Road infrastructure projects draw the highest amounts from European Union funds
The Czech road infrastructure is one of the most significant areas when it comes to effective drawing of finance from European Union funds. The total amount allocated from the Operational Programme Transport for the budget period 2007 – 2013 for the Road and Motorway Directorate’s projects is more than 70 billion Czech crowns. Particularly relevant was the second half of 2008, when the Ministry of Transport gradually issued approval protocols for support of another 15 projects co-financed from EU funds.
It concerns support from the European Regional Development Fund granted within the Operational Programme Transport. The recipient of the subsidy is the Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic, which will ensure these projects’ implementation. Co-financing is provided within Priority Axis 4 – Modernisation of Class I Roads outside of TEN-T. The total volume of the support approved to date for the period of 2007 - 2008 for these projects amounts to more than CZK 12.585 billion.
“Allocation of financial support for these projects will contribute to ensuring a high-quality domestic road network, which will in turn have a positive effect on the economic and social situation of the respective regions and serve to reduce the adverse environmental impacts of traffic,” says Alfred Brunclík, Chief Executive Officer of the Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic (ŘSD).
Projects approved in the 2nd half of 2008
| Project Name | Level of EU support (in CZK) |
| I/34 Česká Bělá bypass | 358 798 534 |
| I/11 and I/56 interconnection, S1 junction in Opava | 691 917 704 |
| I/28 Dobroměřice - Odolice | 372 917 894 |
| R7 MÚK Bítozeves - MÚK Vysočany | 560 516 231 |
| R7 Sulec bypass | 472 032 319 |
| I/21 Nová Hospoda - Kočov bypass | 580 453 095 |
| I/16 Řepov – border of the Jičín district | 177 985 782 |
| I/14 Jablonec nad Nisou - Tanvald | 338 052 122 |
| I/16 Border of the JC and MB districts - Sobotka bypass – Samšina - Ohařice - Lochov crossroads | 128 269 088 |
| I/38 Habry - Havlíčkův Brod, renovation of bituminous surface | 166 252 322 |
| I/11 Hrádek – through road (SŽDC) | 813 601 651 |
| I/27 Třemošná – bypass | 810 926 843 |
| I/49 Zlín - Malenovice II. | 313 614 953 |
| I/38 Jihlava, Southern bypass | 204 796 135 |
| I/11 Český Těšín bypass | 439 837 848 |
| Approved projects in total – 2nd half of 2008 | 6 429 972 521 |
Besides Priority Axis 4 – Modernisation of Class I Roads outside of TEN-T, also supported within the Operational Programme Transport in the period 2007 – 2013 will be projects within Priority Axis 2 – Construction and Modernisation of the Motorway and Road Network within TEN-T.
“Subsidies from the Cohesion Fund or the European Regional Development Fund granted for individual projects within the mentioned Priorities will cover up to 85% of the total eligible costs,” Alfred Brunclík adds. The total amount allocated from European Union funds for the period 2007 – 2013 for the ŘSD will be EUR 2,658,713,468. The remaining part of the costs will be covered from the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure and from a loan provided by the European Investment Bank.
Date: 05.02.2009
