"We are building cycling routes in 14 counties of the country, with the signing of today's contracts we are up to date with all the benchmarks, all the deadlines assumed by the Ministry of Development through PNRR", announced the Minister of Development, Cseke Attila, after the signing, in the presence of Prime Minister Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca, four financing contracts through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The cycling routes are aimed at encouraging sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism, as well as increasing the accessibility of tourist areas such as: Putna Monastery, Drobeta Citadel, Huniade Castle or Histria Citadel.
"On all PNRR components managed by the Ministry of Development, we signed financing contracts with a total value representing 100% of the available funds. There are over 6,000 contracts, with a total value of € 6.4 billion. We closed all the benchmarks assumed for the signing of contracts on the components managed by the Ministry of Development. In order to ensure that Romania will use the entire amount available from the PNRR, we will conclude additional financing contracts, exceeding by 30% the available European funds, for which government funds were allocated", said the Minister of Development.
With a budget of € 247.5 million, to which is added € 74.25 million representing the value of 30% overcontracting (total € 321.75 million), within this component, the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration will ensure the development of almost 4,000 km of cycling routes.
During the month of January 2023, another 7 financing contracts were signed by the Ministry of Development for the construction of 426 km of bicycle tracks on the embankments of water courses, worth € 35.1 million.
The funding applications approved today were submitted by the County Councils in partnership, for routes that cross at least 3 counties, are continuous for a minimum length of 150 km, and from the main axis have secondary connections to the touristic-cultural sites within a radius of maximum 10 km.
