Comfort, speed and safety: EEC defines approaches to development of high-speed highways in EAEU

On November 10, the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission adopted a recommendation “On proposals for the organization of high-speed and high-speed passenger rail communication in the EAEU member states.” This was reported to sb.by by the press service of the Eurasian Economic Commission.

The document was prepared within the framework of the roadmap for the implementation of the main directions and stages of the coordinated transport policy of the EAEU member states. Its main goal is to give an additional impetus to the development of high-speed and high-speed passenger rail communication throughout the EAEU and create the most comfortable, fast and safe conditions for citizens to travel.

The Recommendation defines coordinated approaches to the analysis of economic factors when making strategic decisions on the formation of an ecosystem of high-speed passenger transportation in the EAEU.

- Among the main directions are determining the commercial efficiency of projects, identifying their budgetary and socio-economic efficiency, taking into account high capital investments and choosing optimal financing schemes, using digital technologies with elements of artificial intelligence, assessing the impact of high-speed highways on existing and prospective routes, using the experience of member states and third countries, as well as improving legislation.

As Arzybek Kozhoshev, member of the Board (Minister) for Energy and Infrastructure of the EEC, emphasized, the development of high-speed highways will ensure increased mobility of the population, the development of tourism, the growth of the carrying capacity and throughput of railways.

- For the economy, this is the creation of new knowledge-intensive industries and jobs, the widespread use of digital technologies and artificial intelligence, he said.