The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the UNECE Trans-European North-South Motorway (TEM) Project agree to cooperate more closely

Geneva

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), laying down the basis for closer cooperation between the two organizations in the framework of the UNECE Trans-European North-South Motorway (TEM) Project, was signed today in Geneva by Mr. Martin Marmy, Secretary General of the IRU and Ms. Brigita Schmögnerová, Executive Secretary of the UNECE.

This MoU is inspired by the common objective of the two organizations to support European road transport integration and development as well as the need to coordinate their efforts for the promotion of road and motorway infrastructure efficiency, safety and quality throughout the TEM Network.

Among the important actions foreseen in the MoU, is the cooperation of the two sides in the elaboration of the TEM Master Plan aimed at establishing specific guidelines and a consistent investment strategy for the TEM member countries for the development of their priority national, regional and international road transport infrastructures.

Other fields of this cooperation include: Prevention of congestion due to bottlenecks and low capacity sections; removal of barriers, traffic restrictions, road, bridge and tunnel closures and other impediments to road transport; harmonization of legal, administrative and management procedures; facilitation of border crossing; increase of road traffic safety; development of roadside services; implementation of intelligent transport systems.

Mutual consultations, exchange of information on studies, road data, co-funding of mutually interesting activities and organization of meetings, seminars and workshops, are among the other activities foreseen.

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Ref: ECE/TRANS/03/P02