Ukraine: international infrastructure project DRIVEConnect implemented in Zakarpattia with EU support

The Infrastructure Restoration and Development Service in Zakarpattia Oblast has announced the implementation of the international DRIVEConnect project under the Interreg NEXT Poland-Ukraine 2021-2027 programme, the EU Delegation to Ukraine has said.

The project, ‘Development of cross-border mobility: improving the accessibility of road infrastructure in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia regions and the Podkarpackie Voivodeship’, aims to improve transport links along the Ukrainian-Polish border and develop road infrastructure.

As part of the project, a major overhaul is planned in Zakarpattia for the section of the H-13 Lviv-Sambir-Uzhhorod national road between km 169+500 and km 172+400.

According to the grant agreement, the project will run from until 30 April 2028.

The total budget for DRIVEConnect is over €20.4 million, of which over €14.6 million is earmarked for Ukraine. In particular, the European Union grant for the Ukrainian side amounts to €11.37 million.

The project has already been registered with the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. The project documentation is currently being finalised. Once a positive expert opinion is received, the Infrastructure Restoration and Development Service will launch a tender and select a contractor to carry out the work.

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