Stockholm Chamber of Commerce has sharply criticized Trafikverket in a new report on Sweden's infrastructure development. The report highlights skyrocketing costs, slow bureaucracy, and reduced efficiency. Trafikverket, headquartered in Borlänge, dismisses the criticism as based on misunderstandings.
Stockholm Chamber of Commerce released a report criticizing Trafikverket's management of infrastructure projects. It points to soaring costs, sluggish bureaucracy, and declining efficiency.
Trafikverket pushes back firmly. "It is good that we are scrutinized, but their conclusions do not match," says Ulrika Geeraedts, head of the Planning division at the agency. She argues the report relies on misunderstandings and outdated practices.
The agency is headquartered in Borlänge in Dalarna, making the criticism particularly relevant locally. The Chamber's report highlights challenges in Sweden's infrastructure building, though Trafikverket maintains its current methods are more effective.