipality, Skanska, BRÅ, Hållens Arkitekter, Polisen
Target group: Truck and bus drivers, travellers,
Targets areas (workpackages, WP) and activities under the project:
WP 1- Describe the situation today
WP 2- Good examples
WP 3- Realisation of a secure measure in each partner place
Evaluation: number of heavy vehicle stopovers
Looking for: Partners from European countries which can join with own financing. It can be
a municipality or an organisation working with transport in the cities and having good
knowledge about EU projects and funds. Partners will be working to promote secure rest
places along the trans-European road network. Partners from hotspots areas are welcome.
Budget: The partner is expected to have own funds to match the EU funding. Please be aware
that the participation in an EU-project requires good financial liquidity as the reimbursement
is retroactive. The budget will be agreed upon the distribution of tasks between the involved
partners.
Total budget in euro: is not clear but will include:
- staff
- travel and subsistence allowances
- purchase cost of equipment
- costs of supplies
- other costs: information, audit, translation
Project length: 24 months
Deadline for contact: 10th of August 2007
Program-Call: DGTREN/PIL/2007
Deadline for application: 14th of September 2007
Contact persons:
Mats Helgesson, Inward Investment Manager, + 46 19 21 26 15/ + 46 70 325 08 10,
[email protected]
Etableringsansvarig ()
Carinne Lancereau, International coordinator, + 46 19 21 15 32/ + 46 70 224 34 20,
[email protected]