EUROPE: The European Commission announced the projects selected to receive €170m of trans-European transport network infrastructure co-funding grants on February 21.
The grants are based on the TEN-T annual and multi-annual calls published on May 19 2010. They are intended help EU member states build missing transport links, remove bottlenecks and increase transport safety and security.
Following last year's call for funding, a total of €190·6m has been allocated towards projects with a total value of €899·3m. Applications were submitted for 26 rail projects, with 14 being accepted and receiving 17·9% of the total funding. Other projects also include rail elements.
| Rail projects awarded TEN-T funding under the 2010 programme and call for proposals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Code | Country | Applicant | Project | Study/Work | Estimated total eligible costs of the project, € | Maximum TEN-T financial support, % | Maximum TEN-T financial support, € |
| Rail (conventional) | 9108 | Greece | Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness & Shipping | Studies for Arachovitika - Patras port section of Athens - Patras line | S | 2 500 000 | 50% | 1 250 000 |
| 9234 | Finland | Finnish Transport Agency | Seinajoki - Oulu line | W | 45 400 000 | 10% | 4 540 000 | |
| 9305 | Finland | Finnish Transport Agency | Kokkola - Ylivieska line PPP procurement process | S | 4 300 000 | 50% | 2 150 000 | |
| 9204 | France | Ministère de l'Ecologie, de l'Energie, du Développement durable et de la Mer | Adapting Mulhouse - Mullheim cross-border line for TGV and ICE trains | W | 3 600 000 | 20% | 720 00 | |
| 9226 | Netherlands | ProRail | Third track Zevenaar - German border | S | 1 605 000 | 50% | 802 500 | |
| 9227 | Netherlands | ProRail | Extension to Maasvlakte West yard (phase 1) | S | 2 953 200 | 50% | 1 476 600 | |
| 9245 | Poland | PKP PLK | Feasibility study for modernisation and expansion of Katowice railway junction | S | 7 000 000 | 50% | 3 500 000 | |
| 9129 | Portugal | GPERI | Detailed design for the Alcântara grade separation | S | 3 260 104 | 50% | 1 630 052 | |
| 9216 | Sweden | Trafikverket | Completion of the Haparandabanan | W | 29 600 000 | 10% | 2 960 000 | |
| 9232 | Slovenia | Agency for the Management of Public Railway Infrastructure Investment | Preparation for upgrading Poljcane - Pragersko line | S | 2 200 000 | 50% | 1 100 000 | |
| 9107 | UK | Department for Transport | Felixstowe rail terminal: improving intermodal transfers and eliminating bottleneck | W | 37 630 367 | 13·29% | 5 000 000 | |
| 9219 | UK | Department for Transport | Nuneaton North Chord and Kennett resignalling | W | 39 954 664 | 12·50% | 4 994 333 | |
| Rail (high speed) | 9210 | Spain | Ministerio de Fomento | Studies for Madrid - Oropesa section of Madrid - Lisboa high speed line | S | 12 700 000 | 39·37% | 5 000 000 |
| 9255 | Spain | ADIF | Planning Madrid - Basque Country - France high speed line | S | 4 700 770 | 50% | 2 350 385 | |
| 9256 | Spain | ADIF | Bobadilla - Granada high speed line studies and projects | S | 4 495 422 | 50% | 2 247 711 | |
| 9306 | Portugal | GPERI | Study supporting PPP programme for high speed rail implementation | S | 1 949 000 | 50% | 974 500 | |
| Rail (mixed) | 9240 | Europe | RailNetEurope | Studies on improving the freight corridors using telematic applications | S | 2 423 546 | 50% | 1 211 773 |
| Other | 9109 | Spain | Terminal Catalunya | Muelle Prat rail terminal | W | 29 134 988 | 10% | 2 913 499 |
| 9112 | Italy | Ferrovienord | MXPT2LINK-UP rail link between Malpensa Airport terminals 1 and 2 | S | 2 592 980 | 50% | 1 296 490 | |
| 9137 | Spain | ADIF | Planning rail freight terminals at Valencia Fuente San Luis, Madrid Vicálvaro | S | 5 170 000 | 50% | 2 585 000 | |
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