Improving connectivity along the Danube

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The existing situation in Mehedinti and Golubac in terms of road infrastructure, especially in rural areas, requires a large amount of urbanistic works. Implementing cost for infrastructure projects are very high and the local budgets are insufficient to cover the necessary expenses, thus investments are being phasing over time. Both project partners need to build, rehabilitate and modernize of the local road infrastructure, in order to ensure and improve the access to county/national/European cross-border roads. The overall objective the project aims to achieve an improvement of road infrastructure connecting settlements in Mehedinti and Golubac. Thus, the project will facilitate accessibility and mobility of goods and persons in the cross-border area, reduce the level of isolation for settlements and communities, reduce the travel timings and smooth the traffic flow, hereby enhancing the development of economic, cultural, ethnic, tourist exchanges. The main outputs of the project are: - 5,4 km of rehabilitated and modernized road in Mehedinti – Romania; - 3,9 km of new road in Golubac – Serbia. The local communities and tourists will benefit from their construction and rehabilitation by an improved mobility and accessibility. The approach shall be a cross-border one, due to the fact both local public administrations are within the Romanian-Serbian border area and faced similar issues regarding the mobility and accessibility, insufficient funds. The approach is in direct connection with the White Paper "Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and efficient transport system in terms of resources" and takes into account that: - Mobility is vital for the internal market and quality of life, - Infrastructure shapes mobility. Thus, investments in transport infrastructure boosts economic growth, create welfare and jobs and favors geographical accessibility, commerce and mobility of people.

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