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With its 14.4 million inhabitants and a difficult landscape, criss-crossed by the Andean mountain ranges, Ecuador faces the challenge of bringing about an economic upturn by making best use of its wealth of natural resources. Aware of the shortcomings of its current infrastructures, Ecuador’s Ministry of Transport and Public Works plans to modernise its entire transport network from 2013-2037. Ineco has drafted a National Strategic Mobility and Transport Plan (PEM in Ecuador), which covers the whole country and all its modes of transport, with a view to developing the transport system in a balanced and efficient manner.
The Plan has been designed as a guide for developing the transport system by 2037, which is the target date set by Ineco’s experts to gauge the overall needs of infrastructures, their cost and implementation periods. The plan will assist Ecuador in achieving an integral, comprehensive, connected and multimodal transport system, which will be flexible and commensurate with the country’s economic development.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Ministerio de Transportes y Obras Públicas de EcuadorExecution period:2011-2012Carousel:Image:Link:BusImage:Link:Ecuador Regional Airport Santa Rosa With PlaneImage:Link:Manta Port Authority Port Of Manta EcuadorClaim:A comprehensive multimodal system connecting the countrySubtitle:An airport system 26 million passengers
Road transport coverage throughout the country
Triple the traffic of goods through ports
Paragraph:Paragraph title:A comprehensive and hierarchical road systemParagraph body:The Ecuador national road network directly serves all urban areas and their 50,000 inhabitants, reaching 82% of the country’s population. Although the coverage is extensive, some areas of the country are significantly lacking in proper state roads. The PEM plan aims to improve connectivity throughout the whole country, and to establish a series of different hierarchical models which will include access to ports, airports and places of particular interest.
Paragraph title:A restructured effective port systemParagraph body:The current scant capacity of the country’s ports requires a solution to cope with future demand (goods traffic will have multiplied by 3.5 by 2036). Ineco carried out a study which addressed the development and structuring of a new maritime, port, and inland waterway system, addressing the needs of oil tanker ports and facilities for vehicles, solid bulk, etc.
Paragraph title:Sustainable growth of the airport systemParagraph body:Ineco put forward thirteen proposals for action in the PEM, one of the most important of these being the response to a growth of 10 to 26 million passengers by 2037.Creating greater air transport capacity for Ecuador is a major priority, while at the same time maintaining quality to ensure the sustainable growth of an efficient and competitive system.
Paragraph title:A railway for the 21st centuryParagraph body:The PEM proposed that the railway should be used as a midterm option for strengthening links with the transport system, providing metropolitan railway corridors for public transport, terminals and junctions or transport material, workshops and systems.
Paragraph title:An economical public transport systemParagraph body:Development of the public transport passenger system in an urban context requires a comprehensive study of the system, addressing mobility, infrastructures, operation and funding, in order to develop an ambitious modernisation plan which is professional, competitive and sustainable. Works include preferential or exclusive corridors for urban public transport (650 km) and terminals and interchange stations.
Paragraph title:Objective: connecting the country and improving quality of lifeParagraph body:Thanks to our contribution to the development of strategic plans in Spain, we have been able to export our knowledge to the whole world, linking up different territories and making them more competitive on land and sea and air, as in the case of the Ecuador Mobility Plan which will connect the country as efficiently as possible using the latest technology.
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Ineco, along with its partner Grupo Ruiz, were appointed by Mwasalat (formerly Oman National Transport Company) to carry out consultancy services for the Development of the Long-Term Transport Master Plan of the Omani public operated company, as part of a series of initiatives that are currently underway and that will have an influence on the public transport sector of the country with a timeframe of the year 2040.
The need to improve the bus services in Oman was recognised as an important aspect for economic growth and development. For this reason, Mwasalat wishes to become a world class bus transport operator, provide an efficient bus service that is modern and competitive on a national and international level and one which puts the customer first, and contribute to economic growth, quality of life and environmental sustainability in the Sultanate of Oman.
The objective of this plan is to help in the establishing of a strategy for the development of efficient integrated bus services in Oman.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Mwasalat (formerly Oman National Transport Company)Execution period:2015-2016Carousel:Image:Claim:Ineco offers consultancy services for the new Transport Master Plan of Oman, MwasalatSubtitle:28 existing buses + 40 new ones (in 2015)
45 long-haul buses
2 urban lines and more than 1,200,000 passengers in 2014
5 urban lines put into operation throughout 2016
8 lines out of Muscat, 2 international lines and over 250,000 passengers in 2014
Paragraph:Paragraph title:Master Plan for OmanParagraph body:As the basis of the Master Plan, an assessment of the starting situation was carried out, in which the socioeconomic situation in the country was analysed, along with the state of the transport regulation of road travellers and the current bus transport market in the country. Additionally, a benchmarking of companies was carried out internationally to identify the best practices applicable to Mwasalat.
These analyses allowed areas for improvement to be identified both in the company and in the existing services, which gave way to the establishing of future strategies on which to base specific actions for improvement.
The next step was the development of actions that respond to the need of Mwasalat to improve the regular services in existence and plan the new ones that should enter into service in the capital of the sultanate in the very short term, as well as the design of the future functioning of Mwasalat and its agents involved as a whole. As such, we studied the potential areas for improvement of the current services of the company, we analysed the viability of new or improved services, considering an estimation in the demand of passengers and the associated operation and investment costs and a global strategy is developed to attract passengers and users, for example, of private vehicles.
Once the future functioning of Mwasalat was planned, we defined the implementation of the strategy developed, establishing three time periods: short term (2016-2018); medium term (2019-2025) and long term (2026-2040).
Ineco has also supported Mwasalat with the requests of land reserves and the budget that they must present before the Ministries of Housing and Finance with the aim of being able to make the measures proposed in the framework of the master plan viable.
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Ineco has been in charge of developing the National Transport Plan that defines Costa Rica’s transport programmes up until 2035..
A more diversified economy, quality education and political stability are the cornerstones of Costa Rica's prosperity. The road to growth leads through upgrading the transport network, and here Costa Rica has counted on Ineco for support.Costa Rica's geographical location makes it an attractive destination for tourists and earnings from this source have doubled in the last decade. Tourism is now the country's main source of foreign currency.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT), Costa RicaExecution period:2010-2011Carousel:Image:Link:Juan Santamaria AirportImage:Link:Tobias Bolagnos AirportImage:Link:Costa Rica Road posterImage:Link:Puerto Moin Loading BananasClaim:Costa Rica modernises its entire transport systemSubtitle:Definition of 3,450 km of strategic road system
Paragraph:Paragraph body:With Ineco's help the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Works and Transport has drawn up the Nation Transport Plan which defines investment programmes in roads, seaports, airports, public transport and railways until the year 2035.
In addition to the Plan, which encompasses all modes of transport, the Government has entrusted Ineco with two projects specifically related to rail and air transport: the "Comprehensive Plan for Upgrading Costa Rica's Airports" and "Technical Consultancy for Present and Future Development of the National Railway System". In both cases the objective was to analyse, diagnose and propose technical solutions to enable the airports and railways to be revitalised and upgraded to meet present and future needs.Service:Geographic Area: -
Transport infrastructure and means of transport themselves generate substantial economic growth and significant social development, but they also bring about an increase in toxic emissions and potential environmental damage. Within this context, Ineco bets on innovation as one of the main assets to which it dedicates the greatest efforts and resources, in order to develop the Ie(CO)Trans2 project, framed in the environmental field.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:-Execution period:2012 - 2014Carousel:Image:Link:Ie(CO)Trans2 projectImage:Link:Ie(CO)Trans2 projectImage:Link:Ie(CO)Trans2 projectImage:Link:Ie(CO)Trans2 projectImage:Link:Ie(CO)Trans2 projectClaim:A green solution for sustainable transportSubtitle:33% faster
Cost saving
Paragraph:Paragraph title:A smart method for efficient transportParagraph body:Ineco's team has developed a new own methodology to help calculate both energy impact and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as to assess the economic and social influence of a transport project, so that preliminary conclusions can be drawn on the future impact resulting from possible measures and policies of the transport sector with the purpose of maximising its final profit.Having a methodology for the overall assessment of the economic and environmental impact of measures and policies of the transport sector makes it possible to compare in advance their possible effects, such as speed limits, tolls or bus lanes.On this account, the goal of Ie(CO)Trans2 is to draw and provide preliminary conclusions on the potential application of the measures and, in this way, to avoid environmental impact and accomplish energy sustainability.In order to optimise these calculations, Ineco has performed a thorough and detailed job which has been completed with the development of an accurate computer application, Ie(CO)Trans2. Thanks to its implementation, the effort and analysis developed on a model city - goal of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), drafted by INECO in 2013 - allow the work team to reduce execution times by 33%, as compared to other preliminary studies in this subject. This translates into remarkable cost savings.
Paragraph title:Framework for actionParagraph body:The methodology developed by Ie(CO)Trans2 performs, before application, a classification of future actions to increase transport sustainability:
- technological efficiency measures applied to the means of transport themselves and their fuels
- demand redistribution and transfer measures, such as, the limitation of private car use with tolls or parking regulation
- demand reduction measures of means of motor transport
- operational efficiency measures derived from the implementation of advanced technologies to improve performance of the transport system
Paragraph title:Leaders in innovation and committed to the environmentParagraph body:One of the company's main assets is its bet on development of innovative products to improve the quality and competitiveness of services and to carry out more efficient and sustainable projects.
Furthermore, Ineco's team takes into account the minimisation of infrastructure impact on the environment in the projects it works on, so as to protect biodiversity and reduce noise and air pollution.
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The economic and social development of Rabat is impossible without a transport service that the population of the surrounding cities can access. In the Moroccan capital, Ineco conducted a study, funded by the Spanish government, which offers mobility solutions and development opportunities to a rapidly growing region. The objective is to contribute to the economic and social development of a region where most of the population does not have access to public transport. The aspiration of Rabat to become a modern capital that energises the country’s economy cannot be achieved without the development of the two surrounding cities, Salé and Temara –which together represent two thirds of the total population of the conurbation.
The Transport and Traffic of the Rabat-Salé-Temara Conurbation Master Plan design offers a comprehensive vision of transport, spatial planning and the socio-economic development of the region. The purpose of the project is to define the interventions that respond adequately to the mobility needs of the population by 2020, the year in which the population is predicted to increase from the current figure of 1.9 million people to 2.6 million.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Government of SpainExecution period:2008Carousel:Image:Image:Image:Claim:Ineco conducted an urban transport study in Morocco’s capitalSubtitle:More than 2.6 million inhabitants in 2020
More than 6,000 household surveys
More than 300,000 data generated
Paragraph:Paragraph title:Identification of citizens’ needsParagraph body:Its comprehensive database and analysis of the current situation will allow identification of the future needs and investments in the town planning and transport sections, so that there is effective fulfilment of the economic, social and environmental development requirements of the region, thus reducing the social and territorial inequalities.
The great contrasts existing between the most developed sectors of the Royal City of Rabat and the marginalisation of the vast majority of the rest of the population, make it necessary, for the success of the proposals presented, to have a consensus with the administrations and increased awareness from the rulers when it comes to setting the priorities of the actions and showing their catalyst effect on the social, economic and human development of its inhabitants.
The main source of information from the study was the over 6,000 household surveys conducted throughout the study area and the over 300,000 pieces of data that determine urban mobility. It is the first time that this quantitative tool has been used in Rabat.
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A sustainable urban mobility plan (SUMP) includes a set of actions whose objective is the implementation of more sustainable forms of travel in the municipal environment. The expansion of metropolitan areas, as well as inefficient alternatives to private vehicles and the town planning of the last decades of the 20th century contributed to increasing car travel. A SUMP tries to respond to mobility problems and improve the quality of life of its citizens.
A SUMP is frequently developed in four differentiated phases: the assessment of the current situation, the determination of objectives to be attained, the design of measures aimed at fulfilling previously defined objectives and the establishing of indicators for following up the measures.
Ineco has contributed to the development of the sustainable mobility strategy in three urban environments located in the provinces of A Coruña, La Rioja and Barcelona. Although the approach in each plan contains common elements, in each municipality a great effort has been made to adapt its idiosyncrasy to a catalogue of effective and practical solutions.
For example, in the city of A Coruña, the OTOM (Technological and Operative Mobility Office) was established, which is in charge of providing support to the development of the Plan, as well as establishing the technological tools for its subsequent implementation and follow-up. This office provided a high added value to the project, since it allows a follow-up of the execution of the Plan to be carried out in real time, adopting the necessary corrective measures.
In the case of the Logroño City Council, special emphasis was put on citizen participation with the aim of the different social sectors gathering opinions and criteria for reflection and for the development of proposals that make up the plan. The channels for participation were the creation of a website, the interviewing of social and technical agents, the organisation of specific workshops structured by topic, such as pedestrian and cyclist mobility, traffic, parking, etc.
In L’ Hospitalet de Llobregat it was necessary to participate in the environmental evaluation of the plan, preparing the documents corresponding to the Preliminary Environmental Sustainability Report (ISAP), the Environmental Sustainability Report (ISA) and the Environmental Report with the aim of integrating environmental considerations in the preparation, approval and follow-up of the plan.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:City CouncilsExecution period:2014-2016Carousel:Image:Image:Image:Claim:Ineco participates in the development of a sustainable mobility strategy in several Spanish citiesSubtitle:3 plans carried out
Extensive citizen participation through surveys and meetings
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The main roles of the Ministry of Public Works include the planning and programming of land, air and sea transport infrastructure, as well as the corresponding transport services. As such, it develops plans that define its action strategy.
In recent years, Ineco has put its experience and know-how at the service of the Ministry, collaborating in the preparation of all strategic plans published, as well as other planning instruments of a different range, aimed at materialising planning in specific sectors.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Ministry of Public worksExecution period:1968 to dateCarousel:Image:Image:Image:Claim:Highlights of Ineco’s participation in the execution of the designSubtitle:PITVI 2012-2024
Investment planned for PITVI: over €135,000 million
More than 45 years’ collaboration with the Ministry
Paragraph:Paragraph title:Highlights of Ineco’s participation in the execution of the designParagraph body:In recent years, Ineco has worked on drafting the Housing and Transport Infrastructure Plan - PITVI (2012-2024). This plan has three programmes focussed on regulation, control and supervision; the management and provision of services and investment activity, whose proposals reach a total planned investment of €138,255 million.
Beyond the drafting of the document itself, Ineco participated in the proposal-defining sectorial groups and provided the Ministry with the necessary web tool for supporting the public information procedure and management of statements to the initial document, participating in the whole process.
Furthermore, for the Ministry it developed other plans and specific strategies such as the Strategic Plan for Stimulating Rail Freight Transportation (2011), Spain’s Logistics Strategy (2013), or the Intermodal Transport Plan for the Mass Market Sector (2015).
As a tool for the assessment and identification of trends, key to the defining of new strategies, in 2013 Ineco participated in the creation of the Spanish Transport and Logistics Observatory, and since then it has supported the Ministry in its improvement, updating and provision of contents.
Paragraph title:Ineco’s experienceParagraph body:Ineco provides an overview of the planning of the transport system in Spain, while it has extensive experience in the development of actual infrastructure projects. These two visions complement each other and they are necessary for providing rigour to the planning and coherence to the actual projects.
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Our team has developed an organisation study for the bus lines in the Algerian capital.
Algeria is making a significant effort to develop its infrastructures and transport services in line with the highest international standards in order to meet the rapidly increasing mobility requirements of the population, the development of the country's economy and the territorial and social cohesion of its vast area. Within this framework the aim of reorganizing the Algiers bus services is to structure and consolidate bus transport in the capital city. Ineco carried out the organisational study of the bus lines and of the operators' equipment.The tasks entrusted to the Ineco team ranged from project and communication management to data collection, the generation of the tools for analysis through to the study and diagnosis of the information compiled.We also performed field work for demand assessment, analysis of and proposals for the functionality and on the legal framework of the system, concluding in a functional map of collective transport lines and drafting of the RFQs for the new concessions.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Ministry of Transport of AlgeriaExecution period:2009-2010Carousel:Image:Link:ETUSA AlgiersImage:Link:ETUSA AlgiersImage:Link:ETUSA AlgiersImage:Link:ETUSA AlgiersImage:Link:ETUSA AlgiersClaim:Algeria invests in urban transportSubtitle:Increase of 30% in operating speed
Renewal of the bus fleet
7% growth in demand
Paragraph:Paragraph body:This work helped to enhance access to the city centre from the outskirts, to optimise communications and quality of life of citizens of Algeria and to contribute to the economic development of the city.
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Ineco is developing a contract to provide consulting services for the planning, programming, coordination and administrative, technical, legal and environmental management for the implementation of the Transportation Infrastructure Program (PIT) launched by the Costa Rican government. Its objective is to modernize the country's road and port infrastructure, reduce costs and travel times for people and goods, and increase road safety. The Road Infrastructure and Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships Program (PIV-APP) complements the PIT with other infrastructure and transportation projects also financed by the IDB.
The PIT and the PIT-APP are part of the 2011-2035 National Transportation Plan to promote infrastructure improvements in Costa Rica and include projects for the conservation and progressive improvement of the strategic road network to facilitate the mobility of people and goods and thus facilitate trade flows and economic integration in the country.
The Government of the Republic of Costa Rica is making a major effort to improve the country's infrastructure. A further step towards improving this situation is the development of the PIT and the PIV-APP, which have several strategic road and port projects, including master plans, designs and construction.
Image On:Image Off:Sector:Country:Customer:Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Costa Rica - IDBExecution period:2016-2025Carousel:Image:Claim:An initiative of Costa Rica’s National Transport PlanSubtitle:Time horizon: 2025
Investment of 450 million US$ and 178 million US$
Application of a new management model
Paragraph:Paragraph title:Development of Costa Rican transportParagraph body:Ineco supports the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Works and Transportation in the development of the projects through the creation of the Program Executing Unit (UEP), which acts as a facilitator and promoter of the projects, to complete the program according to the established timetable. The main objective of the PIT and the PIV-APP is to contribute to the development of the transportation sector, seeking to benefit the mobility conditions of people and goods, facilitate the flow of trade and the regional economic integration of Costa Rica.
The PIT and PIV-APP, which have an investment of US$450 million and US$178 million, respectively, are aimed at contributing to the development of the local transportation sector through the improvement of road and port infrastructure, seeking to benefit the mobility of people and goods, facilitate the flow of trade and the regional economic integration of Costa Rica.
These programs include actions on various roads and ports, with rehabilitation, reconstruction, paving, road widening, road safety improvements, bridge enlargement, construction and improvement of port facilities and the execution of a Master Plan for the Pacific coast.
Ineco has been present in Costa Rica since 2004 with important projects such as the National Transportation Plan, approved in 2012, and the Comprehensive Plan for the Modernization of the Airport Network.Service:Geographic Area: