Strategic Transport Infrastructure Needs to 2030
Transcontinental Infrastructure Needs to 2030/50 explores the long-term opportunities and challenges facing major gateway and transport hub infrastructures -- ports, airports and major rail corridors – in the coming decades. The report uses projections and scenarios to assess the broader economic outlook and future infrastructure requirements, and examines the options for financing these, not least against the backdrop of the economic recession and financial crisis which have significantly modified the risks and potential rewards associated with major infrastructure projects. Building on numerous in-depth case studies from Europe, North America and Asia, the report offers insights into the economic prospects for these key facilities and identifies policy options for improved gateway and corridor infrastructure in the future.
Executive summary
The OECD’s “Strategic Transport Infrastructure Needs to 2030” project brought together experts from the public and private sector to take stock of the long-term opportunities and challenges facing gateway and corridor infrastructure (ports, airports, rail corridors, oil and gas pipelines, etc.). The intention was to propose a set of policy options to enhance the contribution of these infrastructures to economic and social development at home and abroad in the years to come.