Netherlands trans

Central level

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is responsible for:

  • Planning, construction and maintenance of major transport infrastructure;
  • Main road network (motorways) and railways under national authority.

Netherlands is involved in the following priority corridor programmes:

  • North Sea – Baltic rail corridor that connects the Baltic Sea region with western ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg and Amsterdam.
  • Rhine - Alpine Rail, roads and IWW corridor that connects Rotterdam and Antwerp to the Mediterranean basin in Genoa.
  • North Sea - Mediterranean - links Ireland and the north of UK through the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg to the Mediterranean Sea
  • ERTMS. Train signalling and traffic management system.
  • Motorways of the Sea. Regular sea transport, integrated in logistic chains, for all types of maritime freight.

​Responsible ministries/bodies 
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management


 

Regional level

Regional authorities are responsible for:

  • Provincial roads (provincial roads are normally not covered by TEN-T.)
  • Own tax base for road construction.

​Responsible ministries/bodies

Provinces


 

Local level

Local authorities are responsible for:

  • Local roads (normally not covered by TEN).​
Responsible ministries/bodies

Provinces


 


 

Sources

Champion. J., 2016 Research Briefing Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) – a quick guide National Assembly for Wales

EU Parliamentary Research Service 2016 Assessment of Connecting Europe Facility

EU Parliamentary Research Service, 2016 An overview of the Trans-European Transport Network

EU Parliamentary Research Service, 2015 Connecting Europe Facility

Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

TEN-T projects - Netherlands

Rijkswaterstaat


 

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