RAILWAY TRACK NOVE MESTO NAD VAHOM-Z

This major project aims at modernising a 17.5 km railway section between Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Zlatovce.

The project will contribute towards an overall improvement of the urban environment by encouraging the use of rail transport for both passengers and freight, thus reducing private car usage and road freight.

The project, modernisation of an existing railway, falls under Annex II of the EIA Directive Directive 2011/92/EU, is subject to an EIA depending on the decision of a screening procedure, determined by the competent authorities. The Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic, as the Competent Authority (CA) determined that the project would be subject to EIA under national regulations prevailing in 2002 (the national EIA Act 127/1994 further amended and completed by Act 391/2000) and an EIA was carried out and approved in 2003 for the complete Nové Mesto nad Váhom – Púchov section. The project is not expected to have an impact on Natura 2000 areas, as has been confirmed by the Competent Authority.

EU procurement directives have been transposed into Slovak legislation. The contract notices for the international open tender were published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). The procurement process is accountable under the Cohesion Funds regulations and is acceptable to the Bank.