The Minister of EU Funds calls for projects under EUR 5.8 bln infrastructure program

The Minister of European Funds opened on Monday calls for financing roads, railroads and metro infrastructure development projects with a total  budget of EUR 5.8 billion from the overall Large Infrastructure Operational Program 2014-2016.

According to AGERPRES “the financing requests for all the calls opened today will be registered between June, 1, 2016- December, 31, 2018. There will be financed infrastructure projects unfinished until the end of 2015, as well as new projects, prioritized for financing depending on the documents of strategic planning”.

The goal of roads infrastructure financing is to ensure the passengers and goods mobility in terms of insurance and  efficiency of resources and irregularities removal from EU roads infrastructure, while the goal for train infrastructure is to finish the railroad aisle Rhin-Danube, more exactly the improvement of the railroad between Hungary and Constanta boundary, in this way ensuring the mobility growth on the railroad central TEN-T, as well as efficiency and competitiveness of railroad transport.

The budget of the railroads call is EUR 1.85 billion, the eligible applicants being the National Company of Railways CFR SA, the Transport Minister and other relevant beneficiaries.

The budget of the public roads call is EUR 3.27 billion and the eligible applicant is the National Company of Highways and National Roads, which is the administrator of  roads infrastructure of national and European interest.

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