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volumes. All successful corridors are multimodal corridors and most have both rail and
road.
3. The trend regarding transnational transport corridors is the opportunity to reap
multimodality value through the integration of modal systems using ICT. While the main
challenges are:
 Interoperability and harmonization issues
 IT interconnectivity for travel planning, information and management
 Sharing responsibilities among corridor countries for infrastructure planning and
financing, and for removing bottlenecks.
 Mismatch between national laws and operational issues
 Addressing environmental challenges and providing seamless and reliable transport
solutions.
3.10. Conclusion
The main lessons learnt from the successful transport corridors outside the OIC geography are
as follows:
 Regional Integration drives the best examples of successful corridors. Regional
master plans that are approved by all protagonists can set up corridor networks are
likely to obtain funding.
 Reduction of NTBs along the supply chain will be as important as improving
infrastructure.
 Intra-regional trade will increase with transport corridors.
 Coordination through a professional secretariat is vital.
 Maintenance must not be forgotten and ways and means of generating revenue
needs serious consideration.
 Self-regulation is more effective than heavy police attention, in improving quality.