Text file: 9523.txt
author: marzola
downvotes: 0
end consideration date: 2018-11-09
id: '9523'
number comments: 3
number views: 1358
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: "Response from the Ministry of Infrastructure\nWhen it comes to restrictions\
  \ on transit traffic of freight vehicles on Slovenian roads, we are confronted with\
  \ proposals that are completely contradictory. On the one hand, there are proposals\
  \ to completely free up freight traffic on motorways, and on the other hand there\
  \ are proposals to further restrict it.\nCertain measures have already been taken\
  \ in relation to the increasing transit freight traffic on motorways, some of which\
  \ are still in the implementation phase.\nSince 2010, the toll rate for heavy goods\
  \ vehicles has been adjusted according to the EURO emission class of the vehicle.\
  \ This means that less environmentally friendly vehicles pay a higher toll compared\
  \ to more environmentally friendly vehicles. The share of lower emission class freight\
  \ vehicles transiting through Slovenia is therefore decreasing rapidly due to the\
  \ much higher toll for these vehicles and represents a smaller share of freight\
  \ traffic on the motorway crossroads.\nThe Slovenian control authorities carry out\
  \ controls within the scope of their competences. Measures are currently being taken\
  \ to improve the working conditions of these authorities. Following the introduction\
  \ of electronic tolling in April 2018, DARS, d.d. started to remove toll stations.\
  \ The toll station removal project is expected to be completed within two years,\
  \ with the traffic areas at the locations of some of the current toll stations being\
  \ dedicated and adapted for the implementation of controls. The latter will make\
  \ an important contribution to more effective enforcement.\nAnother important measure\
  \ is the introduction of the aforementioned electronic toll collection, which will\
  \ ensure a higher throughput of freight traffic, which will also have a positive\
  \ impact on the environment and road safety.\nAnother measure that will contribute\
  \ to reducing the negative impact of traffic on the environment is a measure to\
  \ be implemented in Slovenia from 1 November 2019, which will limit the maximum\
  \ speed of vehicles on motorways and expressways near major settlements (e.g. Celje,\
  \ Ljubljana, Kranj) at times when the maximum permissible limit for air pollution\
  \ is exceeded. This is an environmental measure aimed at improving air quality,\
  \ which deteriorates in particular in winter due to the use of small combustion\
  \ appliances burning solid fuels.\nIt is also important to ensure that as much freight\
  \ as possible is transported by rail, as this will reduce the number of freight\
  \ vehicles on the Slovenian motorway corridor. It is a misconception that it is\
  \ transit traffic that causes peak congestion on roads around major cities. A recent\
  \ traffic flow study showed that only 22% of traffic on the Ljubljana ring road\
  \ during the morning rush hour is transit traffic. The measures that will be taken\
  \ must not focus on transit alone, as this will not solve the problem. The problem\
  \ must be tackled systemically, in parallel with measures in the areas of public\
  \ passenger transport and rail and road infrastructure. It is likely that additional\
  \ road infrastructure capacity will be needed locally, and the above study has been\
  \ prepared for this purpose.\nWeekend traffic restrictions in our country are as\
  \ far as possible aligned with those of neighbouring countries in order to ensure\
  \ that traffic flows as smoothly as possible through the country (only in Croatia\
  \ are these restrictions less strictly regulated).\nTransit traffic cannot be restricted\
  \ under EU road transport legislation, which provides that carriers established\
  \ in the EU may carry out intra-EU road transport operations with a Community licence.\
  \ However, on the basis of bilateral agreements concluded with our country (permit\
  \ system), Slovenia may restrict traffic carried out by carriers who do not have\
  \ their registered office in one of the EU Member States. For carriers of the above-mentioned\
  \ countries, traffic is not liberalised, but limited quotas of permits (transit,\
  \ transport to third countries) are agreed with certain countries, thus restricting\
  \ access to the Slovenian market, which indirectly affects traffic on motorways.\n\
  It follows from the above that Slovenia has already implemented some measures to\
  \ limit transit traffic. However, some measures are still in the implementation\
  \ phase. We therefore do not support the proposal.\n "
response date: 2018-12-18
response due date: null
sent date: 2018-10-19
title: A systems approach to tackling the growing transit freight traffic on the AC
upvotes: 24
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/9523
