Measures in transport infrastructure

The plan states that the road network and railways need upgrading in large parts of Sweden and that the state must take greater responsibility because expansion is moving too slowly. It also binds the party to ensuring that the countryside is not depleted and to regional policy that reduces disparities. Guaranteeing a minimum standard on the fine-meshed road network and earmarking maintenance for local railways follow from these commitments.

• upgrading roads and railwaysdecisive»Vägnätet och järnvägen behöver rustas upp i stora delar av Sverige, när industrierna nu expanderar på nya platser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The road network and railways need upgrading in large parts of Sweden, as industries are now expanding in new places”
• state responsibility for rural infrastructure»Utbyggnaden av transportinfrastruktur och fiber går alldeles för sakta, staten behöver gå in och ta ett större ansvar för utbyggnaden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The expansion of transport infrastructure and fiber is moving far too slowly, the state needs to step in and take greater responsibility for expansion”
• countryside shall not be depleted»Oavsett var i landet vi bor så har vi ett gemensamt intresse av att landsbygden inte utarmas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regardless of where in the country we live, we have a common interest in ensuring the countryside is not depleted”
• regional policy against disparities»Regionalpolitiken ska därför drivas för att minska klyftorna.« (party programme ↗)“Regional policy should therefore be pursued to reduce disparities.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that the whole country shall be able to live and that the car is absolutely necessary in large parts of the country, with a travel deduction that shall have a more equitable countryside profile. It also wants to invest massively in both new and existing railway. Requirements for an acceptable standard for the dense road network and earmarked maintenance of local railways align with these commitments, although the plan does not pronounce on statutory standards.

• the car is needed in the countrysidedecisive»Klimatkrisen kan aldrig lösas med att skuldbelägga människor som behöver ta bilen till affären« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate crisis can never be solved by blaming people who need to drive to the shop”
• the whole country shall live»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a common interest in the whole country being able to live and develop.”
• maintenance and new railway»Genom massiva investeringar i både ny och befintlig järnväg kommer fler att kunna resa klimatsmart med tåg.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Through massive investments in both new and existing railway, more will be able to travel climate-smartly by train.”
• more equitable countryside profile»Ett nytt reseavdrag ska förbättra möjligheterna att få avdrag också för mer klimatsmarta resor, och med rättvisare landsbygdsprofil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A new travel deduction shall improve the opportunities to get deduction also for more climate-smart journeys, and with a more equitable countryside profile.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that rail traffic is needed for people to be able to live and work in the countryside too and that the tracks must be maintained so that delays are minimised. Setting aside railway maintenance for local lines in the countryside follows from that, and a minimum standard for the fine-meshed road network is compatible with the plan's understanding that the countryside depends on the car. The plan prioritises railways before roads, however, which qualifies the support.

• rail for the countrysidedecisive»Kollektivtrafik i allmänhet och tågtrafik i synnerhet krävs« (party programme ↗)“Public transport in general and rail traffic in particular are needed”
• maintained railway»spåren underhållas och förseningar minimeras« (party programme ↗)“the tracks are maintained and delays are minimised”
• upgraded railway network»bygga ut och rusta upp järnvägsnätet för snabba tåg i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“build out and upgrade the railway network for fast trains throughout the country”
• railway before road»lastbilstrafik ska väljas bort till förmån för ökade« (party programme ↗)“lorry traffic should be ruled out in favour of increased”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan explicitly commits to upgraded rural roads with better road maintenance year-round and upgrading regional railways, which is factually the same as the counter-proposal's demands for a minimum standard for the fine-meshed road network and earmarked maintenance of local lines. The plan also establishes that the whole country shall have reliable infrastructure and that sparsely populated areas' special conditions must be weighed in political decisions. The demand therefore lies within the plan's core.

• upgraded rural roadsdecisive»Landsbygden behöver bättre vägar och bättre tillgång till cykelvägar. Vi vill rusta upp vägarna, göra dem mer trafiksäkra för alla trafikanter, förbättra belysningen, vägunderhållet året runt och bygga fler laddstolpar och snabbladdare i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The countryside needs better roads and better access to cycle paths. We want to upgrade roads, make them more traffic-safe for all road users, improve lighting, road maintenance year-round and build more charging stations and fast-chargers across the whole country.”
• upgraded regional railways»Vi vill rusta upp regionala järnvägar, bygga nya stambanor från norr till söder, höja standarden på det nationella stambanenätet i hela landet och storsatsa på morgondagens tågtrafik — för klimatets och landsbygdens bästa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to upgrade regional railways, build new trunk lines from north to south, raise the standard of the national trunk network across the whole country and invest heavily in tomorrow's rail traffic — for the climate and the countryside.”
• reliable infrastructure across the country»Hela landet ska ha tillgång till en pålitlig infrastruktur, snabbt bredband och pålitlig mobiltäckning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The whole country shall have access to reliable infrastructure, fast broadband and reliable mobile coverage.”
• consideration of sparsely populated areas' conditions»Sverige är EU:s näst mest glesbefolkade land och det innebär särskilda utmaningar för gles- och landsbygden som politiska beslut måste ta hänsyn till — det gäller inte minst behovet av kommunikationer och infrastruktur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden is Europe's second most sparsely populated country and that means special challenges for sparsely populated and rural areas that political decisions must take into account — not least the need for communications and infrastructure.”

The plan establishes that the road network shall function in all parts of Sweden, that transport policy must acknowledge the car's role in rural areas and that infrastructure needs continued large investments with maintenance before prestige projects. The counter-proposal's requirement for a guaranteed minimum standard for the fine-mesh road network and earmarked maintenance of local railway lines thus lies in line with the plan, even though the plan does not set specific legislated levels.

• functioning road network throughout the countrydecisive»Vägnätet ska fungera och statliga myndigheter ska finnas närvarande i alla delar av Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The road network shall function and state authorities shall be present in all parts of Sweden.”
• the car's role in rural areas»Transportpolitiken måste erkänna bilens roll på landsbygden.« (party programme ↗)“Transport policy must acknowledge the car's role in rural areas.”
• maintenance before prestige projects»Vi vill bygga bort järnvägsnätets flaskhalsar och så att tågen går i tid här och nu i stället för att lägga hundratals miljarder på en höghastighetsjärnväg som inte är klar ens om 20 år.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to build away the railway network's bottlenecks and so that trains run on time here and now rather than laying hundreds of billions on a high-speed railway that will not be finished even after 20 years.”
• investments in infrastructure»Sverige behöver fortsatt stora investeringar i infrastruktur.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden needs continued large investments in infrastructure.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto makes a billion-kronor investment to upgrade neglected roads throughout the country a main point and states that all Sweden shall function. The party programme places on the state the responsibility for a long-term high investment level in roads and railways and that all regardless of place of residence shall be able to support themselves and develop their locality. Demands for secured standards for the fine-meshed road network and earmarked maintenance of local railways follow from this.

• upgrade neglected roadsdecisive»Miljardsatsning för att rusta eftersatta vägar i hela landet - istället för att bygga dyra höghastighetståg.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Billion-kronor investment to upgrade neglected roads throughout the country - instead of building costly high-speed trains.”
• all Sweden shall function»Hela Sverige ska fungera och det ska gå att bo och verka även utanför de stora städerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All Sweden shall function and it shall be possible to live and work even outside the major cities.”
• high investment level»Staten har ansvar för att investeringsnivån i kommunikationssystemens infrastruktur såsom vägar, järnvägar och elektroniska kommunikationskanaler hålls på en långsiktigt hög nivå« (party programme ↗)“The state has responsibility for the investment level in communication systems' infrastructure such as roads, railways and electronic communication channels being kept at a long-term high level”
• rights regardless of place of residence»Alla människor ska oavsett bostadsort kunna få del av samhällets grundläggande sociala rättigheter och ges rimliga förutsättningar att försörja sig och utveckla sin bygd.« (party programme ↗)“All people regardless of place of residence shall be able to benefit from society's basic social rights and be given reasonable conditions to support themselves and develop their locality.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan's decisive commitment is that roads should be fixed and that speeds on state roads that have been reduced due to poor maintenance should in time be restored, and that existing railway should be upgraded instead of new showpiece projects. The plan also establishes that all of Sweden must function for people to be able to live and work in the whole country. This bears the demand for acceptable standard in the fine-meshed road network and maintenance of local lines in rural areas.

• restore road standarddecisive»Hastigheten på alla statliga vägar där hastigheten sänkts på grund av bristande underhåll bör på sikt återställas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The speed on all state roads where speed has been reduced due to poor maintenance should in time be restored.”
• fix the road network»Laga Sveriges vägar så att du kan komma fram säkert och i tid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Fix Sweden's roads so you can get there safely and on time”
• maintenance before new construction»Rusta upp dagens järnväg i stället för att satsa på höghastighetståg som riskerar att vara omoderna redan innan de är klara« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Upgrade today's railway instead of investing in high-speed trains that risk being outdated before they are finished”
• the whole country must function»Men ska det gå att bo och verka i hela Sverige måste också hela Sverige fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But if people are to be able to live and work in all of Sweden, all of Sweden must also function.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan identifies that rural roads are in poor condition due to lack of maintenance and that railways are neglected, and promises upgrading the road and rail network across the country. The counter-proposal's demands for a minimum acceptable standard for the fine-meshed road network and earmarked funds for local railway lines are means for the same goal. The plan addresses the committee's reasoning, since it also believes that all transport modes are needed and that the maintenance debt must be paid off.

• upgrading throughout the countrydecisive»Rusta upp väg- och järnvägsnätet i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Upgrade the road and rail network throughout the country”
• neglected rural road maintenance»Vägarna på landsbygden är i många fall i dåligt skick på grund av bristande underhåll.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Rural roads are in many cases in poor condition due to lack of maintenance.”
• improved maintenance»Förbättra underhållet av vägar och järnväg« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve maintenance of roads and railways”
• all transport modes needed»Sverigedemokraterna anser att samtliga transportslag, inklusive bil och flyg, är viktiga för att samhället ska fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats believe that all transport modes, including cars and aviation, are important for society to function.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.