Rail Corporation of Uruguay (already in existence, but its role in implementing railway policy needs to be more clearly defined) Railroad Modernization Plan Management Office Subprogram 1.2: Creation of a competitive transport market The objective is to establish a regulatory structure for interurban freight transport services that neutralizes negative externalities and prevents unfair competition among operators in a given mode by imposing levels of equivalent requirements across modes to avoid the distortion of intermodal competition. The following situations need to be addressed: a) Regulation of competition b) Regulation of externalities and levels of service c) Supervision and monitoring of regulations Subprogram 1.3: Planning and evaluation of public investment projects This subprogram is intended to: Ensure efficiency in the provision of infrastructure. Ensure that the planning of public and private investment in interurban transport infrastructure reflects national and regional development goals and fulfills efficiency objectives in social terms. Develop and promote new investment formulas and projects that are attractive to private investors, to encourage their participation in socially profitable public infrastructure projects. Construct an efficient fare structure for use in the infrastructure of the interurban transport system (ITS) that eliminates economic distortions across modes and incorporates external costs. Significantly increase management oversight in the ITS infrastructure so as to reduce pressure through larger investments and improve the level of user services. Program 2: development of a national railway policy Subprogram 2.1: Creation of the Railroad Regulation Office Similar to the functions that offices of this type fulfill in other countries, the following functions can be proposed for this office: Issue and monitor compliance with railroad safety regulations pertaining to equipment, the design and use of rail lines, signaling and traffic control, etc.
Rail Corporation of Uruguay (already in existence, but its role in implementing railway policy needs to be more clearly defined) Railroad Modernization Plan Management Office Subprogram 1.2: Creation of a competitive transport market The objective is to establish a regulatory structure for interurban freight transport services that neutralizes negative externalities and prevents unfair competition among operators in a given mode by imposing levels of equivalent requirements across modes to avoid the distortion of intermodal competition. The following situations need to be addressed: a) Regulation of competition b) Regulation of externalities and levels of service c) Supervision and monitoring of regulations Subprogram 1.3: Planning and evaluation of public investment projects This subprogram is intended to: Ensure efficiency in the provision of infrastructure. Ensure that the planning of public and private investment in interurban transport infrastructure reflects national and regional development goals and fulfills efficiency objectives in social terms. Develop and promote new investment formulas and projects that are attractive to private investors, to encourage their participation in socially profitable public infrastructure projects. Construct an efficient fare structure for use in the infrastructure of the interurban transport system (ITS) that eliminates economic distortions across modes and incorporates external costs. Significantly increase management oversight in the ITS infrastructure so as to reduce pressure through larger investments and improve the level of user services. Program 2: development of a national railway policy Subprogram 2.1: Creation of the Railroad Regulation Office Similar to the functions that offices of this type fulfill in other countries, the following functions can be proposed for this office: Issue and monitor compliance with railroad safety regulations pertaining to equipment, the design and use of rail lines, signaling and traffic control, etc.
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