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Almost 11 per cent growth in provincial road expenses
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2015-06-29T10:00:00.000Z
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Almost 11 per cent growth in provincial road expenses

Norwegian counties’ gross operating expenses in provincial roads increased by NOK 740 million to NOK 7.6 billion in 2014. In public transport, the counties’ expenses constituted NOK 14.8 billion.

Municipality-State-Reporting. Transport and communication. Consolidated accounts. The country. NOK 1 0001Published 29 June 2015
2011201220132014Change in per cent
2013 - 2014
1As from 2010 about 17 000 kilometres main roads were reclassified as provincial roads and thereby became an extended liability for the counties. This resultet in a brake in the time series.
Provincial roads
Gross operating expenditures5 938 8386 316 1616 833 4147 573 54610.8
Gross investment expenditures7 343 3147 874 8888 136 5568 492 0974.4
Local roads
Gross operating expenditures5 040 5015 012 0245 500 4465 083 190-7.6
Gross investment expenditures3 149 9693 379 7973 861 6123 957 3382.5

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. The counties' gross operating expenses in the transport and communication sector

Norwegian counties’ gross operating expenses for the public transport sector increased by NOK 1.1 billion; an increase of 7.8 per cent from 2013. NOK 8.8 billion was spent on transport by bus. This was an increase of NOK 455 compared to 2013.

Almost NOK 8.5 billion in gross investment expenditures

As from 2010, the counties’ investment in provincial roads has increased year by year. While the investment in 2010 constituted NOK 6.5 billion, the amount had grown to NOK 8.5 billion in 2014; an increase of 30.5 per cent in this period of time. The increase from 2013 was 4.4 per cent or NOK 356 million. NOK 2 billion was investments in public transport in both 2013 and 2014.

99 per cent of journeys to school by primary and secondary school students are by bus

More than 74 million journeys to school were made by bus in 2014. These journeys constituted 22 per cent of all journeys by bus in that year. In half of the counties, the journeys to school constitute more than half of the total transport by bus in the county. In the counties Østfold, Hedmark and Finnmark, the journeys to school constituted almost 70 per cent of all journeys by bus in 2014. Oslo is distinguished from the other counties with an equivalent share of less than 1 per cent of all journeys by bus

NOK 17 000 increase in expenses per kilometre provincial road

The counties’ total gross operating expenses in provincial roads came to NOK 7.6 billion in 2014. This is equivalent to an average expense of NOK 171 000 per kilometre road; an increase of 11 per cent or NOK 17 000 per kilometre provincial road compared to 2013. In the period 2010-2014, the counties` total gross operating expenses in provincial road increased by 55 per cent, or NOK 60 600 per kilometre road (nominally).

Small changes in gross operating expenses for local roads

The municipalities’ total gross operating expenses in local roads increased by NOK 489 million to NOK 5.5 billion in 2013. For 2014, the statistics show a decrease of almost 8 per cent to slightly less than NOK 5.1 billion, or the same level as for 2012. However, the comparison between 2014 and previous years is somewhat misleading since the scope of expenses included in the cost type “road” has changed. Before 2014, the municipalities’ expenses in connection with parking were included. As from 2014, these expenses are included in the other part of the sector. This was done to refine the expenses to roads as much as possible. The municipalities’ total gross operating expenses for the transport and communication sector increased in total by NOK 91 million in 2014 to NOK 7.1 billion.