Today, Thursday11 of July, the Municipality of Timișoara organises the final press conference dedicated to the project "Rehabilitation of tram lines and modernization of street trams in the municipality of Timișoara, Route 4 - Cetăţii Boulevard" - the first project completed within the West Regional Programme.
- 11 July 2024
The project has a total value of over 13 million euros and aims the rehabilitation of an artery of major importance that generates benefits and better living conditions for all the residents of the city.
The conference will take place at the Mercure Hotel in Timișoara, from 11.00 a.m. The participants will be picked up at 10.00 a.m. from the Timișoara City Hall headquarters to the site, for a visit of location, later joining the press event.
Sustainable urban mobility is at the core of EU’s objectives for investing in urban transport. The Municipality of Timisoara, in Romania, has completed the rehabilitation of its tram lines and the modernisation of the tram street with Cohesion Policy funds. The EU has co-financed this project with more than EUR 13 million through the European Regional and Development Fund (ERDF), under Romania’s 2021-2027 West Regional Programme.
As part of the results, 3.51 km of tram tracks along Bulevardul Cetății have been rehabilitated, 9 tram stations have been upgraded and 2.88 km of cycling infrastructure have been developed. The project will positively impact the life of more than 3.2 million people per year using the tram. This is the first infrastructure project completed under the West Regional Programme in the new 2021-2027 Cohesion Policy programming period.