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The variety of funding instruments available emphasize the maturity of TEN-T.
Prioritizing investments
The nine corridors (including the two horizontal corridors) are TEN-T’s priority projects. The
corridors are a redefinition of the 30 priority projects from earlier TEN-T policy and based on
extensive research. In TEN-T revision of 2013, the priority projects received a higher urgency status.
The corridors are:
1. Atlantic corridor;
2. Orient – East Med corridor;
3. Baltic Adriatic corridor;
4. Rhine-Alpine corridor;
5. Mediterranean corridor;
6. Rhine-Danube corridor;
7. North Sea-Baltic corridor;
8. Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor;
9. North Sea-Mediterranean corridor.
With the additional priority projects:
 Motorway of the Sea;
 European Rail Traffic management system.
Advocating for and coordinating themaintenance and upgrading of corridor infrastructure and
facilities
Corridor coordinators publish corridor working programmes, in which they elaborate on a vision for
the development of a specific corridor.
3.1.5 Corridor performance monitoring and dissemination
Monitoring system of implementation of agreements and activities
INEA as well as the corridor coordinators keep track of the implementation of the specific projects.
The corridor working plans published for each corridor is the main monitoring instrument for
supervising the corridors (as laid down in article 47 of the TEN-T regulations). On top of that, the
coordinators publish a Common Progress Report each year in which they reflect on last years’ progress
and look at critical issues to overcome for the next year. On a higher level, the European Parliament
monitors the general direction of TEN-T.
Monitoring of performance of corridors
Corridor performance is monitored in the annual working plans as well. This has led to the
development of Key Performance Indicators (KPI), which allow performance monitoring of corridors
along a list of objective criteria. KPIs are being used to assess and monitor the evolution of the
corridors and the potential effects of projects upon infrastructure performance. A common or ‘generic’
KPI framework has been developed for the railway network, inland waterway network, road network,
airports, seaports, inland ports and rail-road terminals, which permits comparability across the whole
network. An example of KPIs for the rail network is shown i (Balász, 2016).