National Regulations in Sweden for Construction Works; Roads, Streets, Railways, Tramways and Subways

International Partnership Meeting

January 14-15, 2015

Per Andersson

Change of position (since last year)

Four modes of transport – the same responsibility

• Preparing/ Designing National Rules and Regulations

• Examining and Issuing Permits

• Supervision

• Statistics on Accidents

• Maintain Registries

Activities

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20%

18%

8%

18%

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7%Driving License

Civil Aviation and Maritime

Tax and Fee

Transport Registry

Road and Rail

IT

Others

How is the construction market regulated ?

Facilitating trade between the countries within the EU Market. Removes barriers for trade-These are conditions for the sale of products that are subject to harmonization

EU´s CPR; Construction Products Regulation

National Legislation (MS) onRequirements for Construction Works

How is the construction market regulated ?

EU´s CPR; Construction Products Regulation

Basic Requirements for Construction Works according to CPR

• Mechanical resistance and stability

• Safety in case of fire

• Hygiene, health and the environment

• Safety and accessibility in use

• Protection against noise

• Energy economy and heat retention

• Sustainable use of natural resources

How is the construction market regulated ?

National Legislation (MS) onRequirements for Construction Works

How is the rail system regulated ?

Facilitating safety and interoperability of the rail system within the Community. Removes barriers for transportation.-These are conditions for the sale of products based on standardized constituents

EU´s Railway Safety Directive, EU´s Directive on Interoperability

The ambition is that these EU regulations should be “all-inclusive” in the future.Today it is a smaller percentage of the

requirements that are nationally regulated, one example are requirements

for signal interlockings.

Roles and Responsibilities

Övergripandekrav

Myndighets-föreskrifter

Krav

Råd

Swedish National Board of Housing

Swedish Transport Agency

Road & Rail

Infrastructure

Buildings

Construction products

National Regulations

Advice, Handbooks etc.

Technical Requirements

General Requirements Swedish Transport

Administration

National Regulations

General Requirements

Technical Requirements

Advice, Handbooks etc.

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Extent of the Regulatory mandate

Existing Regulations VVFS 2003:140 Technical Requirements

for the building of roads and streets VVFS 2004:31 Mechanical resistance,

stability and durability for construction of roads and streets

VVFS 2004:43 Application of European technical rules for the structural design

BFS2011:10 (EKS) Application of European technical rules for the structural design (eurocodes)

The Regulatory mandate Roads and streets, incl. devices associated with them (eg, bridges, tunnels and road equipment). Railways, subways, tramways, incl. devices associated with them.

Basic Requirements may be issued by TS Mechanical resistance and stability Safety in case of fire Safety in use

Hygiene, health and the environment Protection against noise

” The entire road and rail system”

Swedish Transport Agency, PBF

Rail RegulationTSD (EU)

The Environ-mental Code

Road Tunnel Security …

Swedish National Board of Housing,

Building and Planning

Road MarkingRegulationSecurity in

Subways and Tramways

Road Regulation

Work environment Regulation

Swedish Transport

Administration Client

Requirements

Boundaries of the Regulatory mandate

Construction market turnover

Anläggningsbranschen – utveckling, marknadsstruktur och konjunkturkänslighet PM 2012:1

The construction market turnover is about 100 billion SEK/ year ≈ 12,85 billion US$/ year

Of which the public part, dominated by infrastructure projects, is about 50%

Public

Billion SEK as of 2010

Anläggningsbranschen – utveckling, marknadsstruktur och konjunkturkänslighet PM 2012:1

Construction Market´s share of GDP is 2-4%

Construction market turnover

• Mechanical resistance and stability

• Safety in case of fire

• Safety in use

• Hygiene, health, environment

• Noise

LCC

Effects of the Regulatory mandate

Areas of expertise

Geotechnical eng.Hygiene

Noise

Road equipmentRoad design

Road eng./ constructionRock eng.

Bridge eng.

Environment

Health ”Tramways”

Tunnel eng.

””Subways”

”Fire”Safety systems

Installations

Ventilation

Safety in use

“Track bed”Rail design “Superstructure”

National economy

Deliveries

Alt. 3Roads, Streets, Railways, subways, tramways, incl. devices associated with them). Basic requirements, PBF 3 chapter 7-10,13 §

Alt. 2Roads and streets, incl. devices associated with them). Basic requirements, PBF 3 chapter 7-10,13 §

Alt. 1VVFS 2003:140

Alt. 2Railways, subways, tramways, incl. devices associated with them). Basic requirements, PBF 3 chapter 7-10,13 §

Alt. 1VVFS 2004:43( + 2004:31 + EKS 9)

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Alt. 1....

Timetable: Delivery 2, Two regulations for Roads and Streets & Railroad, Tramway and Subway

Timetable: Delivery 2, Two regulations for Roads and Streets & Railroad, Tramway and Subway

5-step decision principle; capitalize TS interests by (inter) national partnerships:

Strategy for international work, interactions and contacts

Organizations Conferences/ seminars

Thank you for your attention !