European Commission approves Polish S19 dual carriageway project

The European Commission has approved a project worth almost 150 million for construction of an S19 dual carriageway stretching between Lublin and Rzeszow. The road is part of TEN-T, the Trans-European Transport Networks. Tent-T is a planned set of road, rail, air and water transport networks in the European Union. A decision to adopt TEN-T was made by the European Parliament and Council in 1996. TEN-T projects are mostly funded by national or state governments. Other funding sources include European C
February 18, 2016 Read time: 1 min
The European Commission has approved a project worth almost 150 million for construction of an S19 dual carriageway stretching between Lublin and Rzeszow.

The road is part of TEN-T, the Trans-European Transport Networks. Tent-T is a planned set of road, rail, air and water transport networks in the European Union. A decision to adopt TEN-T was made by the European Parliament and Council in 1996.

TEN-T projects are mostly funded by national or state governments. Other funding sources include European Community funds, loans from international financial institutions such as the European Investment Bank, and private funding.
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