Another 46 million has been allocated to Lithuania to improve military mobility links with Europe. EUR EU support – AINA
Lithuania will receive 46 million euros to finance the military mobility project. EUR investments from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). This support will be allocated to the reconstruction of two more sections of the main road “Via Baltica” from Marijampolė to the Polish border.
In 2022, the applications submitted by Lithuania for the financing of important communication road projects improving dual-purpose – military and civilian – mobility links with Europe were approved. December 20 At the meeting of the coordination committee of the CEF transport sector.
“We are glad that Europe recognizes the relevance of Lithuania’s priority dual purpose transport infrastructure and financially supports the implementation of specific projects. The successive reconstruction of “Via Baltica”, which is being accelerated in Lithuania and Poland, will make it possible to quickly ensure higher standards of infrastructure throughput, traffic safety and regional security. The CEF military mobility fund is one of the most important factors in the implementation of “Via Baltica”, says Minister of Communications Marius Skuodis.
The call for improving military mobility links under the CEF program is being published for the second time this year. 63 applications from all over the European Union were submitted for evaluation by the European Commission, of which funding was approved for 35 – for a total of 616 million. euros.
46 million allocated to Lithuania. investments amounting to EUR 100,000 will be allocated to the reconstruction of the A5 Kaunas–Marijampole–Suvalkai (“Via Baltica”) sections from 72.5 km to 79 km and from 79 km to 85 km.
this year, the European Commission has already allocated 61.3 million for the development of “Via Baltica” and the development of the Kaunas intermodal terminal in Palemone according to the signed grant agreements. EUR amount.
According to the minister, more than 100 million was allocated to Lithuania during two CEF calls. The amount of EUR will significantly contribute to the faster implementation of strategic projects.
in 2023 Lithuania will prepare an application for the reconstruction of the last section of the “Via Baltica” highway (from km 85.00 to km 97.07) from the CEF military mobility fund.
Currently, reconstruction of the entire road section from Marijampolė to the Polish border, with a total length of slightly more than 40 km, is underway until 2024. it is planned to be reconstructed in accordance with the requirements for highways: by widening the road from 2 to 4 traffic lanes, constructing connecting roads, and installing intersections that are safer for traffic at a higher level.
In order to ensure proper preparation of Lithuanian transport infrastructure for defense purposes, the Ministries of Transport and National Defense have agreed on a list of general purpose transport infrastructure projects that are expected to be financed with the funds of the CEF Military Mobility Fund.
Inf. of the Ministry of Transport.