VISION: Road Transport in Europe 2025 - FEHRL

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Path to implementation
Whilst a functionally suitable network is a pre-requisite under all five scenarios, the degree of functionality
would vary considerably. There would be little improvement under the Do-Nothing scenario and current
practice would continue with any changes being introduced slowly.
In the Government-Led scenario road function would be differentiated by the traffic management and
restraint. Fast construction techniques might be introduced through incentives if it could be demonstrated
that there were wider benefits.
By contrast the Market-Led scenario would be driven by more specific (and parochial) cost benefit arguments
driven by the returns on investment. Improvements in service would be provided for those who were prepared
to pay. Roads that could be constructed quickly would provide quicker returns than those by more
conventional methods.
The Sustainable-Society scenario would place more emphasis on the environmental issues; greater use of a
holistic approach to provide a network that caused minimum damage to the environment.
In the Ideal-World scenario there would be: substantial flexibility and integration of the physical assets;
integrated transport corridors; the integration between land-use and transport being well understood and
planned for; and development planning.