Text file: 10317.txt
author: DeO
downvotes: 0
end consideration date: 2019-09-18
id: '10317'
number comments: 2
number views: 577
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: "Response from the Ministry of Infrastructure\n\nWe would like to start\
  \ by recalling that Slovenia's geostrategic location makes it a transit country\
  \ in Europe, with traffic flows from the eastern and south-eastern parts of Europe\
  \ to the western and central parts of Europe passing through our country. Slovenia\
  \ became a transit country mainly in 2004, after its accession to the European Union,\
  \ as this meant that goods could move freely through our territory. Slovenia has\
  \ been a transit country since 2004. A large part of the freight traffic (predominantly\
  \ road freight) which before 2004 passed through neighbouring countries has been\
  \ diverted to our road network.\n\nTransport is vital for the economy and society,\
  \ an important factor in the development and existence of modern economies. The\
  \ ability to travel freely and mobility are essential to the quality of life of\
  \ citizens. The growth of traffic is unavoidable and its negative effects must be\
  \ eliminated or at least mitigated by appropriate measures. The continuous increase\
  \ in freight traffic, which is affecting not only Slovenia but also other European\
  \ countries, has a negative impact in particular on the environment, road safety\
  \ and the protection of the living environment, as drivers of freight vehicles choose\
  \ road links that are not designed and suitable for long-distance freight traffic,\
  \ e.g. through densely populated urban centres, rather than the motorway network,\
  \ in order to shorten their journey, save time or avoid paying tolls.\n\nThe latter\
  \ has led us to implement measures on the currently most heavily trafficked road\
  \ links to divert freight traffic to the parallel motorway network, which is a safer\
  \ road link with better traffic engineering features. To this end, the Infrastructure\
  \ Directorate of the Republic of Slovenia has, as of 1 June 2019, restricted transit\
  \ freight traffic on certain road links in the wider north-eastern part of Slovenia\
  \ (from the Bistrica ob Sotli border crossing to the Sredi\u0161\u010De ob Dravi\
  \ border crossing) and on the road links leading to the Jel\u0161ane and Starod\
  \ border crossings.  \n\nAs the implementation of the measures introduced on 1 June\
  \ 2019 has shown the need to adapt them, the Infrastructure Directorate of the Republic\
  \ of Slovenia has modified or supplemented the traffic arrangements on some of the\
  \ above-mentioned road links as of 1 August 2019. Thus, the traffic of heavy goods\
  \ vehicles via the border crossing points Bistrica ob Sotli and Dobovec, which have\
  \ their origin or destination in the Krapina-Zagorje County, has been additionally\
  \ allowed, as the Slovenian economy has strong business links with some companies\
  \ in the Krapina-Zagorje County area.\n\nIt is premature to talk about the effects\
  \ of the changed traffic regime on the main road G2-107 at this point in time, as\
  \ the change or adjustment of the traffic regime was implemented during the tourist\
  \ season, when business activity is also reduced.\n\nWe are aware of the traffic\
  \ situation faced by the local population living along the main road G2-107 and\
  \ we will continue to work towards the implementation of measures to mitigate the\
  \ negative impacts of traffic, within our financial means. The latter is certainly\
  \ felt most by the municipality of \u0160entjur, especially its town centre, through\
  \ which the only road link to the Dobovec, Rogatec and Bistrica ob Sotli border\
  \ crossings passes. We will therefore work to ensure that, until the construction\
  \ of the Dramlje - \u0160entjur link road is completed, the projects already planned\
  \ to make life easier for local citizens are implemented as soon as possible.\n\n\
  The measure to limit the transit of heavy goods traffic has certainly contributed\
  \ to this, as the volume of such traffic has been reduced. Of course, we at the\
  \ Ministry of Infrastructure are closely monitoring the effects of the measures\
  \ implemented and, if they do not achieve the expected or desired effects, we will\
  \ continue to adjust them accordingly in the future in order to improve the quality\
  \ of life and safety of the local population."
response date: 2019-11-05
response due date: null
sent date: 2019-08-19
title: Re-regulation of transit freight traffic, Route 107
upvotes: 13
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/10317
