Given a metric space $X$, we consider a class of action functionals, generalizing those considered in \cite{BBS} and \cite{AS}, which\ud
measure the\ud
cost of joining two given points $x_0$ and $x_1$, by means of an absolutely continuous curve. In the case $X$ is given by a space\ud
of probability measures, we can think of these action functionals as giving the cost of some congested/concentrated mass transfer problem. We focus\ud
on the possibility to split the mass in its {\it moving part} and its part that (in some sense) has\ud
already reached its final destination: we consider new action functionals, taking into account only the contribution of the moving part