Release date: 10 June 2020
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLANDLocation
Description
The project will finance the design, cnstruction, financing, operation and maintenance of the A49 motorway section (31 km long) between the junction Schwalmstadt and the junction Ohmtal-Dreieck, in the German State of Hessen. The project, part of a larger programme to improve German motorways, is to be procured through an availability-based public-private partnership (PPP) model under the German V-Modell (A-Model) scheme for a period of 30 years including construction.
Objectives
The aim is to improve traffic conditions as well as connectivity across Hessen, by increasing capacity on a congested section of the German and European road network.
Sector(s)
- Transport - Transportation and storage
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
EUR 264 million
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 964 million
Environmental aspects
The project falls under Annex I of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive 2011/92/EC, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU. The compliance of the project with the prescriptions of EIA Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU, SEA Directive 2001/42/EC, Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and Birds Directive 2009/147/EC will be reviewed at appraisal.
Procurement
The promoter has to ensure that contracts for the implementation of the project have been/shall be tendered in accordance with the relevant applicable EU procurement legislation (Directives 2014/24/EC and/or 2014/25/EC as well as Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC) as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the EU, with publication of tender notices in the EU Official Journal, as and where required.
Status
Signed - 21/08/2020
Disclaimer
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