SEBTrans Links

SEBTrans-Link (South East Baltic Transport Link) project identified strong demand for improved infrastructure in the South-east part of the Baltic region. In the North-South Corridor, building the A1 motorway (Gdynia - Lodge) in Poland is a first priority together with improving the section within Sweden (Goteborg-Boras-Vaxjo-Karlskrona).

Road improvements promote local, regional and interregional cohesion most efficiently in the short term, though rail also needs improvements to be able to reach long term sustainable transport networks. Port infrastructure should be developed in co-ordination with the hinterland links.

This project will provide an opportunity to develop the ideas and findings of the former SEBTrans project with a certain focus on the North-South corridors. Partners from Sweden, Poland, Lithuania and Russia/Kaliningrad region are participating in the work with the Municipality of Vaxjo as Lead Partner. The ambition is to support a fast and qualified preparation process for investments and other initiatives to improve accessibility in the road, rail and sea transport networks. The settled objectives are:

• expanding, merging and linking local labour markets
• stimulation of business renewal by improved accessibility in transport networks
• protecting the natural and urban environment and promoting cultural assets
• strategies and plans to improve infrastructure and channel spatial development
• developing a "breakpoint" system based on rail transport

The project uses sources from Interreg III B programme and is a direct continuation of the former SEBTrans which was financed by Interreg II C.