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Adnan Rahman, Team Leader of the EU-financed project "Assistance to the Ukrainian authorities for establishment of National transport model and master plan" discussed the importance of an analytical approach to infrastructure projects and how the National transport model can assist in Ukraine's recovery in an interview to "Interfax-Ukraine."

Text: Oksana Gryshyna
 

What is the current stage of Ukraine's National transport model development? The EU-financed project  (https://euneighbourseast.eu/ru/projects/eu-project-page/?id=443) was started in 2018. Was there a possibility to transfer outputs to the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine (hereinafter – the Ministry) before the full-scale invasion?

The National Transport Model of Ukraine (hereinafter – NTMU) was completed last year.   However, work on expanding and improving the NTMU continues.  The NTMU has been expanded to include the Trans-European Networks – Transport (TEN-T), the Ukrainian inland waterway networks, and include the most recent data.

Another focus of the work now is to prepare the Ministry to accept and use the NTMU.  The Ministry has needs in qualified and competent specialists to effectively maintain, update, and use the model.  In this phase of the work we are helping to create the capacity within the Ministry and/or one or more of its subordinate organizations to maintain, update and use the NTMU.
 

Is the war the main reason for the lack of capacity to maintain and use the NTMU at the Ministry?

Yes, the use of models such as the NTMU to support the making of transport policy is still very new in Ukraine.  Thus, the capacity to maintain and use models was very limited at the Ministry.  The onset of this