Ukraine's strategic priorities for developing its transportation system during the war
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https://doi.org/10.5377/reice.v11i21.16552Keywords:
transport infrastructure, the operational condition of artificial structures, priority objects of transport infrastructure, problems of transport infrastructure development, repair and restoration works, infrastructurethe operational condition of highways, transport facilities, financing of the transport construction industryAbstract
The war and the infrastructure destruction are transforming logistics routes and significantly changing transportation connections. It confirms the need for new strategic pathways to develop the transportation system. This article aimed to identify the strategic priorities for developing ukraine's transportation system during the war. The methodology is based on systems analysis methods to assess the strategic importance of developing the transportation system by transportation modes. The authors analyze strategic documents for developing ukraine's transportation sector and evaluate statistical data regarding regional volumes of ukraine's foreign trade and cargo transportation. The study assesses the state of cooperation between ukraine, moldova, and romania in times of war. In particular, it asses the establishment of public-private partnerships between these countries and joint ventures to develop rail and road transportation.
The results demonstrate the importance of developing railway connections between ukraine and european countries within cooperation programs and projects involving poland, romania, moldova, and the baltic states. The authors identified that the key barriers to developing ukraine's transportation system during the war are fiscal constraints and low investment expectations in ukraine's transportation sector. The practical significance of this work lies in identifying strategic priorities for the development of ukraine's transportation system in times of war, including 1) expanding railway capacity through the modernization of existing border crossing points and construction of new ones, particularly with romania and moldova; 2) emphasizing the importance of developing ports on the danube and ferry crossings to restore cargo transportation volumes.
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