Slovakia's OPD transport cash

Slovakia had received €979million (US$1.28billion) from the European Commission's Operational Programme Transport (OPD) by the end of November 2011, according to Government sources. The money, which can be used until 2015, will pay for 40km of expressways, around 90km of motorway, and improvements to 80km of railways and 600km of roads.
April 26, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Slovakia had received €979million (US$1.28billion) from the 2465 European Commission’s Operational Programme Transport (OPD) by the end of November 2011, according to Government sources. The money, which can be used until 2015, will pay for 40km of expressways, around 90km of motorway, and improvements to 80km of railways and 600km of roads. The Commission-granted funds will be allocated mainly to the road management company SSC, the motorway operator NDS, the railway passenger operator ZSSK Slovensko and for the rail infrastructure operator ZSR.

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