Oct 07 2014

TEN-T: €11.9 billion to improve European transport connections

The European Commission is now accepting proposals from Member States for projects to improve European transport connections. This is the largest ever single amount of EU funding earmarked for transport infrastructure. The funding will be concentrated along 9 major transport corridors which, taken together, will form a core transport network and act as the economic life-blood of the Single Market.

The new core network, to be established by 2030, will connect:

94 main European ports with rail and road links
38 key airports with rail connections into major cities
15,000 km of railway line upgraded to high speed
35 cross border projects to reduce bottlenecks

The results of the bidding and the allocation to projects will be announced in summer 2015.

Source: FIATA