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- Baltic Gateway PLUS is a follow-up project to Baltic Gateway. Baltic Gateway started in March 2003 and will be finalised in June 2006.
- A number of studies have been carried out in the Baltic Gateway project. Workshops and conferences have been organised, where experts, politicians and private stakeholders have met to discuss challenges and potentials for the transport system and how it can contribute to regional development and growth in the South Baltic Sea area.
Background - The Baltic Gateway Quick Start Programme
- Baltic Gateway partners are convinced that several improvements are needed in order to reach a sustainable and efficient transport system in the South Baltic Sea area.
- The most important projects have been prioritiesed in the so-called Baltic Gateway Quick Start Program.
- The Quick Start Programme includes:
- Capacity building in transport and logistics
- Improvements of intermodal hubs
- Investments in hinterland connections
Overall aims are to:
- develop an implementation Plan for priority investments in intermodal transport infrastructure and services in the South Baltic Sea area (SBSa) as identified in the Baltic Gateway project.
- provide a base for capacity building among the actors involved in intermodal transport and sustainable spatial development in SBSa.
- contribute to the development of implementation measures for trans-national projects.
- strengthen the political transport co-operation in the South Baltic Sea area.
- facilitate implementation of selected transport infrastructure investements and intermodal transport services
