Integrated Cross-Sectorial Plan of Tirana-Durres Area

EP5- Territorial economic development
Poles, areas and corridors of economic
development
In order to enable the realization of the above,
the municipalities of the region should offer
for future businesses good quality spaces of a
size appropriate to their nature. Depending on
the advantages of each urban centre and their
hierarchy (as defined by the GNP), these LGUs
should guarantee:
• Developing competitive and attractive spaces
for central business areas, industrial and
technological parks, SMEs development areas,
which can attract and accommodate diverse
businesses with specific needs;
• Service offices covering business needs, for
administrative services;
• Infrastructural networks, over and
underground, efficient in mobility and power
supply, water, sewage service etc.;
• Effective public transport system that
provides the possibility of combining different
modes;
• ICT telecommunication networks, which
guarantee fast connections and exchanges
globally;
• High quality natural and urban environment,
enriched in natural and physical assets, with
links and modes of movement that do not
create pollution and negative impact;
• Regional municipalities need to consider
and propose ways to avoid increased risk
from natural factors and natural disasters in
these areas. It is proposed to develop special
infrastructures in support and protection of
these strategic investments of regional and
national relevance.
• The General Local Plans (GLPs) of the
municipalities in the region should foresee and
present the proposed economic development
areas and the respective buffer zones for
future enlargements.
Regional strategic areas for territorial
development:
“Mother Teresa” airport is supported with
fast access, equipped with railway and road
infrastructure. The aim is to efficiently link it to
the regional ring system, and with the national
axis as well.
The planning and maintenance of territorial
spaces for capacity increase at passenger
and freight terminals in the future should
be paramount to land management by line
ministries and municipalities affected by this
development.
The pole Rinas airport - Berxulle appears
as the primary development area of the
metropolitan region. The plan supports the
establishment of structures of national and
regional importance in this territory. These
structures with development potential can
be: elite businesses, university and innovation
research pole, national fairgrounds, regional
hospital, national stadium, innovative business
cluster.
National port areas
The port of Durres and the energy port of
Porto Romano are the strategic naval ports.
The plan strengthens the fast interconnection
and access of these two poles, as well as
their equipment with modern infrastructure
to withstand the increased volumes of
passengers and goods in the future.
The Port of Durres must create access and
stationing for:
1. Passenger station, for the anchorage of
medium and small-sized vessels;
2. Tourist station, for the anchorage of large
cruise ships;
3. Port service and processing area, for the
anchorage of cargo containers;
4. Port service area, for the anchorage of the
fishing fleet;
5. Port tourist area, for the anchorage of
yachts.
Stationing areas should be developed with
space for storage and management of flows,
relying on reserve space for capacity increase
in relation to flows until 2030.
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