ON OPTIMAL TERMS OF PROJECTS REALIZATION RELATED TO CREATION OF INNOVATIVE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE OBJECTS

Abstract

The efficient operation of the transport infrastructure is a key factor in the successful functioning of many enterprises, industries and entire regions of Ukraine. Currently, a significant part of the transport infrastructure of Ukrainian sea ports is outdated and requires urgent measures for its modernization. Therefore, of great practical interest is the creation of effective methods for substantiating the optimal timing of projects for the innovative development of transport infrastructure facilities. In a situation where the existing object of an obsolete transport infrastructure is planned to be replaced with a new infrastructure object, with the involvement of innovative technologies, it may seem advisable to start the implementation of the project for the creation and operation of an innovative object as early as possible in order to be able to start using all the advantages which are provided by the innovative technologies. But, on the other hand, with such an approach, it may turn out that the operation of an infrastructure facility that uses old technologies will be completed long before its physical resource is exhausted and before the payback period of the corresponding investment is reached. Thus, there is a natural need to develop quantitative methods that allow to make informed decisions about the optimal timing of the completion of old and start of new projects using more effective innovative technologies. The paper proposes a method for assessing the performance indicators of projects for the construction and operation of transport infrastructure based on the introduction of innovative technologies. To assess the effectiveness of projects for the creation and operation of transport infrastructure facilities, taking into account both physical deterioration and obsolescence, it is proposed to use the EAC indicator. Studies have shown that when planning the time for the start of innovative projects, it is advisable to reduce the duration of the operational phase of the project for the construction and operation of an old-type transport infrastructure facility, in comparison with those terms that would be optimal if the introduction of innovative technologies was not planned.