2.5 Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)

2.5 Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)

The TEN-T policy, based on Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, supports provision of quality transport infrastructure across the European Union. TEN-T dedicates financial support towards the realisation of important transport infrastructure across all transport modes and supports the application of innovation, new technologies and digital solutions. The objective is to improve the use of infrastructure, reduce the environmental impact of transport, enhance energy efficiency, and increase safety whilst implementing and developing a Europe-wide transport network.

The TEN-T network comprises of two ‘layers’:

Figure 2.4 Ireland’s TEN-T network and TEN-T Atlantic corridor between Ireland and mainland Europe

all European regions and is

completed by 2030. Represented by nine Core

to be completed by 2050.

Network Corridors, identified as strategically

most important missing connections.

Part of Ireland’s National Roads network comprises the Ten-T network.

Figure 2.4 Ireland’s TEN-T network and TEN-T Atlantic corridor between Ireland and mainland Europe

Ten-T policy provides both opportunities for funding alongside obligation to comply and align with EU policy standards and requirements, such as: National Roads’ connectivity to ports that act as a gateway to other EU member states, for the movement of both people and goods and innovative solutions for leveraging existing capacity prior to investment in new infrastructure.