The EIB will provide technical assistance to Moldova to improve the key Ungheni-Chisinau-Odessa road corridor.
In particular, the European Investment Bank signed a new technical assistance and cooperation agreement with Moldova in Luxembourg, aimed at improving a key road corridor in Moldova. According to the EIB, the technical assistance package consists of studies that will be carried out in the coming months to prioritize road sections along the Ungheni-Chisinau-Odessa corridor for phased implementation. For each section, the study will identify options to improve capacity, service levels and road safety, as well as ways to reduce the impact of noise and pollution on people living nearby by moving transit traffic away from populated areas. Once completed, the Ungheni-Chisinau-Odessa road corridor will become a key link in the expanded Trans-European transport network, the goal of which is to make the principles of free movement of people and goods possible and practical in real life. The agreement will be implemented under the JASPERS-managed Eastern Partnership Investment in Connectivity (EPIC) instrument, funded by the European Union. The head of the Department of Transport Infrastructure of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of Moldova, Radu Rogovei, said that since the beginning of 2022, the EPIC advisory group has been on hand, first to develop the National Mobility Strategy of Moldova for 2023-2030, and then to work on key infrastructure projects, such as the completion of the Chisinau ring road. “The always accessible, flexible, independent and accurate way of providing advice has made them a development partner we trust,” he said. // 26.02.2024 — InfoMarket.
