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Infrastructure Projects
October 2022
The National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), prepared by the Romanian Government, covers reforms and public investment projects, supported by the European Commission. According to the Recovery and Resilience Facility, Romania will get approximately EUR 30 billion. In the road infrastructure field, in the proposed PNRR, Romania will allocate EUR 2.69 billion for various projects, including:
Highways:
A1 – section Margina – Holdea; total value of the project: EUR 302 million;
A3 – section Nadaselu – Poarta Salajului; total value of the project: EUR 418 million;
A8…
Modernisation of National Railway Lines Update
January 2022
The Bulgarian national company “Railway Infrastructure” (NCRI) has announced an investment proposal for the modernisation of the railway line Vidin – Medkovets, railway section I of the railway line Vidin – Sofia. The project includes the construction of a new catenary, construction of a railway, railway facilities, and new railway stations. The project amount is expected to be around EUR 460 million. NCRI expects that the project will be funded under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF2) programme and plans to start it in 2022.
Further details of the project have not yet…
NNDKP Attorneys Obtain Landmark Decision on the Requirements Imposed on Tenderers in a Public Tender Procedure Regarding the Modernisation of a Romani...
NNDKP has successfully assisted and represented a private company in a dispute resolved by the Bucharest Court of Appeals, concerning the requirements imposed on tenderers in a public tender procedure organised for the modernisation of a Romanian railway line.
Rehabilitation of the Tirana-Durres Railway Line and Construction of a New Railway Line to Tirana International Airport
The Project consists of the rehabilitation of the existing railway line between the cities of Tirana and Durres and construction of a new railway line connecting the Tirana-Durres line with the Tirana International Airport (TIA).
In October 2020 a contract of 30 months with a price of EUR 69,691,711.57 was awarded to the Italian company INC S.P.A. following an international tender launched by the Ministry of Infrastructure and EBRD. The company is currently in the process of obtaining the necessary permits for starting construction works.
Construction of a Fast Railway Track Connecting Belgrade and Nis
According to the anouncements made by the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, this will be an investment of around EUR 2 billion to be implemented with the Chinese company CRBC. Despite the government's intention to develop the project together with CRBC, the EU delegation stated that it is still ready to finance this project.
Public Projects in Motorways and Railway Infrastructure
A building permit is currently being obtained for the construction of a section of the motorway from the Obrezje near Novo mesto junction to the Osredek junction. According to the Motorway Company in the Republic of Slovenia (“DARS”), the works for this section will cost just under EUR 95 million. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of next year and be completed by the end of 2023.
The construction of the section between Velenje and Slovenj Gradec is divided into several sections and will cost over EUR 500 million. For some sections, a building permit is being obtained and public…
Second Railway Track Divaca-Port of Koper
The Divaca–Koper track is important for the international railway freight transport, as the existing track represents a bottleneck on two core European railway corridors.
Upgrade of the Karavanke Railway Tunnel
The Slovenian Infrastructure Agency and the Austrian OBB Infrastruktur published a tender for the Construction works for the safety-technical upgrade of the Karavanke railway tunnel.
Railway Infrastructure
The government will invest in the modernisation of railway infrastructure and renewal of the rolling stock, such as the construction of a new railway line from Beljakovce via Kriva Palanka.
Halkali - Kapikule High-Speed Train
The project aims to connect Istanbul with the Bulgarian border by constructing a new high-speed train line for 229 km.
