Review of the Swedish Transport Administration’s Cost-Control Efforts—Interim Report 2
This report constitutes the 2025 interim report on Transport Analysis’ assignment to review and follow up the work of the Swedish Transport Administration (STA, Trafikverket in Swedish) on cost control within the framework of the National Plan for Transport Infrastructure (NTP, Nationell plan för transportinfrastrukturen in Swedish).
In this report, we continue to deepen the analysis of cost developments in investment operations by examining a broader selection of projects in the NTP.
One conclusion from last year’s report was that shortcomings in the transparency and clarity of documentation related to maintenance operations hamper the analysis of cost control. Therefore, this year we continue to review the documentation supporting the assessment of maintenance needs and the financial frameworks for asset preservation. We also examine the STA’s follow-up practices, the conditions for such practices, the role of re-evaluating investment projects as an integrated part of the planning system, and the consideration of life-cycle costs (LCC) in the NTP.
We further explore the earlier observation that the need for improved cost control within the STA has long been recognized despite extensive efforts by both the government and the STA. Within the areas analysed this year, several areas for improvement have been identified. For some of these, we provide a number of recommendations.
