The objective of the STBR process is to develop a transport strategy for the whole of Barents Region jointly, and as an outcome propose and prepare concrete measures, which in due time can be included in national investment programs of each country. The strategy will rest on the realisation that the transport authorities of all countries need to see the Barents Region as a common transport area and to reach best result during the strategy, development collaboration is necessary.The second phase of STBR focuses on measures that the first phase identified as the most urgent. A specific goal for STBR II is to implement recommendations from the first phase of STBR on a concrete level. The project is composed of the following four Work Packages containing selected projects for each transport mode:WP 1 Regional Aviation Subproject: Marketing Support for Regional Aviation in the Barents regionWP 2 Barents Port Forum Subproject: Coordination Support for the Barents Port Association Working groupWP 3 System of Heavy Transport (railways): Subproject: Implementation plan for Timber Transport Pilot NW Russia – Sweden Subproject: Status report Northern Axis development in the Barents regionWP 4 Road Transport Subproject: Road Corridors in the Barents region – Perspectives of Industries and Hauliers Subproject: Traffic Safety of Heavy Vehicles in Winter Time in the Barents region Subproject: Barents Road Data Sharing Pilot. Achievements: Expected results:A multimodal Transport Strategy (draft) mostly grounded on the conclusions of the STBR Process 2003-2007 covering all transport modes, the European Unions ideas of the Northern axis and the Transport strategy for North-West Russia.An overall intention to establish transnational cooperation forums between actors for each transport mode in the Barents region.A common intention among STBR II partners on EU, National and Regional level to perform a phase 3 of the project in order to take care of STBR II results and outputs for further development of sustainable transport in the Barents region.