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The HiCo Region can count on excellent infrastructures made up of intermodal transportation systems (motorways, railways, ports, airports and traffic centres). The European Corridor 5 is particularly relevant. It covers the following route:
- Venice
- Trieste/Koper-Capodistria
- Ljubljana
- Maribor
- Slovenian/Hungarian state border
- Budapest
- Hungarian/Ukrainian state border
- Uzgorod
- Lvov
- Kiev
The European Corridors make up a trans-European communication network involving all types of transportation (road, railway, water and air). The network has been developed as a consequence of the growth, since 1990, of political-economic relationships and of cooperation relationships between Western Europe and Central and Eastern Europe. It is made up of 10 corridors and should be completed by 2010.
The population density of the HiCo Region contributes to the capillarity of communication routes, whereas the presence of ports and airports in a relatively small area allows for maximum mobility of people and goods.
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On the HiCo Region territory, the international airport of Ronchi dei Legionari and the national airport of Portorož are located. The Ronchi airport enjoys a remarkably central position in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, being near to Gorizia and Monfalcone and a few miles away from Trieste and Udine, to which it is effectively connected. The Portorož airport, serving the Koper area, is used for passenger, tourist and business flights. However, the HiCo Region takes advantage of the proximity of the Venice and Ljubljana airports.
Several fixed an mobile phone operators are active in Italy and Slovenia. Telecom Italia and Telekom Slovenije are the main operating companies. Both offer services to privates and enterprises. The HiCo Region territory is wired for broad-band Internet connection and has a total coverage for mobile phones, for which it is possible to choose among a variety of operators.
Road Transportation