Bratislava: Tram Line in Petrzalka Will Have Continuous Funding

Bratislava, November 21 (TASR) - The construction of a new tram line in the Bratislava borough of Petrzalka, in the Jungmannova-Janikov dvor section, will have smooth financing, according to the contract on non-refundable financial means, which was signed a few days ago by the capital city and the Transport Ministry, Bratislava mayor Matus Vallo and Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) reported at a press conference on Thursday. This is an amount exceeding €66,897,914 from the EU funds intended for financing the second phase of the transport project. "When before the municipal election many people said that by dividing the Petrzalka tram project into two programming periods we would lose the EU funds, this is exactly the moment that closed this chapter definitively. The signing of the contract confirms that no EU funds will be lost and the entire tram line will be co-financed from EU funds," stated Vallo. The mayor also announced that an important milestone in the construction of the tram line is slowly approaching, and the importance of the transport construction is matched by the pace of construction work on several sections. According to him, all its contours are already visible on the construction site, meaning not only the line and tracks themselves, but also where the pavements or cycle paths will be built, or how the crossings will look. Currently, they are also finishing the connection of the rails of the original tram line with the newly built part. am/mcs