Romania to launch EU-funded infrastructure projects worth EUR 5.5 billion in 2011, says Transport Minister

Romanian authorities will launch EU-funded projects worth EUR 5.57 billion by the end of next year, announced on Sunday Transport Minister Anca Boagiu. This will include the construction of 289 kilometers of highway and modernizing 166 kilometers of railway.

“We’re using EUR5.5 billion from the Transport Operating Program and 72 percent of the ministry’s budget for next year, namely RON 8.3 billion, to co-finance these projects,” said Boagiu.

The highway sections to be auctioned by the end of 2011 are Nadlac-Arad (38.8 km, EUR 234 million), Orastie-Sibiu (82 km, EUR693 million), Deva-Orastie (32.8 km, EUR 355 million), Timisoara-Lugoj (35.6 km, EUR 217 million), to be completed in 2013, and Lugoj-Deva (99.5 km, EUR 1.02 billion) to be completed in 2015.

The ministry also has plans to upgrade 943 kilometers of national roads for EUR 848.45 million, using a loan form the European Investment Bank. Projects for next year also include modernizing166.3 kilometers of rail, for a total EUR1.88 billion and 21 trains stations for EUR227 million.

Simona Bazavan

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