Basis for an economic evaluation of the PMZ project

There are regular studies that address the question of whether total or partial financing and realisation of infrastructure by private parties is possible. Starting from the thought that the government must provide new infrastructure (including roads), the question is what role the government can still play in this process, and what social considerations are involved. The KiM Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis studied the question of what types of socio-economic considerations, from a government perspective, are desirable or necessary in a given project in which construction, financing and exploitation have been left to the market, namely the Main Port Corridor South Project (which is known as the ‘PMZ project’ from the original Dutch name). Based on an analysis of the literature, this document takes the viewpoint that the role of government in this process is to protect the public interests. This document also sets out a link with the decision-making frameworks used by the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management for transport infrastructure projects, which include the Overview of the Effects of Infrastructure (OEI), the Public-Private Comparator (PPC), as well as business cases.