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| More than € 49 million to help Romania repair rail and roads Romania will receive fast-track support of more than € 49 million to help repair rail and roads damaged by floods. The European Commission decided to offer this aid to Romania through the ISPA programme (Pre-Accession Instrument for Structural Policies), which helps candidate countries prepare to become members to the European Union. The money will be used for the reconstruction of railways and roads in Romania damaged and destroyed during the floods in July and August. Devastating floods hit Romania last summer causing widespread damage and destruction. The floods hit in particular, the railway sections Focsani – Putna Seaca and Bucharest Progresu – Giurgiu, which are located on Transport Corridor IX and the Trans-European Network (TEN-T). Two important railway bridges collapsed, one in each section. The railway Corridor IX is one of the two main railway lines in Romania and crucial in order to ensure the railway circulation, both for international and national traffic. The tendering for the reconstruction works will take place towards the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |