Gov’t in Bucharest OKs new investments for Constanța and Galati ports, strategic for transport from Ukraine

Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă announced on Wednesday, that two decisions will be adopted in the Government meeting aimed at the continuation of infrastructure development works in the ports of Constanţa and Galaţi.

“We have two Government decisions by which we ensure that we will continue the infrastructure development works in the two ports of relevance. It is about the port of Constanţa. We are discussing about 5 billion lei investments, which are specifically intended for both public services and and the development of the railway component, being about 250 kilometers of railway, which ensures the continuation of the operational development of the port of Constanţa”, said PM Ciucă, at ​​the beginning of the Government meeting.

At the same time, regarding the port of Galati, the investments that will ensure the development of the multimodal transport component. “The Port of Galati has acquired special relevance at this moment with the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine and the support that our country provided by re-operating the railway from Galati to Giurgiulesti, but at the same time we must see the big project through which we ensure the connectivity between the Danube and Rhine rivers. It is a component of European transport, it is part of a European transport program and we ensure all the prerequisites for this objective to be fulfilled”, the Head of Government also mentioned.