EBRD to issue extra EUR6 mln to address transport bottlenecks in Lviv

The original project was designed to connect the main residential area of Sykhiv, which has a population of almost 150,000, with the city centre of Lviv by a designated tram route. "The additional funds pledged by the EBRD are essential for the rehabilitation of a sewerage infrastructure under Chervonoyi Kalyny Avenue and the Khutorivka street bridge, which both represent significant bottlenecks for the fast tram project. The funds will also be used for the construction of a new access ramp, which will provide a safe "left turn" facility from Khutorivka Street to the northbound carriageway of Chervonoyi Kalyny Avenue," reads the document. "The original loan of EUR6 million provided by the EBRD and a parallel investment grant of EUR5 million from the German Ministry for the Environment in 2013 were aimed at the development of the urban tram network in the city of Lviv. It was designed to improve the reliability and efficiency of ecologically friendly, electric public transport and promote its use, thus significantly reducing the level of fuel emissions from cars," according to the document.