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Rising maintenance and operating costs, poor business control, and an inefficient IT system. It is the conclusions about the Swedish Transport Administration that the National Audit Office draws in a recent review by the authority.
According to the document, the Swedish Transport Administration spends, among other things, SEK 3.7 billion on basic maintenance, much more than initially agreed.
“Cursed and saddened”
Maria Stockhaus (M), a member of the Transportation Committee, does not beat around the bush after participating in the review.
– The criticism is devastating. The Swedish National Audit Office says that the Swedish Transport Administration does not have a construction record in which it is aware of the condition of the rails and how they look in the country, where it must make efforts. You have no idea, he tells SVT Nyheter.
– When you buy, you don’t keep track of where you get what you pay for. I am pissed off and saddened by how poorly this is handled.
Maria Stockhaus proposed that the Transport Committee should call the managing director of the Swedish Transport Administration, Lena Erixon, to the committee to explain themselves. But the committee decided not to follow that line.
– This is such a serious criticism that the committee must mark, says Maria Stockhaus.
Eneroth (S): “Nationalized”
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According to the Minister of Infrastructure, Tomas Eneroth (S), the criticisms of the National Audit Office are serious and signify that some parts of the railway maintenance should be nationalized.
– Of course this is serious and shows how important it is for the Swedish Transport Administration to take its own direction when it comes to railway maintenance, not just handing it over to a private market, he tells SVT News.
– I think it is an important part that they have their own competition. Then you have better chances to see if the prices are reasonable. It is not acceptable to have such a steep cost increase as now.
What part of the criticism do you consider the most serious?
– That there is not enough knowledge about the capacity and quality of the system. Is seriously.
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