2005 government status report of the Netherlands

Last December the text of the new national mobility policy document was published by the government [1]. Parliamentary debate will take place around the summer of 2005. Due to high, and ever increasing, traffic densities in The Netherlands traffic jams are very common. Although they can not be prevented all together, the aim is to improve the reliability and predictability of travel time. This will not be achieved by road construction alone. Road pricing, regional cooperation between different authorities, improved maintenance and technological innovation are required to reach the targets. Meanwhile, safety and the environment (climate, local air quality and sound) will have to improve as well; making the required effort even bigger.