Preparing the strategic investments for developing an integrated road transport infrastructure in the Oradea-Debrecen urban poles area (Acronym INFRASTRAT)

Problems and challenges: The main common challenges regarding road transportation infrastructure at the level of urban poles Oradea-Debrecen refers to finding solutions that allow the management of different traffic types that manifest on 3 levels: transit traffic, because of Romania-Hungary cross border point; exchange traffic, that takes place at metropolitan level between urban centres and surrounding communes due to the urbanization process; internal traffic that takes place at the level of each locality. In this context, it becomes necessary to adapt the road infrastructure to the needs already existing of the target groups and that could create, on medium term, additional constraints, with negative impact on regions'' activity, life quality, labour mobility and common economical competition.

Project context: This project has the starting point the scenario, on medium and long term that the two urban congestions Oradea and Debrecen will become more inter-connected from socio-economic and infrastructural point of view. This evolution is anticipated and supported, both at the level of inter-governmental debates and within strategic objectives of National Concept of Spatial Development of Hungary and Romania. On this basis, the accent falls on the equilibrate layout of relevant functions from economical and infrastructural point of view, on the common impact area of the two urban poles Oradea-Debrecen, this common impact area having an important cross border character. Partners' integrated approach allowed ranking some problems that can be solved in common, road accessibility, being a relevant subject for territorial inter-relationship. Thus, organised meetings allowed a detailed problem analysis, defining the project idea, its objectives, target groups, activities, estimated results, budget and activity responsible.