The development and the modernisation of the transport infrastructure in Romania according to the EU's Directives

Abstract

The paper deals with the transports’ evolution under the sustainable development. For the beginning, we analyse the impact of the transports on the European and the Romanian economies. The analysis covers all types of transports and is focused on the Romania’s situation. A distinct part of the paper talks about the future of the transports’ development during 2007-2013. The final part of the paper analyses the impact of the transports on the environment and connects it to the next evolution. The forecasts talk about a growth of the road traffic about 30% in 2010, comparing to 1995. On the other hand, in the same year, the external costs of the air and road traffic will grow to 42%.